NATIONAL MIGRAINE CENTRE

Registered charity 1115935 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE CITY OF LONDON MIGRAINE CLINIC

The promotion of research into the causes, treatment and alleviation of migraine and other headaches and the publication of useful results of such research and the treatment of patients suffering from such disorders

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Latest income

£826k

Latest spending

£648k

Registered

2006

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £178,018, increasing total funds to £446,283. The trustees report that the charity holds sufficient reserves to meet its policy target of keeping a general reserve of at least six months’ running costs. The filing confirms the charity is well positioned to grow its provision of treatment with solid financial foundations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: in excess of £80,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)

“One employee received emoluments in excess of £80,000 (2024: one employee received emoluments in excess of £80,000).” — page 26

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“One employee received emoluments in excess of £80,000” — page 26

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: six months’ running costs (held: £446k)

“the trustees have adopted the policy of aiming to keep a general reserve of at least six months’ running costs.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 05846538

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — NATIONAL MIGRAINE CENTRE (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.

BRAY, Matthew — director, appointed 04/11/2024on trustee list
SHAH, Vishal — director, appointed 31/10/2024on trustee list
PRICE, Julie — director, appointed 28/10/2022on trustee list
KINGSNORTH, Simon James — director, appointed 31/01/2019on trustee list
STRATTON, Anthony Hugh — director, appointed 31/01/2019on trustee list
ATHWAL, Balwindar — director, appointed 11/05/2017on trustee list
COOK, Alison — secretary, appointed 04/09/2014

Official officers record.

CQC provider record: National Migraine Centre — Registered, 4 registered locations, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 31/05/2018.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

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

Total income

£826k

Total spending

£648k

Cost of raising funds

£14k

Reserves (reported)

£447k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~8.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (78% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (07/06/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Anthony Hugh Stratton
Balwindar Singh Athwal
Julie Price
Matthew Bray
Simon James Kingsnorth
Vishal Shah

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£826k	£648k
31/03/2024	£554k	£471k
31/03/2023	£578k	£428k
31/03/2022	£293k	£318k
31/03/2021	£400k	£399k

Common questions

Is NATIONAL MIGRAINE CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £178,018, increasing total funds to £446,283. The trustees report that the charity holds sufficient reserves to meet its policy target of keeping a general reserve of at least six months’ running costs. The filing confirms the charity is well positioned to grow its provision of treatment with solid financial foundations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of NATIONAL MIGRAINE CENTRE earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the in excess of £80,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds NATIONAL MIGRAINE CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name NATIONAL MIGRAINE CENTRE as a grant recipient include THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUST, CECIL PILKINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£22k
CECIL PILKINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£3k
CECIL PILKINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£3k
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2021	£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Postcode Lottery	25/11/2022	£91k	Tackling social exclusion through world class migraine care for all
UK government	21/10/2021	£26k	Designing a multidisciplinary chronic pain clinic for adolescents
The National Lottery Community Fund	29/08/2019	£10k	Improving Migraine and Mental Health
The National Lottery Community Fund	05/10/2016	£10k	Occupational Health Talks to Improve the Lives of the Migraine Communi
The National Lottery Community Fund	15/07/2015	£10k	Improving the lives of the Migraine Community through Education
The National Lottery Community Fund	07/03/2013	£10k	Clinic Management Software
The National Lottery Community Fund	22/12/2010	£10k	Improving Accessibility - re-branding the City of London Migraine Clinic
The National Lottery Community Fund	08/12/2006	£10k	London Clinic Expansion

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
ROBERT LUFF FOUNDATION LIMITED	2	£87k
FRAZER TRUST	2	£17k
G M MORRISON CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£12k
THE INMAN CHARITY	2	£8k
THE OAKDALE TRUST	2	£7k
SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£5k
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£4k
THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE MIGRAINE TRUST.

THE MIGRAINE TRUST income £1.0m
INTERNATIONAL HEADACHE SOCIETY income £705k
THE GET A HEAD CHARITABLE TRUST income £351k
PAIN RELIEF FOUNDATION income £333k
THE NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION income £4.2m
Merlin Neuro Therapy Centre Ltd income £655k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
NATIONAL MIGRAINE CENTRE	£826k	in excess of £80,000	1	above	—	no doubt
THE MIGRAINE TRUST FY2025	£1.0m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
INTERNATIONAL HEADACHE SOCIETY FY2024	£705k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE GET A HEAD CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024	£351k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
PAIN RELIEF FOUNDATION FY2026	£333k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION FY2025	£4.2m	—	—	above	—	no doubt

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