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MENINGITIS RESEARCH FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1091105 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC037586 (OSCR)

Latest income
£2.6m
Latest spending
£3.0m
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £381,367 for the year, resulting in total funds decreasing from £4.44 million to £4.06 million. The trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves of £1.2 million fall within the stated policy target range of £1-1.3 million, representing three months of operating costs.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £1-1.3 million (held: £1.2m)
“Trustees consider the new general reserves fund target should be in the range £1-1.3 million”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Saffery LLP.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Funders the charity credits

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

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

Total income
£2.6m
Total spending
£3.0m
Cost of raising funds
£939k
Reserves (reported)
£1.2m
Employees
34

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

Register events

Trustees

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

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

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£2.6m£3.0m
31/03/2024£3.0m£2.5m
31/03/2023£3.6m£2.3m
31/03/2022£1.8m£2.0m
31/03/2021£3.4m£1.7m

Common questions

Is MENINGITIS RESEARCH FOUNDATION financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £381,367 for the year, resulting in total funds decreasing from £4.44 million to £4.06 million. The trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves of £1.2 million fall within the stated policy target range of £1-1.3 million, representing three months of operating costs. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Saffery LLP.

Who funds MENINGITIS RESEARCH FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MENINGITIS RESEARCH FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE JAMES TUDOR FOUNDATION, THE BATCHWORTH TRUST, G M MORRISON CHARITABLE TRUST, THE LAMBERT CHARITABLE TRUST, G F EYRE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
THE JAMES TUDOR FOUNDATIONFY2025£15k
THE JAMES TUDOR FOUNDATIONFY2024£15k
THE BATCHWORTH TRUSTFY2024£10k
G M MORRISON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3k
THE LAMBERT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3k
THE LAMBERT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3k
THE LAMBERT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k
G F EYRE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (GEORGE HENRY T AND LAURENCE J CADBURY SECTIONS)FY2023£1k
THE WYNDHAM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
G F EYRE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£800
G F EYRE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£800

Funders of similar charities

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THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST1£20k
THE FIELDROSE CHARITABLE TRUST1£20k
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