ALPORT UK
Working in partnership with patients and the scientific community we will:- Facilitate a support network for individuals and families- Be a conduit for high quality, accessible information- Raise the profile of Alport Syndrome- Contribute to the international research agenda- Collaborate on the development of a UK patient registry and alliance of international patient registries.
Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH OF THOSE PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM ALPORT SYNDROME, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: (A) THE ESTABLISHMENT AND FACILITATION OF A SUPPORT NETWORK FOR ALPORT SYNDROME PATIENTS, CARRIERS, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS; (B) THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION ON ALPORT SYNDROME; (C) THE SUPPORT OF RESEARCH INTO ALPORT SYNDROME BOTH IN THE UK AND INTERNATIONALLY;(D) THE SUPPORT OF A RESEARCH REGISTRY IN THE UK AND AN INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF NATIONAL REGISTRIES.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £38,556 against a policy target of covering 6-12 months of salaries and outgoings. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £12,136 for the year, with total income of £178,591 and total expenditure of £166,679.
What the accounts disclose
“Minimum reserves are kept to cover 6-12 months of salaries and outgoings.”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 01/08/2025
- Volunteers: 15
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 01/08/2024
- Volunteers: 15
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 01/08/2023
- Volunteers: 78
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 01/08/2025 (received 01/07/2026, 30 days after the 01/06/2026 due date); year ending 01/08/2023 (received 11/09/2024, 102 days after the 01/06/2024 due date).
Trustees
- Professor Frances Anne Flinterchair
- Alice Turner
- Amanda McLean
- Professor Daniel Gale
- Professor Neil Turner
- Professor Rachel Lennon
- Susie Gear
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 01/08/2025 | £179k | £167k |
| 01/08/2024 | £154k | £155k |
| 01/08/2023 | £92k | £94k |
| 01/08/2022 | £37k | £48k |
| 01/08/2021 | £60k | £28k |
Common questions
Is ALPORT UK financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £38,556 against a policy target of covering 6-12 months of salaries and outgoings. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £12,136 for the year, with total income of £178,591 and total expenditure of £166,679. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds ALPORT UK?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ALPORT UK as a grant recipient include CHK Foundation, THE AMELIA CHADWICK TRUST, THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST.
Shared trustees with funders
- Alice Turner — trustee here and at THE AMELIA CHADWICK TRUST
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE STONEYGATE TRUST | FY2024 | Unverified read£33k | |
| CHK Foundation | FY2024 | £10k | |
| THE AMELIA CHADWICK TRUST | FY2025 | £6k | |
| THE AMELIA CHADWICK TRUST | FY2024 | £6k | |
| THE AMELIA CHADWICK TRUST | FY2026 | £6k | |
| THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2022 | £1k | Health and Welfare |
| THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £1k | Health and Welfare |
| THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2021 | £1k | Health and Welfare |
| THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £1k | Health and Welfare |
| THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST | FY2026 | amount not stated | Smaller Grants |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 25/02/2026 | £20k | Alport Peer Support Hub |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| ZURICH COMMUNITY TRUST (UK) LIMITED | 1 | £32k |
| NORWICH CONSOLIDATED CHARITIES | 1 | £25k |
| THE VINEHILL TRUST | 1 | £20k |
| THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED | 1 | £15k |
| EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION OF ALDERMAN JOHN NORMAN | 1 | £13k |
| Norwich Freemen's Charity | 1 | £10k |
| THE STRANGWARD TRUST | 1 | £10k |
| The Belstead Ganzoni Charitable Settlement | 1 | £6k |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALPORT UK | £179k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| PUBLISH WHAT YOU FUND | £781k | £80,001 - £90,000 | 1 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| STOCKPORT CARE SCHEMES | £310k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE OPENWORK FOUNDATION | £1.2m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ELBWO | £44k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ALS PALS | £99k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |