MESOTHELIOMA UK CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION
Registered charity 1177039 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Nurse Specialists in NHS hospitals Specialist benefits advisorsNational audit & research Information resourcesFreephone helpline with access to specialist nursesCollates UK clinical trial availability and promotes equitable accessNational websitePublishes a quarterly newsletterConferences and educational events for patients, carers and health care professionalsAsbestos Awareness.
Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that gross income increased to £1,716,914, resulting in a small increase in unrestricted reserves to £1,039,499. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties regarding its going concern status.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Fundraising cost ratio: 14.8% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“For 2024/25 the overall costs of raising funds were 14.8% of the total income (2024 – 13.7%) – similar to pre-pandemic levels.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months operating and research centre costs, three-month costs of our contractual liabilities and also to enable us to fulfil all our research project costs (held: £1.0m)
“Mesothelioma UK’s reserves policy states that unrestricted reserves should cover, at a minimum, six months operating and research centre costs, three-month costs of our contractual liabilities and also to enable us to fulfil all our research project costs.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Macmillan Cancer Support funded nursing posts in Northern Ireland and Wales.
“Their posts are generously funded by Macmillan Cancer Support for the first three years.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: The Mesothelioma UK Trading Company
“The Mesothelioma UK Trading Company was incorporated on 31 March 2020 with company number 12541690. It is the sole subsidiary of Mesothelioma UK and exists to raise trading income for the charity.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Mark J Rees LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Mesothelioma UK (matched by registered charity number).
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£254k
Reported reserves equal ~7.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 14.8% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (19/02/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Dr Nick Maskell Professorchair · trustee of 1 other charity
- ALIDA LOUISE COATES
- Amanda Jones
- Craig Evans
- Dr Kevin Blyth Professor
- Dr Michael Lind Professor
- Graham Gould
- Katherine Williams
- Lorraine Creech · trustee of 1 other charity
- Simon Purves
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is MESOTHELIOMA UK CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that gross income increased to £1,716,914, resulting in a small increase in unrestricted reserves to £1,039,499. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties regarding its going concern status. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Mark J Rees LLP.
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