ACTION FOR PULMONARY FIBROSIS

Registered charity 1152399 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PULMONARY FIBROSIS UK · also registered in Scotland as SC050992 (OSCR)

Latest income
£2.0m
Latest spending
£1.8m
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £706,798 for the year, driven by total expenditure of £2,191,881 against income of £1,485,083. Per the trustees' report, the charity remains in a positive financial position with free reserves of £328,257, although this is below the stated policy target of £500,000. The trustees confirm the charity will continue as a going concern for at least 12 months from the approval date.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £70,001 - £80,000 — below the median for charities its size (£76k)
One employee earned between £70,000 and £80,000 during the year — page 38
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
One employee earned between £70,000 and £80,000 during the year — page 38
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £500k (held: £328k)
the Board of Trustees believes it appropriate to aim to hold a total of £500k free reserves
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Stephen Jones, trustee, is chair of EU-IPFF. APF received £2,628 for speaker fees.
Stephen Jones, trustee of Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis (APF), is also the chair of European Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis & Related Disorders Federation (EU-IPFF). During the year APF received income of £2,628 from EU-IPFF for speaker fees — page 44
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Godfrey Wilson Limited.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Action For Pulmonary Fibrosis (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Total income
£2.0m
Total spending
£1.8m
Cost of raising funds
£432k
Reserves (reported)
£540k
Employees
34

Reported reserves equal ~3.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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
30/06/2025£2.0m£1.8m
30/06/2024£1.5m£2.2m
30/06/2023£1.4m£1.2m
30/06/2022£975k£795k
30/06/2021£652k£601k

Common questions

Is ACTION FOR PULMONARY FIBROSIS financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £706,798 for the year, driven by total expenditure of £2,191,881 against income of £1,485,083. Per the trustees' report, the charity remains in a positive financial position with free reserves of £328,257, although this is below the stated policy target of £500,000. The trustees confirm the charity will continue as a going concern for at least 12 months from the approval date. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Godfrey Wilson Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of ACTION FOR PULMONARY FIBROSIS earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £70,001 - £80,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds ACTION FOR PULMONARY FIBROSIS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ACTION FOR PULMONARY FIBROSIS as a grant recipient include THE HISCOX FOUNDATION, THE WARWICKSHIRE MASONIC CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION LIMITED.

Known funders

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

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