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MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY GROUP OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND

Registered charity 205395 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY CAMPAIGN, MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY UK · listed website unreachable when last crawled · also registered in Scotland as SC039445 (OSCR)

Latest income
£7.9m
Latest spending
£10.1m
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a planned deficit of £2.1m, having spent £10.1m on charitable activities against £7.9m in income. Per the trustees' report, free reserves were maintained at £4m, representing approximately six months of operating costs, which the Board considers sufficient to manage strategic risks and the anticipated deficit for the following year.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of operating costs (held: £4.0m)
“Following a strategic review aligned with our future growth ambitions, the free reserves requirement has been increased to reflect six months of operating costs, now set at £4m.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Contract with Chimera
“The charity also contracted with Chimera, to provide services to the value of £29k (2024: £25k) for the Microscope Ball. Chimera is owned by the husband of the charity’s Director of Development. Emma Parry-Jones had no involvement in the Trustees decision to use this supplier”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£7.9m
Total spending
£10.1m
Cost of raising funds
£3.2m
Reserves (reported)
£4.0m
Employees
73

Reported reserves equal ~4.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£7.9m£10.1m
31/03/2024£9.5m£8.0m
31/03/2023£8.2m£6.9m
31/03/2022£6.7m£5.6m
31/03/2021£5.5m£3.6m

Common questions

Is MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY GROUP OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a planned deficit of £2.1m, having spent £10.1m on charitable activities against £7.9m in income. Per the trustees' report, free reserves were maintained at £4m, representing approximately six months of operating costs, which the Board considers sufficient to manage strategic risks and the anticipated deficit for the following year. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

Who funds MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY GROUP OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY GROUP OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND as a grant recipient include THE FRANCES AND AUGUSTUS NEWMAN FOUNDATION, SIR SAMUEL SCOTT OF YEWS TRUST, THE TRUE COLOURS TRUST, THE ANNANDALE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE KIRBY LAING FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
THE FRANCES AND AUGUSTUS NEWMAN FOUNDATIONFY2025£55k
THE FRANCES AND AUGUSTUS NEWMAN FOUNDATIONFY2024£20k
SIR SAMUEL SCOTT OF YEWS TRUSTFY2023£10k
SIR SAMUEL SCOTT OF YEWS TRUSTFY2024£10k
THE TRUE COLOURS TRUSTFY2024£10k
THE ANNANDALE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5k
THE KIRBY LAING FOUNDATIONFY2022£5k
THE INMAN CHARITYFY2024£5k
THE SUNRISE (SIDMOUTH) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3k
The Patricia Routledge FoundationFY2024£2k
PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUNDFY2022£2k
PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUNDFY2025£2k
THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATIONFY2024£1k
PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUNDFY2025£1k
THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE SUNRISE (SIDMOUTH) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
CBRE UK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£500
DRAGON CHRISTMAS CHARITY SALEFY2022£300
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£250

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