THE NATIONAL RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS SOCIETY
Registered charity 1134859 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NRAS · also registered in Scotland as SC039721 (OSCR)
Providing information, education, support and advocacy;Raising public awareness of rheumatoid arthritis and JIA;Raising the priority of rheumatoid arthritis and JIA with politicians and policy makers;Campaigning for good care and services for all;Facilitating networking and encouraging self-management.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a modest net surplus of £34.1k for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £1.71m and total expenditure of £1.77m. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted undesignated reserves totalled £1.1m, which is above the stated policy target of six months' operating costs (£883k). The charity maintains a healthy cash balance and investment portfolio, indicating sufficient liquidity to meet future obligations.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Legacies (43% of income)
“The year’s performance was again boosted by legacy bequests where reported income reached £739.9k, representing over 43% of the Charity’s total income.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months' operating costs (held: £1.1m)
“The Charity’s reserves policy requires that it holds a minimum of six months’ operating costs in reserves which at 31 December 2025 amounted to £883k” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: NRAS Community Services Limited
“The Charity’s wholly owned trading subsidiary, NRAS Community Services Limited, was largely dormant in 2025. The company reported a £1k net loss on its activities in 2025.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS) (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Peter Foxton — Chief Executive (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£333k
Reported reserves equal ~7.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 19.4% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (20/05/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Simon Collinschair
- Anna Woolf
- Claire Eleanor Ward
- Helen Ball
- Michelle Ward
- Professor Peter Taylor
- Rachel Anne Ulyett
- Richard Flowerdew · trustee of 1 other charity
- Ruby Catherine Campbell
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE NATIONAL RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS SOCIETY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a modest net surplus of £34.1k for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £1.71m and total expenditure of £1.77m. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted undesignated reserves totalled £1.1m, which is above the stated policy target of six months' operating costs (£883k). The charity maintains a healthy cash balance and investment portfolio, indicating sufficient liquidity to meet future obligations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.
Who funds THE NATIONAL RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS SOCIETY?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE NATIONAL RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS SOCIETY as a grant recipient include THE JAMES TUDOR FOUNDATION, PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUND, THE WILLIE AND MABEL MORRIS CHARITABLE TRUST, LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND), FRAZER TRUST.
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