EPILEPSY RESEARCH INSTITUTE UK

Registered charity 1100394 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EPILEPSY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, EPILEPSY RESEARCH UK, FUND FOR EPILEPSY

The Epilepsy Research Institute serves as the central hub for the epilepsy research community. The Institute aims to strengthen the epilepsy research ecosystem . Prior to becoming the Institute in 2023, it was Epilepsy Research UK which was formed by the merger of the Epilepsy Research Foundation and the Fund for Epilepsy in April 2007.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total incoming resources decreased to £1.7 million from £3.6 million in the prior year, primarily due to a significant drop in legacy income. Despite this reduction, the charity maintained its grant-giving levels, resulting in a net expenditure for the year and a decrease in total reserves from £4.2 million to £3.1 million. The Trustees remain confident in the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, citing sufficient liquidity and investment funds to meet current commitments.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Kreston Reeves LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 04873718

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Epilepsy Research Institute UK (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• ABONY, Marilyne Kékéli — director, appointed 03/07/2026on trustee list
• BENNETT, Nicholas John — director, appointed 03/07/2026on trustee list
• CULLINAN BEAVEN, Jane Elizabeth — director, appointed 17/03/2026not on trustee list
• PRIDEAUX, Anna Louise — director, appointed 25/09/2025on trustee list
• LODGE, Simon — director, appointed 12/12/2024on trustee list
• YOUNG, Lesslie Anne — director, appointed 14/12/2023on trustee list
• SMITH, Rebekah Naomi — director, appointed 14/12/2023on trustee list
• SOLOMON, Juliet Kate — director, appointed 14/12/2023on trustee list
• MARSON, Anthony, Professor — director, appointed 22/03/2023on trustee list
• ELLIOTT, Martin John, Professor — director, appointed 30/06/2022on trustee list
• LENCH, Nicholas John, Professor — director, appointed 15/09/2021on trustee list
• COUSIN, Michael Alan, Professor — director, appointed 17/06/2020on trustee list
• RICHARDSON, Mark Philip, Professor — director, appointed 18/09/2013on trustee list
• WALKER, Matthew Charles, Professor — director, appointed 24/03/2011on trustee list
• COOPER, Alison — secretary, appointed 01/04/2026

Official officers record.

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

Reported reserves equal ~12.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 15.8% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Anna Louise Prideaux
• Jane Elizabeth Cullinan Beaven
• Juliet Kate Solomon
• Lesslie Anne Young
• Marilyne Kekeli Abony · trustee of 1 other charity
• Nicholas John Bennett
• Professor Anthony Marson
• Professor Mark Richardson
• Professor Martin John Elliott
• Professor Matthew Walker
• Professor Michael Alan Cousin
• Professor Nicholas John Lench
• Rebekah Smith
• Simon Lodge

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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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with EPILEPSY SOCIETY.

• EPILEPSY SOCIETY income £20.7m
• BRITISH EPILEPSY ASSOCIATION income £5.3m
• INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE AGAINST EPILEPSY (BRITISH BRANCH) income £280k
• THE NATIONAL CENTRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WITH EPILEPSY CHARITABLE TRUST income £28.2m
• EPIC FOUNDATION UK LIMITED income £2.3m
• BRAIN RESEARCH TRUST income £4.4m

Side by side with its peers

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