ATAXIA UK
Registered charity 1102391 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC040607 (OSCR)
Ataxia UK supports people affected by ataxia by;funding medical and other research and thereafter disseminating results, providing information on ataxia to people with ataxia and also medical and social care professionals, distribution of welfare grants, campaigning for improvement in treatment and services, facilitating self-help groups and piloting new service delivery models
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £13,161 for the year ended March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds. However, the balance sheet shows a net asset position of £514,455, with unrestricted cash at bank and in hand of £1,686,350. The trustees confirm adequate resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future, noting that legacy giving is surpassing expectations despite the cost of living crisis impacting donations.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts audited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Ataxia 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.
- MARTIN, David Ernest — director, appointed 26/10/2024on trustee list
- WOOD, Olivia — director, appointed 01/12/2023on trustee list
- HALL, Nathan — director, appointed 22/10/2023on trustee list
- BROWN, Harriet Judith Clare, Dr — director, appointed 23/09/2022on trustee list
- HOSIE, Angela June — director, appointed 26/11/2021on trustee list
- HARRISON, Rachel Anne — director, appointed 26/11/2021on trustee list
- JONES, Katherine Anne — director, appointed 25/11/2018on trustee list
- MILLMAN, Susan Jane — secretary, appointed 21/07/2007
Official officers record.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£217k
Reported reserves equal ~2.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 12.2% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Angela June Hosie
- David Ernest Martin
- Dr Harriet Judith Clare Brown
- Katharine Rudkin
- Katherine Anne Jones · trustee of 1 other charity
- Nathan Hall
- Olivia Wood
- Rachel Anne Harrison
- Steve Reid
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ATAXIA UK financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £13,161 for the year ended March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds. However, the balance sheet shows a net asset position of £514,455, with unrestricted cash at bank and in hand of £1,686,350. The trustees confirm adequate resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future, noting that legacy giving is surpassing expectations despite the cost of living crisis impacting donations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited.
Who funds ATAXIA UK?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ATAXIA UK as a grant recipient include CHILDLIFE, THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED, THE REED FOUNDATION, DRAGON CHRISTMAS CHARITY SALE.
Known funders
Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.
Government & lottery funding
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