THE LILY FOUNDATION
Registered charity 1122071 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
We fund research to improve diagnosis, develop treatments and we hope to ultimately find a cure for Mitochondrial Disease. We help build support networks by connecting affected families and also offer direct family support. We aim to raise awareness of mitochondrial disease by improving patient access to information, supporting professional training, and speaking at schools and public events.
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 achieved a net surplus of £14,175 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £1,094,015 and total expenditure of £1,079,840. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £883,340, which is above the stated policy target of six months of operating costs (£449,565). The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Lily Foundation (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.
- BOOTH, Dean Stephen — director, appointed 08/12/2023on trustee list
- KIRK, Charles Richard — director, appointed 08/12/2023on trustee list
- GORE, Claire — director, appointed 08/06/2020not on trustee list
- CURTIS, Dean Allen — director, appointed 20/11/2018on trustee list
- BAINS, Rupinder — director, appointed 01/10/2013on trustee list
- CARTER, Benjamin James — director, appointed 09/09/2011not on trustee list
- RIDER, Helen Marie — director, appointed 16/10/2007on trustee list
- SYMONS, John Elliott — director, appointed 16/10/2007on trustee list
Official officers record.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£307k
Reported reserves equal ~5.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (87% 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: 28.0% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (26/09/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Ben Carterchair
- Charles Kirk
- Claire Riley
- Dean Curtis
- Dean Stephen Booth
- HELEN MARIE RIDER
- JOHN ELLIOTT SYMONS
- Rupinder Bains
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 THE LILY FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £14,175 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £1,094,015 and total expenditure of £1,079,840. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £883,340, which is above the stated policy target of six months of operating costs (£449,565). The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.
Who funds THE LILY FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE LILY FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE HELEN STRAKER CHARITY, MY MITO MISSION, THE CADBURY FOUNDATION, THE LANCASHIRE FOUNDATION, THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED.
Known funders
Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.
Government & lottery funding
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