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THE CURE PARKINSON'S TRUST

Registered charity 1111816 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CURE PARKINSON'S, Cure Parkinson's, MOVERS AND SHAKERS · also registered in Scotland as SC044368 (OSCR)

The Cure Parkinson's Trust's purpose is to fund research to hasten a cure for this debilitative neurological condition. The charity's primary role is identifying, funding and evaluating research projects, as well as hosting scientific forums to bring relevant scientists within the field together, to discuss key areas of research and technology.

Objects

(A) THE RELIEF OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM PARKINSON'S DISEASE BY THE FACILITATION AND PROMOTION OF RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSES, TREATMENT AND CURE OF THE DISEASE; BY THE INVOLVEMENT IN SUCH RESEARCH OF PEOPLE WITH PARKINSON’S AND BY THE DISSEMINATION OF THE RESULTS THEREOF FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC;(B) THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL OR OTHER ASSISTANCE TO SUCH BODIES AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH PARKINSON'S DISEASE AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHARITY LAW;(C) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND AWARENESS OF THE PUBLIC OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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 · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Westminster, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£15.0m
Latest spending
£11.2m
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased significantly to £7.7 million, driven by a transformative £5 million legacy and strong fundraising performance. The charity holds substantial cash and investments, with £13.5 million set aside for ongoing research commitments, indicating strong liquidity and financial stability.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: four months of unrestricted expenditure (reserves figure: £7.7m)
“Unrestricted designated funds represent amounts that Trustees have set aside to (i) cover four months overhead commitments (six months in previous period)”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Mercer & Hole LLP. Discloses 4 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 5
  • Government income: £5,578 — grants £5,578 (1); under 1% of the £14,981,860 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 4 (£70,001–£80,000: 2; £80,001–£90,000: 2)
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 3
  • Government income: £83,770 — grants £83,770 (1); under 1% of the £9,379,079 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 5 (£60,001–£70,000: 3; £70,001–£80,000: 2)
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 6
  • Government income: £373,081 — grants £373,081 (1); 8% of the £4,592,264 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 5 (£60,001–£70,000: 2; £70,001–£80,000: 1; £90,001–£100,000: 1; £100,001–£110,000: 1)
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Cure Parkinson’s (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.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£15.0m
Total spending
£11.2m
Cost of raising funds
£2.0m
Reserves (reported)
£9.9m
Employees
37

Reported reserves equal ~10.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 13.2% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.7%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£15.0m£11.2m
31/03/2024£9.4m£7.8m
31/03/2023£4.6m£3.5m
31/12/2021£2.4m£2.8m
31/12/2020£2.5m£2.0m

Common questions

Is THE CURE PARKINSON'S TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased significantly to £7.7 million, driven by a transformative £5 million legacy and strong fundraising performance. The charity holds substantial cash and investments, with £13.5 million set aside for ongoing research commitments, indicating strong liquidity and financial stability. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Mercer & Hole LLP.

Who funds THE CURE PARKINSON'S TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE CURE PARKINSON'S TRUST as a grant recipient include THE GATSBY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE RODDICK FOUNDATION, DAVID PEARLMAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE BATCHWORTH TRUST, THE O'SULLIVAN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE GATSBY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£900kTo support the Multi-Arm Multi-Stage platform for Accelerating Clinical Trials for Parkinson’s Disease.
THE RODDICK FOUNDATIONFY2025£50k
THE RODDICK FOUNDATIONFY2026£50k
THE RODDICK FOUNDATIONFY2024£50k
DAVID PEARLMAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£49k
THE BATCHWORTH TRUSTFY2023£30k
DAVID PEARLMAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2021£30k
THE STONEYGATE TRUSTFY2024Unverified read£27k
THE O'SULLIVAN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£25k
The Trevor Hemmings FoundationFY2023£25kMedical Grants
The Trevor Hemmings FoundationFY2022£25k
DAVID PEARLMAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£21k
THE KIRBY LAING FOUNDATIONFY2025£20kHealth & Medical Welfare
THE KIRBY LAING FOUNDATIONFY2021£20k
DAVID PEARLMAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£20k
THE SANDERSON FOUNDATIONFY2022£15k
THE MACKIE FOUNDATIONFY2022£10k
CHK FoundationFY2022£10kGrants to charitable institutions
THE FIELDROSE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£10k
SALTERS' CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£8kMedical
SALTERS' CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£8kMedical
THE IAN FLEMING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£5k
SIR SAMUEL SCOTT OF YEWS TRUSTFY2022£5k
THE CHARLES AND ELSIE SYKES TRUSTFY2025£5kTowards running costs at the charity.
THE HENRY LUMLEY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k
THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITYFY2023£5k
THE HENRY LUMLEY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5kMedical
THE JENOUR FOUNDATIONFY2023£5k
THE HENRY LUMLEY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5kMedical
SIR SAMUEL SCOTT OF YEWS TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE WILLIE AND MABEL MORRIS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5k
THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITYFY2022£5k
THE IAN FLEMING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5k
SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£4k
SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£4k
THE AMAR FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£4k
THE AMAR FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£4kHealth and life preservation
THE AMAR FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£4kHealth and life preservation
LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATIONFY2025£3k
SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3k
THE AMAR FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3kHealth and life preservation
SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3kGrant paid or payable
SIR SAMUEL SCOTT OF YEWS TRUSTFY2021£2k
THE JENOUR FOUNDATIONFY2021£2k
THE OAKDALE TRUSTFY2023£2k
SALTERS' CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£1kMedical
THE JENOUR FOUNDATIONFY2022£1k
C A REDFERN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£1k
SALTERS' CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£1kMedical
THE SIR JAMES ROLL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government05/05/2021£29kACT-PD: Accelerating clinical treatments for Parkinson's disease
The Mercers' Company12/09/2019£500Grant to Cure Parkinson's Trust

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION2£250k
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST2£47k
DAVID LISTER CHARITABLE TRUST2£31k
THE NATIONAL GARDEN SCHEME1£863k
THE ACCESS FOUNDATION1£303k
THE CAPRICORN FOUNDATION1£275k
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED1£267k
THE DICKINSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST1£230k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PARKINSON'S DISEASE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE CURE PARKINSON'S TRUST£15.0m——unclear—no doubt
PARKINSON'S DISEASE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM FY2025£51.6m——unclear—no doubt
BRAINSTRUST FY2025£779k—0above—no doubt
PARKINSON'S AFRICA FY2025£63k—0above—no doubt
BRAIN RESEARCH TRUST FY2026£4.4m——above—no doubt
THE THROMBOSIS RESEARCH TRUST FY2025£181k—0above—no doubt

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