Encephalitis International

Registered charity 1087843 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ENCEPHALITIS SUPPORT GROUP, ESG, THE ENCEPHALITIS SOCIETY · also registered in Scotland as SC048210 (OSCR)

To provide a supportive lifeline & activities that benefit those affected by Encephalitis, their families and carers.To produce quality, evidence-based information on all aspects of the condition. To raise awareness about the condition and its consequences among relevant professionals, statutory agencies and the general public.To encourage research into Encephalitis and its after-effects.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £171,745 for the year ended 31 March 2025, following a net expenditure in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £9,379, which is significantly below the stated policy target of £703,583 (twelve months of unrestricted expenditure). The charity holds total retained funds of £1,347,608, including a designated contingency fund of £592,503 and restricted funds of £350,418.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by HPH. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Encephalitis International (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• The Chapel & York US Foundation, Inc. — “Encephalitis International is a Named Fund member of the Chapel & York US Foundation, Inc. The Chapel & York US Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c)…” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £295k. 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

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

Reported reserves equal ~10.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 14.4% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (23/08/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Gagun Gahirchair
• Adele Margaret MacKinlay
• David John Smith
• Dr Mark Alexander Ellul
• Freya Hopper
• Isabella Bardswell
• John Donald Simon Mayhew
• Nicola Wainwright

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE MYALGIC ENCEPHALOPATHY ASSOCIATION LIMITED.

• THE MYALGIC ENCEPHALOPATHY ASSOCIATION LIMITED income £895k
• EPILEPSY SOCIETY income £20.7m
• Inflammatory Neuropathies UK income £196k
• UNITED KINGDOM ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY FORUM income £230k
• INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE AGAINST EPILEPSY (BRITISH BRANCH) income £280k
• MYOSITIS UK income £140k

Side by side with its peers

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