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/

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (OBJECTS) ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY, BOTH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS:3.1 TO PROMOTE ANY PURPOSE WHICH IS EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES; AND 3.2 FOR THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF SUCH CHARITABLE BODIES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE;AND, IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING:3.3 TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT HEALTH, INCLUDING (BUT NOT RESTRICTED TO) BY:3.3.1 THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, ASSISTANCE AND INFORMATION TO PEOPLE AFFECTED, WHETHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, BY MOTOR NEURONE DISEASE; 3.3.2 THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH IN TO THE NATURE, CAUSES, DIAGNOSIS, PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND CURE OF MOTOR NEURONE DISEASE AND THE PUBLICATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH; AND3.4 TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF PERSONS AFFECTED BY DEBILITATING, LIFE THREATENING OR TERMINAL ILLNESSES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND SUCH OTHER SUPPORT AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT.

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

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Registered contact address: County Durham, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

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

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

• 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
• 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
• Volunteer management

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.

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 30/06/2023 (received 03/06/2024, 34 days after the 30/04/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 12038212

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.

• STEWART, Louise — director, appointed 21/03/2023on trustee list
• BUCK, Matthew James — director, appointed 07/06/2019on trustee list
• CURRIE, Joanna Victoria — director, appointed 07/06/2019on trustee list
• GARRETT, John — director, appointed 07/06/2019on trustee list
• HOVELL, Mark Andrew — director, appointed 07/06/2019on trustee list

Official officers record.

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

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

• Matthew James Buckchair
• Joanna Victoria Currie
• John Garrett
• Louise Stewart
• MARK ANDREW HOVELL · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

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

Funders of similar charities

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