NIALLS FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1174677 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NIALL'S FOUNDATION

To advance the education of the public in general in the treatment and cure of spinal injuries by providing grants to promote research for the public benefit in all aspects of that subject and to publish the useful results.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL IN THE TREATMENT AND CURE OF SPINAL INJURIES BY PROVIDING GRANTS TO PROMOTE RESEARCH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN ALL ASPECTS OF THAT SUBJECT AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS

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

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Wigan, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£912k
Latest spending
£309k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £1,803,242 at year-end, which is significantly above its stated policy target of holding no reserves. The charity reported a net income increase to £604,412, driven by higher donations, while charitable expenditure decreased slightly to £307,655.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations from companies, trusts and similar proceeds (93% of income)
“The principle funding source is donations received from Fuel Service Ltd.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: not to hold any reserves (reserves figure: £1.8m)
“The policy of the charity is not to hold any reserves. All funds received are used to fund grants at the earliest opportunity.” — page 6
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 30/06/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

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

Total income
£912k
Total spending
£309k
Reserves (reported)
£1.8m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~69.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (93% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Australia · Austria · Canada · France · Germany · Netherlands · Throughout England · United States

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£912k£309k
30/06/2024£681k£353k
30/06/2023£356k£173k
30/06/2022£521k£202k
30/06/2021£268k£13k

Common questions

Is NIALLS FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £1,803,242 at year-end, which is significantly above its stated policy target of holding no reserves. The charity reported a net income increase to £604,412, driven by higher donations, while charitable expenditure decreased slightly to £307,655. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE NICHOLLS SPINAL INJURY FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NIALLS FOUNDATION£912k—0unclear—no doubt
THE NICHOLLS SPINAL INJURY FOUNDATION FY2025£457k——unclear—no doubt
NATLAS TRUST FY2025£153k—0above—no doubt
THE NEUROSURGICAL FOUNDATION FY2025£95k—0above—no doubt
THE RANDAL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FY2025£3.3m—0above—no doubt
MILLES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2025£587k—0above—no doubt

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