DIABETES RESEARCH & WELLNESS FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1070607 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q136867595 · also known as DIABETES RESEARCH AND WELLNESS FOUNDATION, DRWF

Funds medical research via grants; Raises awareness to diabetes, its risks, symptoms, complications; Provides information and advice via multi media channels in support of those with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes; Promotes screening, wellness and other health programmes to reduce incidence, allow early diagnosis and treatment of diabetes and similar or related conditions

Objects

(I) TO ASSIST IN THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WITH DIABETES AND ANY SIMILAR OR RELATED DISEASES OR CONDITIONS;(II) TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT DIABETES AND ANY SIMILAR RELATED DISEASES OR CONDITIONS, THEIR INCIDENCE, CAUSES, TREATMENT, AVOIDANCE AND RELIEF.

Area of benefit: UNITED KINGDOM

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

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Havant, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£1.3m

Latest spending

£1.7m

Registered

1998

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £389,234 for the year, driven by a 15% reduction in total income compared to the previous year. Despite this deficit, the charity held unrestricted free reserves of £1,653,127, which the trustees note is significantly higher than their stated policy target of 3-6 months of operating expenditure. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)

“The number of higher paid employees was in the band: £60,000 - £70,000”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: 3-6 months of operating and charitable expenditures (reserves figure: £1.7m)

“the Board aims to maintain unrestricted, free reserves at a level that equals 3-6 months of operating and charitable expenditures (£426,469 - £852,939).”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Top pay band moved from £60,000 - £70,000 (FY2024) to £60,001 - £70,000 (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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.

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
Paying staff
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)

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 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 50
Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 55
Government income: £131,578 — grants £131,578 (1); 9% of the £1,534,027 total gross income on the same return
Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 55
Government income: £122,458 — grants £122,458 (1); 7% of the £1,658,853 total gross income on the same return
Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Diabetes Research & Wellness Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income

£1.3m

Total spending

£1.7m

Cost of raising funds

£286k

Reserves (reported)

£1.7m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~11.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 21.9% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Adrian Durelli
Arez Salim
Christian Gretschel
JOHN ALAHOUZOS JNR
Michael Arenas
Steve Jones

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

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

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£1.3m	£1.7m
31/12/2024	£1.5m	£1.8m
31/12/2023	£1.7m	£1.9m
31/12/2022	£1.8m	£2.0m
31/12/2021	£1.7m	£1.9m

Common questions

Is DIABETES RESEARCH & WELLNESS FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £389,234 for the year, driven by a 15% reduction in total income compared to the previous year. Despite this deficit, the charity held unrestricted free reserves of £1,653,127, which the trustees note is significantly higher than their stated policy target of 3-6 months of operating expenditure. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of DIABETES RESEARCH & WELLNESS FOUNDATION earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band.

Who funds DIABETES RESEARCH & WELLNESS FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name DIABETES RESEARCH & WELLNESS FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include COL-RENO LIMITED.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount
COL-RENO LIMITED	FY2026	£240
COL-RENO LIMITED	FY2025	£120
COL-RENO LIMITED	FY2024	£120
COL-RENO LIMITED	FY2023	£120

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE ASTOR FOUNDATION	2	£4k
Bird Song Trust	1	£203k
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£13k
THE GOLDHILL FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£11k
THE CENTRE FOR INNOVATION IN VOLUNTARY ACTION	1	£6k
THE BATCHWORTH TRUST	1	£5k
THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATION	1	£3k
THE TANLAW FOUNDATION	1	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DIABETES RESEARCH ASSOCIATION.

DIABETES RESEARCH ASSOCIATION income £42k
ISLE OF WIGHT DIABETIC FUND income £30k
PRIMARY CARE DIABETES SOCIETY income £169k
SUPPORTING CHILDREN WITH DIABETES income £70k
DOWNS SYNDROME RESEARCH FOUNDATION LIMITED income £30k
THE INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES TRUST income £476k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
DIABETES RESEARCH & WELLNESS FOUNDATION	£1.3m	£60,001 - £70,000	—	unclear	—	no doubt
DIABETES RESEARCH ASSOCIATION FY2025	£42k	—	0	unclear	—	noted
ISLE OF WIGHT DIABETIC FUND FY2025	£30k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
PRIMARY CARE DIABETES SOCIETY FY2025	£169k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SUPPORTING CHILDREN WITH DIABETES FY2025	£70k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
DOWNS SYNDROME RESEARCH FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2025	£30k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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