Measuring up: Benchmarking in the UK medical research charity sector

In May 2018 we circulated a survey of 50 questions to our member charity CEOs and formal representatives. This resulting report is the first of its kind, providing UK medical research charities with crucial benchmarking data to inform the management of their organisations and staff.

Any organisation can only be as good as the people it recruits. Staffing decisions are among the most important that charities make. Over recent years, employment law has become increasingly wide-ranging and ever more complex - subject to constant change. Consequently, our member charities need to take a proactive approach to managing their employees and the working environment.

For a PDF version of this report please contact our Communications Officer, Leo.

If you have any questions please contact our Impact Analyst, Jocelyn.

With thanks to the RSA group and participating charities.

1) Staff numbers and retention

Key findings

Almost one third of the charity workforce is employed part-time, on average.
Turnover rates are variable in the sector but in general smaller charities tend to have lower turnover and larger charities tend to have higher turnover.