THE MISCARRIAGE ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1076829 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Miscarriage UK · also registered in Scotland as SC039790 (OSCR)

Provides support and information to anyone affected by miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy or molar pregnancy.

Objects

TO PRESERVE PROTECT THE HEALTH OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM THE EFFECTS OF SPONTANEOUS MISCARRIAGE AND TO ADVANCE EDUCATION ABOUT SPONTANEOUS MISCARRIAGE

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 · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£588k

Latest spending

£792k

Registered

1999

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £33,983 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £1,185,253 to £1,151,270. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £725,745 remain in excess of the stated policy target of approximately £548,000, representing nine months' operational costs. The charity maintains adequate resources to continue as a going concern for at least twelve months.

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 — above the median for charities its size (£60k)

“The number of employees whose annual emoluments were £60,000 or more were: £60,001 - £70,000” — page 29

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“The number of employees whose annual emoluments were £60,000 or more were: £60,001 - £70,000” — page 29

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: nine months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £726k)

“Trustees aim to keep free reserves at a level equivalent to approximately 9 months’ operational costs, which for 2025/26 is circa £548,000.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Godfrey Wilson Limited. Discloses 6 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 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
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Miscarriage UK (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.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Total income

£588k

Total spending

£792k

Cost of raising funds

£146k

Reserves (reported)

£836k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~12.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (93% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 24.8% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (06/02/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Amy Braierchair
Alison Hylton-Potts
Beena Lad
Dr Jessica Callaghan
Jane Harris
Katherine Hattersley Greenish
Laura English-Rose
Natasha Necati
Ola Obaro
Teresa Anne Owen

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
31/03/2026	£588k	£792k
31/03/2025	£552k	£586k
31/03/2024	£737k	£655k
31/03/2023	£583k	£568k
31/03/2022	£667k	£468k

Common questions

Is THE MISCARRIAGE ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £33,983 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £1,185,253 to £1,151,270. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £725,745 remain in excess of the stated policy target of approximately £548,000, representing nine months' operational costs. The charity maintains adequate resources to continue as a going concern for at least twelve months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Godfrey Wilson Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE MISCARRIAGE ASSOCIATION earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds THE MISCARRIAGE ASSOCIATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE MISCARRIAGE ASSOCIATION as a grant recipient include JOAN AINSLIE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
JOAN AINSLIE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£2k

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
BEIS MENACHEM CHABAD LUBAVITCH	1	£183k
BOOTS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£40k
YESHIVAS LUBAVITCH MANCHESTER	1	£20k
WILLIAM ADLINGTON CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£20k
THE ADINT CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£15k
THE ANCHOR FOUNDATION	1	£13k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKE EDGBASTON BIRMINGHAM	1	£13k
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£12k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ECTOPIC PREGNANCY TRUST.

THE ECTOPIC PREGNANCY TRUST income £247k
PREGNANCY SICKNESS SUPPORT income £284k
PREGNANCY CENTRES NETWORK income £101k
MATERNAL AID ASSOCIATION income £236k
CHOICES ISLINGTON income £422k
ELAYOS income £161k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE MISCARRIAGE ASSOCIATION	£588k	£60,001 - £70,000	1	above	—	no doubt
THE ECTOPIC PREGNANCY TRUST FY2025	£247k	—	0	below	7.0%	no doubt
PREGNANCY SICKNESS SUPPORT FY2025	£284k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
PREGNANCY CENTRES NETWORK FY2025	£101k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
MATERNAL AID ASSOCIATION FY2025	£236k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CHOICES ISLINGTON FY2025	£422k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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