NIEMANN-PICK UK

Registered charity 1144406 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NIEMANN-PICK DISEASE GROUP (UK) · also registered in Scotland as SC045407 (OSCR)

THIS CHARITY IS THE INCORPORATED SUCCESSOR TO REGISTERED CHARITY 1061881 - NIEMANN-PICK DISEASE GROUP UK. The Charity aims to relieve sickness and any distress which may arise therefrom, and to advance the education and awareness of families, professionals and the general public in all matters concerning the disease.

Objects

TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AMONGST FAMILIES AFFLICTED BY NIEMANN-PICK DISEASE AND ANY DISTRESS WHICH MAY ARISE THEREFROM AND TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF SUCH FAMILIES, INTERESTED PROFESSIONALS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN ALL MATTERS CONCERNING THE DISEASE AS THE COMMITTEE MAY DETERMINE ("THE OBJECTS")THIS CHARITY IS THE INCORPORATED SUCCESSOR TO REGISTERED CHARITY 1061881 - NIEMANN-PICK DISEASE GROUP UK

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Sunderland, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Received the assets of NIEMANN-PICK DISEASE GROUP UK (charity 1061881) — merger registered 17/01/2012.
Source: Charity Commission register of merged charities (OGL v3.0).
Latest income
£480k
Latest spending
£476k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was £479,696 against expenditure of £476,175, resulting in a net surplus. Free reserves stood at £65,614, which is below the trustees' desired target of £83,063, representing a shortfall of £17,449. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: quote (30% of income)
“Conference income and grants (£144,775)” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 24.1% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“The total cost of all Fundraising Activities was £56,802 (24.11% of voluntary and grant income)” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“The level of free reserves at the end of April 2025 was £65,614. This means a shortfall in free reserves of £17,449 to meet the desired level of £83,063.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/04/2025

  • Volunteers: 15

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/04/2024

  • Volunteers: 10

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/04/2023

  • Volunteers: 10

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 30/04/2021 (received 17/03/2022, 17 days after the 28/02/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Niemann-Pick UK (matched by registered charity number).

Register events

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
30/04/2025£480k£476k
30/04/2024£374k£456k
30/04/2023£307k£440k
30/04/2022£416k£338k
30/04/2021£351k£332k

Common questions

Is NIEMANN-PICK UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year was £479,696 against expenditure of £476,175, resulting in a net surplus. Free reserves stood at £65,614, which is below the trustees' desired target of £83,063, representing a shortfall of £17,449. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds NIEMANN-PICK UK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name NIEMANN-PICK UK as a grant recipient include THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE OAKDALE TRUST, THE JOICEY TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2026£20kGeneral Fund
THE OAKDALE TRUSTFY2026£2k
THE JOICEY TRUSTFY2026£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund28/04/2026£20kCo-produced accessible videos
The National Lottery Community Fund17/04/2026£20kNiemann-Pick Digital Community & Skills Project
The National Lottery Community Fund08/01/2026£20kReflections
The National Lottery Community Fund10/11/2025£19kSupporting Niemann-Pick community in Scotland
Community Foundation North East22/05/2025£5kGrant to Niemann-Pick UK
The National Lottery Community Fund12/02/2025£20kSupporting people affected by Niemann-Pick diseases in Wales
The National Lottery Community Fund18/10/2024£20kConnected Care: Niemann-Pick Diseases Family Support
The National Lottery Community Fund25/06/2021£10kMental Health and Wellbeing
The National Lottery Community Fund25/09/2015£447kShaping Our Future Together
The National Lottery Community Fund02/07/2014£9kMeeting the needs of siblings affected by Niemann-Pick Disease
The National Lottery Community Fund11/11/2009£173kFamily care and interactive support service
The National Lottery Community Fund31/03/2009£10kNiemann-Pick Disease - Information and Awareness Project

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 INTERNATIONAL NIEMANN-PICK DISEASE ALLIANCE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NIEMANN-PICK UK£480k—0below24.1%no doubt
INTERNATIONAL NIEMANN-PICK DISEASE ALLIANCE FY2025£187k—0unclear—no doubt
INTERNATIONAL NIEMANN-PICK DISEASE REGISTRY FY2025£448k£60,4651below—no doubt
SPINNAKER TRUST LIMITED FY2025£174k—0unclear—no doubt
MANCHESTER SETTLEMENT FY2025£1.8m£80,001 - £90,0001within—no doubt
FEEDING FAMILIES FY2025£913k—0unclear—no doubt

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