NIALLS 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
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.
What the accounts disclose
“The principle funding source is donations received from Fuel Service Ltd.” — page 6
“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
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity 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
- Investment
- 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
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
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
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)
Trustees
- NIALL EL-ASSAADchair
- Ryan El-Assaad
- SOPHIE EL-ASSAAD
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 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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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIALLS FOUNDATION | £912k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE NICHOLLS SPINAL INJURY FOUNDATION | £457k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| NATLAS TRUST | £153k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE NEUROSURGICAL FOUNDATION | £95k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE RANDAL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | £3.3m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| MILLES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION LIMITED | £587k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |