NEUROMUSCULAR CENTRE

Registered charity 1023606 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NMC

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.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Cheshire West and Chester, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£1.4m
Latest spending
£1.3m
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

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.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months of average expenditure (held: £588k)
“NMC reserves policy is to target unrestricted free reserves to remain between 3 and 6 months of average expenditure.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: NMC Trading Limited
“The NMC has a wholly owned dormant subsidiary, NMC Trading Limited.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

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

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Neuromuscular Centre (matched by registered charity number).

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

BuyerContractAwardedValue
NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARDSpecialist Neuromuscular Physiotherapy Service across Cheshire East——

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.4m
Total spending
£1.3m
Cost of raising funds
£106k
Reserves (reported)
£588k
Employees
31

Reported reserves equal ~5.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 7.8% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATIONFY2021£104kDCMS Fund Grants
THE BAND TRUSTFY2023£100kDisabled
THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATIONFY2022Unverified read£90kDCMS Fund Grants >£50k
HEART RESEARCH UKFY2021£67kMrs Lyndsey Cannon. Potts - Active Bodies, Active Hearts
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATIONFY2025£25kGrant
THE BAND TRUSTFY2022£20kSpecific grantee
THE REED FOUNDATIONFY2022£18kChristmas Challenge
THE BAND TRUSTFY2024Unverified read£15kDisabled
PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUNDFY2023£6k
THE LINDER FOUNDATIONFY2022£5kGeneral Charitable Causes
THE ELIZABETH AND PRINCE ZAIGER TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE ELIZABETH AND PRINCE ZAIGER TRUSTFY2022£5k
HAYS TRAVEL FOUNDATIONFY2025£4k
THE ELIZABETH AND PRINCE ZAIGER TRUSTFY2023£4k
SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3k
THE ELIZABETH AND PRINCE ZAIGER TRUSTFY2025£3k
SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025Unverified read£3kAnn Rylands Small Donations Programme
THE LINDER FOUNDATIONFY2021£2kGeneral Charitable Cause
FRAZER TRUSTFY2022£2k
THE MANCHESTER GUARDIAN SOCIETY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
EARL OF CHESTER'S FUNDFY2024£1k
HAYS TRAVEL FOUNDATIONFY2023£1k
HEREFORDSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2023£1k
CBRE UK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023Unverified read£1k
THE RAINFORD TRUSTFY2024£1kWelfare
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£1k
THE HEMBY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£903
HAYS TRAVEL FOUNDATIONFY2024amount not stated
HAYS TRAVEL FOUNDATIONFY2024amount not stated
THE REED FOUNDATIONFY2021amount not stated

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund30/09/2025£20kWelcome Days
Sport England11/07/2024£9kMoving Together
Sport England03/11/2023£4kEnabling Seated Exercise
Sport England09/02/2023£8kAccessible Exercise for Heart Health
The National Lottery Community Fund24/06/2022£8kPositive Parenting
UK government08/07/2020£59kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund20/03/2020£61kEnabling and Expanding a Connected Neuromuscular Network - Connect Up
The National Lottery Community Fund11/04/2019£9kEnabling Active Communities
The National Lottery Community Fund19/12/2016£8kCreative solutions – supporting multi-generations affected by muscular
Sport England01/07/2016£9kNMC Titans powered chair football team
The National Lottery Community Fund15/07/2015£9kMuscular Dystrophy Mentors
The National Lottery Community Fund18/07/2013£7kA Boardwalk for All
The National Lottery Community Fund18/02/2009£8k'Together we are Stronger'
The National Lottery Community Fund23/11/2006£5kOne Voice Information Service
The National Lottery Community Fund17/02/2005£5kPublicity
Northern Rock Foundation23/07/1999£5kGrant awarded to Neuromuscular Centre (North West)

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 Pathfinders Neuromuscular Alliance.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NEUROMUSCULAR CENTRE£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt
Pathfinders Neuromuscular Alliance FY2025£271k—0unclear—no doubt
NMC MIDLANDS LTD FY2025£503k—0within11.0%no doubt
THE NEUROKINEX CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024£310k—0unclear—no doubt
THE NEUROKINETIC CLUB FY2025£58k——above—no doubt
NEURODIVERSITY IN BUSINESS FY2025£232k—0unclear—no doubt

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