REVERSE RETT

Registered charity 1136809 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RETT SYNDROME RESEARCH TRUST UK, RSRT UK · also registered in Scotland as SC046735 (OSCR)

Reverse Rett is a patient advocacy and research organisation focused on delivering treatments and a cure for Rett syndrome and related MECP2 disorders.

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Latest income
£809k
Latest spending
£764k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net unrestricted deficit of £46,925 for the year ended 31 December 2024. Per the independent auditors' report, the charity's net liabilities exceeded its total assets by £97,625, creating a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: material uncertainty disclosed
“We draw attention to the disclosure in Note 1b in the financial statements, which indicates that the charitable company incurred a net unrestricted deficit of £46,925 during the year ended 31 December 2024 and, of that date, the charitable company’s net liabilities exceeded its total assets by £97,625. As stated in Note 1b, these events or conditions, along with other matters as set out on Note 1b, indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the charitable company’s ability to continue as a going concern.” — page 19
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Slade & Cooper Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Reverse Rett (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£809k
Total spending
£764k
Cost of raising funds
£228k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 28.2% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

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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
31/12/2024£809k£764k
31/12/2023£674k£764k
31/12/2022£766k£1.1m
31/12/2021£716k£853k
31/12/2020£651k£679k

Common questions

Is REVERSE RETT financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net unrestricted deficit of £46,925 for the year ended 31 December 2024. Per the independent auditors' report, the charity's net liabilities exceeded its total assets by £97,625, creating a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Slade & Cooper Limited.

Who funds REVERSE RETT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name REVERSE RETT as a grant recipient include THE REED FOUNDATION, THE PATRICK & HELENA FROST FOUNDATION, THE LAWSON TRUST CIO, THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED, THE LYNNE AND NIGEL ROSS CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund07/03/2013£2kChange Makers
The National Lottery Community Fund23/05/2012£7kLIFEline - stronger community of parents