THE HEATON - ELLIS TRUST

Registered charity 1126534 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Trust was set up to help extinguish Motor Neurone Disease (MND) for which there is no specific test or effective treatment. The goal for the MND gene-hunting programme is to discover all the genes responsible for causing MND. Once achieved drugs can be screened that can arrest and even reverse motor neurone degeneration. Funds raised by the trust will help to fund the gene-hunting initiative.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£153k
Latest spending
£122k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £97,839 as of 5 April 2024, representing a significant increase from the previous year's £13,403. The charity reported total income of £120,211 against total expenditure of £35,775, resulting in a net surplus for the period. The trustees confirmed the charity can continue to operate for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Heaton Ellis Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire · Oxfordshire · Suffolk · West Berkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£153k£122k
05/04/2024£120k£36k
05/04/2023£8k£35k
05/04/2022£8k£33k
05/04/2021£19k£2k

Common questions

Is THE HEATON - ELLIS TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £97,839 as of 5 April 2024, representing a significant increase from the previous year's £13,403. The charity reported total income of £120,211 against total expenditure of £35,775, resulting in a net surplus for the period. The trustees confirmed the charity can continue to operate for the foreseeable future. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE HEATON - ELLIS TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE HEATON - ELLIS TRUST as a grant recipient include THE LESLIE SMITH FOUNDATION, THE SAMUEL STOREY FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE LESLIE SMITH FOUNDATIONFY2023£5k
THE LESLIE SMITH FOUNDATIONFY2024£5k
THE LESLIE SMITH FOUNDATIONFY2022£5k
THE SAMUEL STOREY FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2k
THE LESLIE SMITH FOUNDATIONFY2025£500