BRITISH THYROID FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1006391 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as B T F

Provides information and support to people with thyroid disorders , their families and carers; provides information on the patient perspective to the medical profession

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Latest income
£273k
Latest spending
£287k
Registered
1991
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £13,768 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £473,715 to £459,947. The unrestricted general fund balance decreased to £300,203, while restricted funds stood at £31,744. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention requiring further disclosure.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — British Thyroid Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£273k£287k
31/03/2024£207k£234k
31/03/2023£236k£241k
31/03/2022£149k£187k
31/03/2021£124k£157k

Common questions

Is BRITISH THYROID FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £13,768 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £473,715 to £459,947. The unrestricted general fund balance decreased to £300,203, while restricted funds stood at £31,744. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention requiring further disclosure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BRITISH THYROID FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BRITISH THYROID FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include ROBERT LUFF FOUNDATION LIMITED, PETER SOWERBY FOUNDATION, THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
ROBERT LUFF FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2024£25k
PETER SOWERBY FOUNDATIONFY2025£13k
ROBERT LUFF FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2023£10k
THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUSTFY2024£8kSmaller Grants

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund03/10/2025£20kResources helping women manage their thyroid condition before and in pregnancy
The National Lottery Community Fund09/02/2024£19kFilm project empowering people under 25 to live better with thyroid disease
The National Lottery Community Fund09/04/2021£10kBritish Thyroid Foundation Weightloss and Wellbeing Project
The National Lottery Community Fund04/01/2019£6kThe BTF Children's Conference 2019

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THYROID UK.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BRITISH THYROID FOUNDATION£273k—0unclear—no doubt
THYROID UK FY2025£103k—0above—no doubt
THE BRITISH ALLERGY FOUNDATION FY2025£1.2m——above—no doubt
BRITISH PSYCHOTHERAPY FOUNDATION FY2025£2.8m£130,001 - £140,000—within—no doubt
BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF ENDOCRINE AND THYROID SURGEONS FY2024£207k—0above—no doubt
THE PITUITARY FOUNDATION FY2025£448k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.