ALZHEIMER'S FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH INTO ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE.

Registered charity 1075535 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RESEARCH FUND

THE PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY OF THE FOUNDATION IS TO PROMOTE RESEARCH LEADING TO A CURE FOR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND TO PUBLISH THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH. THE CHARITY MEETS ITS AIMS AND OBJECTIVES BY PROVIDING GRANTS TO ORGANSIATIONS THAT FUND AND PROMOTE RESEARCH.

Objects

2.1 The Charity's objects (“The Objects”) are(a) The promotion of research leading to the cure for Alzheimer's disease and other dementias and the publication of the useful results of such research. (b) The education of the public concerning the early detection, treatment and control of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias and the promotion of improved care for patients suffering from Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.(c) The promotion of such charitable objects concerned with medical research and therapeutic or palliative care as the Trustees shall, in their absolute discretion, determine.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL

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 · Disability · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: City of London, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £305,327, up from £182,877 in the prior year, driven by a net income of £122,450. The trustees report no reserves policy, noting that low administrative costs mean there is no need to retain large reserves. The charity continues to operate on a going concern basis with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by BDO LLP. Discloses 3 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

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

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 03655393

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• GERHOLD, Malte Dirk Guy, Dr — director, appointed 03/09/2025on trustee list
• MORRIS, Simon Benedict — director, appointed 05/06/2024on trustee list
• HYDE-SMITH, Alex — director, appointed 21/10/2019on trustee list

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alex Hyde-Smith
• Dr Malte Dirk Guy Gerhold
• SIMON MORRIS · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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• ALZHEIMERS BRAIN BANK UK income £932k
• ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH UK income £61.9m
• ASSOCIATION OF MEDICAL RESEARCH CHARITIES income £1.3m
• FRIENDS OF ADI income £21k
• CLEVELAND ALZHEIMERS RESIDENTIAL CENTRE LIMITED income £103k
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