DIPEX

Registered charity 1087019 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DIPEX-PERSONAL EXPERIENCES OF HEALTH AND ILLNESS, HEALTHTALKONLINE

Research into patients experiences of ill-health and health related issues and creation of a database of such experiences. Dissemination of these experiences principally via websites for the benefit of the general public, patients, teachers and health professionals to enable them to make better informed decisions about healthcare. Creation of educational materials, based on personal experiences.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE PROMOTION OF GOOD HEALTH (IN PARTICULAR FOR THE BENEFIT OF PERSONS DIAGNOSED WITH A DISEASE) BUT NOT LIMITED TO (SEE NEW MEMORANDUM)

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, WORLDWIDE

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£157k

Latest spending

£155k

Registered

2001

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is proposing to close down during 2026 and has not been prepared on a going concern basis. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £42,983 fall well short of the stated policy target, and the charity faces an unseen future in terms of funding due to a change in its main research partner's working methods.

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 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)

“In the band £60,001 - £70,000 -”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £43k; policy: 12 months web expenditure and three months of other operating expenditure)

“The level of available unrestricted reserves at 31 March 2025 was £42,983 (prior year £16,320) which sees the Charity fall well short of its reserves target.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: accounts NOT prepared on a going-concern basis (closing, merging or winding up)

“The Trustees have confirmed that the Charity will close down within the next year and therefore these financial statements have not been prepared on a going concern basis.” — page 11

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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 risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

Deborah Jane Waller
Dr Tess McPherson
Professor Fiona Stevenson · trustee of 1 other charity
Simon Richard Cohn

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£157k	£155k
31/03/2024	£70k	£173k
31/03/2023	£220k	£154k
31/03/2022	£159k	£141k
31/03/2021	£88k	£139k

Common questions

Is DIPEX financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is proposing to close down during 2026 and has not been prepared on a going concern basis. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £42,983 fall well short of the stated policy target, and the charity faces an unseen future in terms of funding due to a change in its main research partner's working methods. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of DIPEX earn?

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

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
City Bridge Foundation	30/06/2011	£110k	Grant to DIPex

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Deaf Experience Limited.

Deaf Experience Limited income £162k
FND HOPE UK income £274k
DPI - DEMOCRATIC PROGRESS INSTITUTE income £560k
PEEPS income £270k
NATIONAL CONFIDENTIAL ENQUIRY INTO PATIENT OUTCOME AND DEATH income £1.3m
IDPE income £549k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
DIPEX	£157k	£60,001 - £70,000	0	below	—	not going concern
Deaf Experience Limited FY2025	£162k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
FND HOPE UK FY2024	£274k	—	0	unclear	—	not going concern
DPI - DEMOCRATIC PROGRESS INSTITUTE FY2024	£560k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
PEEPS FY2025	£270k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
NATIONAL CONFIDENTIAL ENQUIRY INTO PATIENT OUTCOME AND DEATH FY2025	£1.3m	£100,001 - £110,000	2	above	—	no doubt

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