THE SICKLE CELL SOCIETY
Registered charity 1046631 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Information, counselling, caring and advocacy support for those with sickle cell disorders and their families.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a surplus of £320,016 and total unrestricted reserves of £899,551, which exceeds its stated policy target of three months of unrestricted expenditure (£138,161). Per the trustees' report, the organization navigated a challenging economic climate and ceased some grant funding, yet maintained sound financial management with sufficient resources to continue operating for at least twelve months.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months of the Society's total unrestricted expenditure (held: £900k)
“The Trustees of the Sickle Cell Society have set a free reserves policy (which represents total unrestricted funds less tangible fixed assets) of maintaining a minimum of three months of the Society's total unrestricted expenditure which was £138,161 on 31 March 2025.” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Remuneration paid to trustee Zainab Garba-Sani for professional services
“£4,935 was paid to Zainab Garba-Sani. This amount relates to remuneration from Genomics £4,485 (Co-chair Patient Advisory and attending Sickle working group) and remuneration from NHS £450 (Chairing the Sickle Cell Patient Advisory Group).” — page 36
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by PKF Littlejohn LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Sickle Cell Society (matched by registered charity number).
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.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£166k
Reported reserves equal ~8.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 14.8% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (17/10/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (07/05/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (11/02/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Claudette Allerdyce
- Dr Kilali Basoene Ominu-Evbota
- Dr Matthew Sowemino
- Julia McLarty
- Lisett Brown
- Lorraine Mattis
- Vinice Thomas
- Zainab Garba-Sani
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE SICKLE CELL SOCIETY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a surplus of £320,016 and total unrestricted reserves of £899,551, which exceeds its stated policy target of three months of unrestricted expenditure (£138,161). Per the trustees' report, the organization navigated a challenging economic climate and ceased some grant funding, yet maintained sound financial management with sufficient resources to continue operating for at least twelve months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by PKF Littlejohn LLP.
Who funds THE SICKLE CELL SOCIETY?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE SICKLE CELL SOCIETY as a grant recipient include THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION, CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN WITH ST JAMES AND ST PAUL PLUMSTEAD.
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