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Cure Usher Syndrome

Registered charity 1181293 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CURE, CUREUSHER, Cure Usher

Working to increase awareness and raise funds for research into a cure for Usher syndrome, the leading cause of genetically inherited combined hearing and sight loss.

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

Latest income
£145k
Latest spending
£158k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £99,524, which the trustees consider to be within their stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The charity reported a net decrease in funds of £13,588 due to increased charitable expenditure, particularly a £100,000 grant to UCL, while maintaining adequate resources for going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months' expenditure (held: £100k)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Cure Usher Syndrome (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£145k£158k
31/12/2023£158k£63k
31/12/2022£42k£49k
31/12/2021£7k£7k
31/12/2020£27k£6k

Common questions

Is Cure Usher Syndrome financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £99,524, which the trustees consider to be within their stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The charity reported a net decrease in funds of £13,588 due to increased charitable expenditure, particularly a £100,000 grant to UCL, while maintaining adequate resources for going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE REED FOUNDATION3£73k
ROBERT LUFF FOUNDATION LIMITED2£125k
MISSES BARRIE CHARITABLE TRUST2£11k
FRAZER TRUST2£10k
THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATION2£8k
SIR SAMUEL SCOTT OF YEWS TRUST2£8k
THE CHAMPNISS CHARITABLE TRUST2£6k
THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST2£5k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with RETINA UK.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Cure Usher Syndrome£145k—0within—no doubt
RETINA UK FY2024£2.2m£90,000 - £100,000—unclear17.0%no doubt
SIGHT RESEARCH UK FY2025£871k—0below—no doubt
DEAF UNITY FY2024£148k—0unclear—no doubt
BIRKDALE TRUST FOR HEARING IMPAIRED LTD FY2025£253k—0above—no doubt
TINNITUS UK FY2025£649k£60,001 - £70,0001below—no doubt

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