THYROID UK

Registered charity 1125270 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THYROID UK PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RESOURCES TO PROMOTE EFFECTIVE DIAGNOSIS AND APPROPRIATE TREATMENT FOR PEOPLE WITH THYROID DISORDERS IN THE UK BY PRODUCING AN INFORMATION PACK, A QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER, PROVIDING TELEPHONE AND EMAIL SUPPORT VIA THEIR LIST OF SUPPORT NETWORKERS.

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Latest income
£103k
Latest spending
£95k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that Thyroid UK reported a surplus of £7,969.52 for the year ended 31 May 2025, with total income of £103,400.19 against expenditure of £95,430.67. The trustees confirmed that the charity has sufficient unrestricted reserves of £42,456.55 to meet its policy target of two months' running costs plus closure costs, and adopted the going concern basis of accounting. The financial position is described as stronger by the end of the year, supported by increased donations and streamlined expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: two months of current running costs plus costs of closure (held: £42k)
“In accordance with our reserves policy, Thyroid UK aims to have reserves of two months of current running costs plus costs of closure.” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees received no remuneration or expenses; charity pays for trustee indemnity insurance.
“The trustees have no financial interest in the charity’s results or assets and received no remuneration for acting in that capacity. There were no trustee expenses paid in this financial year. The charity maintains a liability insurance policy that includes indemnity cover for trustees at a cost to the charity of £630.” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Thyroid UK (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£103k£95k
31/05/2024£112k£111k
31/05/2023£97k£99k
31/05/2022£94k£91k
31/05/2021£77k£76k

Common questions

Is THYROID UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that Thyroid UK reported a surplus of £7,969.52 for the year ended 31 May 2025, with total income of £103,400.19 against expenditure of £95,430.67. The trustees confirmed that the charity has sufficient unrestricted reserves of £42,456.55 to meet its policy target of two months' running costs plus closure costs, and adopted the going concern basis of accounting. The financial position is described as stronger by the end of the year, supported by increased donations and streamlined expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THYROID UK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THYROID UK as a grant recipient include CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST, THE TUDWICK FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k
THE TUDWICK FOUNDATIONFY2024£3k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund19/12/2025£20kDeveloping Thyroid UK's support and raising more awareness
The National Lottery Community Fund12/09/2024£20kDeveloping Thyroid UK's support and information services
The National Lottery Community Fund10/03/2023£10kDelivering and Developing Thyroid UK's information and support services
The National Lottery Community Fund30/07/2014£6kThyroid UK 2014 Conference
The National Lottery Community Fund16/12/2008£10kThyroid Awareness 2008/09

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRITISH THYROID FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THYROID UK£103k—0above—no doubt
BRITISH THYROID FOUNDATION FY2025£273k—0unclear—no doubt
Liver UK FY2025£2.5m£107,1872within24.0%no doubt
ENDOMETRIOSIS UK FY2025£1.5m——unclear—no doubt
BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF ENDOCRINE AND THYROID SURGEONS FY2024£207k—0above—no doubt
Amyloidosis UK FY2025£105k—0unclear—no doubt

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