THE DARBY RIMMER MND FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1185307 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Please see our website for more information: https://darbyrimmermnd.co.uk/

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Latest income
£709k
Latest spending
£269k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,755,239, which the trustees note was higher than anticipated and exceeded their policy target of three to six months of expenditure. The charity reported a net income increase to £440,014, driven by donations of £708,711 against total expenditure of £268,697. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention that would cause concern regarding the financial statements.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: M Hovell is a trustee of The Darby Rimmer MND Foundation and also a partner for Mills & Reeve LLP. During the year the foundation paid Mills & Reeve LLP £NIL (2024: £1,194) for legal work in regards to the privacy policy.
“M Hovell is a trustee of The Darby Rimmer MND Foundation and also a partner for Mills & Reeve LLP. During the year the foundation paid Mills & Reeve LLP £NIL (2024: £1,194) for legal work in regards to the privacy policy.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Darby Rimmer MND Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

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

Total income
£709k
Total spending
£269k
Cost of raising funds
£25k
Reserves (reported)
£1.8m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~78.4 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 (100% 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: 3.5% 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: Northern Ireland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£709k£269k
30/06/2024£690k£375k
30/06/2023£557k£298k
30/06/2022£107k£83k
30/06/2021£118k£52k

Common questions

Is THE DARBY RIMMER MND FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,755,239, which the trustees note was higher than anticipated and exceeded their policy target of three to six months of expenditure. The charity reported a net income increase to £440,014, driven by donations of £708,711 against total expenditure of £268,697. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention that would cause concern regarding the financial statements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE DARBY RIMMER MND FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE DARBY RIMMER MND FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE HISCOX FOUNDATION, Evelyn Partners Charitable Trust.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HISCOX FOUNDATIONFY2025£50k
Evelyn Partners Charitable TrustFY2024£0Employee grant support programme

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with STAND AGAINST MND.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE DARBY RIMMER MND FOUNDATION£709k—0above—no doubt
STAND AGAINST MND FY2025£121k—0unclear—no doubt
BRITISH FRIENDS OF DARCHE NOAM FY2025£139k—0unclear—no doubt
CHALLENGING MND FY2025£503k—0unclear—no doubt
1692 FY2025£462k—0within—no doubt
ACADEMY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES FY2025£27.0m——above—no doubt

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