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ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH UK

Registered charity 1077089 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH, ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH TRUST, ART · listed website unreachable when last crawled · also registered in Scotland as SC042474 (OSCR)

Latest income
£61.9m
Latest spending
£57.5m
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income reached £61.9m, a record high, allowing the charity to commit £39.2m to charitable activities. Unrestricted free reserves stood at £17.8m, with total liquidity sufficient to cover 17 months of outstanding grants and operating costs, indicating strong financial stability.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £190,001 - £200,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £125k)
“£190,001 - £200,000 1” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 12 and 24 months’ outstanding grants plus six months total operating costs (held: £17.8m)
“the reserves policy requires the charity to maintain cash and readily realisable assets sufficient to fund between 12 and 24 months’ outstanding grants plus six months total operating costs.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Alzheimer's Research Trading Limited
“A management fee of £27,804 (2024: £20,674) and a gift aid donation of £65,056 (2024: £103,426) was received from Alzheimer's Research Trading Limited during the year. Alzheimer's Research Trading Limited is a trading subsidiary of Alzheimer's Research UK.”
“During the year, £394,511 was committed (2024: £926,796) in respect of the Brains for Dementia Research project (Alzheimer's Brain Bank UK). £472,939 (2024: £359,078) was paid and at the year-end there is a balance due to the project of £489,290 (2024: £567,718).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Alzheimer's Brain Bank UK
“A management fee of £27,804 (2024: £20,674) and a gift aid donation of £65,056 (2024: £103,426) was received from Alzheimer's Research Trading Limited during the year. Alzheimer's Research Trading Limited is a trading subsidiary of Alzheimer's Research UK.”
“During the year, £394,511 was committed (2024: £926,796) in respect of the Brains for Dementia Research project (Alzheimer's Brain Bank UK). £472,939 (2024: £359,078) was paid and at the year-end there is a balance due to the project of £489,290 (2024: £567,718).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Alzheimer's Research Trading Limited
“Alzheimer's Research Trading Limited (company number: 03880026) is a wholly owned trading subsidiary of Alzheimer's Research UK”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Grant Thornton UK LLP.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Alzheimer's Research UK (matched by registered charity number).

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

Total income
£61.9m
Total spending
£57.5m
Cost of raising funds
£18.3m
Reserves (reported)
£24.7m
Employees
269

Reported reserves equal ~5.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

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

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

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£61.9m£57.5m
31/03/2024£56.9m£49.7m
31/03/2023£50.0m£42.6m
31/03/2022£42.2m£44.9m
31/03/2021£39.2m£31.2m

Common questions

Is ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH UK financially healthy?

The accounts state that total income reached £61.9m, a record high, allowing the charity to commit £39.2m to charitable activities. Unrestricted free reserves stood at £17.8m, with total liquidity sufficient to cover 17 months of outstanding grants and operating costs, indicating strong financial stability. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Grant Thornton UK LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH UK earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £190,001 - £200,000 band.

Who funds ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH UK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH UK as a grant recipient include ALZHEIMER'S SOCIETY, THE ALBORADA TRUST, THE LYNDAL TREE FOUNDATION, PRISM THE GIFT FUND, ALZHEIMER'S FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH INTO ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE..

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
ALZHEIMER'S SOCIETYFY2024£6.0m
THE ALBORADA TRUSTFY2023£370k
THE LYNDAL TREE FOUNDATIONFY2024£269k
PRISM THE GIFT FUNDFY2025£250k
THE LYNDAL TREE FOUNDATIONFY2023£150k
ALZHEIMER'S FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH INTO ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE.FY2024£130k
THE ICELAND FOODS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£100k
MASONIC SAMARITAN FUNDFY2022£90k
THE TOLKIEN TRUSTFY2022£80k
SLIMMERS MAKING IT A LITTLE EASIER FOR SOMEONEFY2023£70k
THE TOLKIEN TRUSTFY2023£70k
SLIMMERS MAKING IT A LITTLE EASIER FOR SOMEONEFY2024£60k
THE CATHERINE COOKSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£50k
THE REVERE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£50k
THE BRADLEY AND KATHERINE WICKENS FOUNDATIONFY2023£50k
THE PENNIES FOUNDATIONFY2024£48k
RACE AGAINST DEMENTIAFY2023£33k
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2025£29k
AMAR-FRANSES AND FOSTER-JENKINS TRUSTFY2025£20k
PEACOCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£20k
ALZHEIMER'S SOCIETYFY2025£20k
THE FIELDROSE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£20k
THE SHEARS FOUNDATIONFY2025£15k
THE BOLTINI TRUSTFY2023£15k
THE RANWORTH TRUST 1985FY2023£10k
SUSANNA PEAKE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£10k
THE BOLTINI TRUSTFY2024£10k
THE RANWORTH TRUST 1985FY2025£10k
THE SAINTBURY TRUSTFY2023£10k
THE HAREBELL CENTENARY FUNDFY2022£10k
THE HAREBELL CENTENARY FUNDFY2024£10k
SIR SAMUEL SCOTT OF YEWS TRUSTFY2024£10k
MRS WATERHOUSE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£10k
MRS WATERHOUSE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10k
MRS WATERHOUSE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£10k
THE RANWORTH TRUST 1985FY2024£10k
ALZHEIMER'S FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH INTO ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE.FY2025£10k
THE HAREBELL CENTENARY FUNDFY2023£10k
AMAR-FRANSES AND FOSTER-JENKINS TRUSTFY2023£10k
THE HAWTHORNE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£6k
THE INMAN CHARITYFY2023£5k
DAVID LISTER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k
THE GOOD LUCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5k
THE GOOD LUCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE HAWTHORNE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5k
THE WILLIE AND MABEL MORRIS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5k
Q CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k
THE WYSELIOT ROSE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5k
ROCKCLIFFE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k
THE NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£5k

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