ASSOCIATION FOR GLYCOGEN STORAGE DISEASE (UK) LIMITED

Registered charity 1132271 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AGSD (UK), POMPE UK

We are the national charity for people experiencing Glycogen Storage Disease, their families and carers as well as for medical professionals working in this field. As the UKs main charity in this area, we support people with the disease, promote research and raise public awareness of GSDs.

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

Latest income
£174k
Latest spending
£212k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £44,729 for the year ended 31 March 2024, increasing its total funds to £128,082. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern and noted that free reserves stood at £43,061, which is below the stated policy target of no greater than 25% of total in-year expenditure. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed trading subsidiaries or pension deficits.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: no greater than 25% of total in year expenditure (held: £43k)
“The trustees have agreed to adopt a reserve policy that seeks to carry forward an unrestricted general reserve figure that is no greater than 25% of total in year expenditure.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Association for Glycogen Storage Disease (UK) Ltd (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.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£174k£212k
31/03/2024£242k£198k
31/03/2023£144k£157k
31/03/2022£132k£145k
31/03/2021£123k£142k

Common questions

Is ASSOCIATION FOR GLYCOGEN STORAGE DISEASE (UK) LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £44,729 for the year ended 31 March 2024, increasing its total funds to £128,082. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern and noted that free reserves stood at £43,061, which is below the stated policy target of no greater than 25% of total in-year expenditure. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed trading subsidiaries or pension deficits. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund20/01/2026£19kEnhancing community outreach and support for glycogen storage disease
The National Lottery Community Fund09/05/2024£16k• Strengthening cross-community support to help people live well with GSD
The National Lottery Community Fund04/08/2011£10kProduction of AGSD-UK short information film for distribution

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 PRIMARY CARE DIABETES SOCIETY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ASSOCIATION FOR GLYCOGEN STORAGE DISEASE (UK) LIMITED£174k—0unclear—no doubt
PRIMARY CARE DIABETES SOCIETY FY2025£169k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BRITISH DIABETIC ASSOCIATION FY2024£38.4m£130,001 - £140,000—within—no doubt
Association of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery of Great Britain and Ireland FY2025£506k£60,001 - £70,0001above—no doubt
HAEMOCHROMATOSIS UK FY2025£565k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF THE LIVER FY2024£647k—0below—no doubt

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