NEUROMUSCULAR CENTRE
The aim of the Neuromuscular Centre is to work together to support people affected by muscular dystrophy, creating an environment where full potential and optimal well-being can be achieved, through employment, training and physiotherapy.
Objects
TO RELIEVE PERSONS AFFECTED BY MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY AND ALLIED NEUROMUSCULAR CONDITIONS BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUCH PERSONS TO LIVE TO THEIR FULL PHYSICAL, SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, VOCATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL CAPACITY IN AS NORMAL AN ENVIRONMENT AS POSSIBLE.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity maintained total unrestricted reserves at 3 months of running costs throughout the year, with free reserves of £587,839 against a policy target of 3 to 6 months of average expenditure. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis is appropriate and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operations.
What the accounts disclose
“NMC reserves policy is to target unrestricted free reserves to remain between 3 and 6 months of average expenditure.” — page 7
“The NMC has a wholly owned dormant subsidiary, NMC Trading Limited.”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 40
- Has a trading subsidiary
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 50
- Has a trading subsidiary
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 50
- Government income: £28,223 — contracts £28,223 (3); 2% of the £1,160,177 total gross income on the same return
Public-sector contracts awarded
| Buyer | Contract | Awarded | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | Specialist Neuromuscular Physiotherapy Service across Cheshire East | — | — |
Property (HM Land Registry)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Trustees
- Gareth Hind
- Rachel Victoria Woodward
- Rosanne Diaz
- Sanjay Jayantial Vaja
- Sunil Monteiro
- William Glanville Duckworth
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £1.4m | £1.3m |
| 31/03/2024 | £1.2m | £1.1m |
| 31/03/2023 | £1.2m | £1.1m |
| 31/03/2022 | £956k | £962k |
| 31/03/2021 | £1.1m | £878k |
Common questions
Is NEUROMUSCULAR CENTRE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity maintained total unrestricted reserves at 3 months of running costs throughout the year, with free reserves of £587,839 against a policy target of 3 to 6 months of average expenditure. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis is appropriate and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited.
Who funds NEUROMUSCULAR CENTRE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name NEUROMUSCULAR CENTRE as a grant recipient include THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATION, THE BAND TRUST, HEART RESEARCH UK, THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION, THE REED FOUNDATION.
Known funders
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 30/09/2025 | £20k | Welcome Days |
| Sport England | 11/07/2024 | £9k | Moving Together |
| Sport England | 03/11/2023 | £4k | Enabling Seated Exercise |
| Sport England | 09/02/2023 | £8k | Accessible Exercise for Heart Health |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 24/06/2022 | £8k | Positive Parenting |
| UK government | 08/07/2020 | £59k | Coronavirus Community Support Fund |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 20/03/2020 | £61k | Enabling and Expanding a Connected Neuromuscular Network - Connect Up |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 11/04/2019 | £9k | Enabling Active Communities |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 19/12/2016 | £8k | Creative solutions – supporting multi-generations affected by muscular |
| Sport England | 01/07/2016 | £9k | NMC Titans powered chair football team |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 15/07/2015 | £9k | Muscular Dystrophy Mentors |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 18/07/2013 | £7k | A Boardwalk for All |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 18/02/2009 | £8k | 'Together we are Stronger' |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 23/11/2006 | £5k | One Voice Information Service |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 17/02/2005 | £5k | Publicity |
| Northern Rock Foundation | 23/07/1999 | £5k | Grant awarded to Neuromuscular Centre (North West) |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST | 2 | £10k |
| THE WARWICKSHIRE MASONIC CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION LIMITED | 2 | £2k |
| The Squire Patton Boggs Charitable Trust | 2 | £1k |
| THE FRANCES AND AUGUSTUS NEWMAN FOUNDATION | 1 | £75k |
| THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £61k |
| THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUST | 1 | £23k |
| SIR SAMUEL SCOTT OF YEWS TRUST | 1 | £20k |
| PEACOCK CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £18k |
Charities like this
- Pathfinders Neuromuscular Alliance
- NMC MIDLANDS LTD
- THE NEUROKINEX CHARITABLE TRUST
- THE NEUROKINETIC CLUB
- NEURODIVERSITY IN BUSINESS
- THE NEUROFIBROMATOSIS ASSOCIATION
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEUROMUSCULAR CENTRE | £1.4m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| Pathfinders Neuromuscular Alliance | £271k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| NMC MIDLANDS LTD | £503k | — | 0 | within | 11.0% | no doubt |
| THE NEUROKINEX CHARITABLE TRUST | £310k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE NEUROKINETIC CLUB | £58k | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| NEURODIVERSITY IN BUSINESS | £232k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |