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EPILEPSY SOCIETY

Registered charity 206186 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR EPILEPSY

To enhance the quality of life of people affected by epilepsy by promoting public awareness and education, by undertaking research and by delivering specialist medical care and support services.

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Latest income
£20.7m
Latest spending
£21.8m
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income rose to £20.7m while total expenditure increased to £21.8m, resulting in a net deficit of £1.0m before pension adjustments. The charity holds unrestricted funds of £23.6m and free reserves of £12.0m, which the trustees confirm are sufficient to fund operations for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: four months of total annual expenditure; nine months of expenditure excluding care and medical services (held: £23.6m)
“The policy states that the Society shall maintain a level of ‘free reserves’ that covers all the annual expenditure of the Society (based on current projected costs for the year excluding depreciation) for at least four months and expenditure of the Society excluding care and medical service costs (where there is an established flow of income) for at least nine months.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Epilepsy Enterprises Limited
“Epilepsy Enterprises Limited is the Society’s trading company and it carries on commercial activities, such as merchandising, with a view to raising money for the charity.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe UK LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Epilepsy Society (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.

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

BuyerContractAwardedValue
Integrated Laboratory Solutions LLPPSR - CALL OFF ORDER FOR REFERRED TESTS——

CQC provider record: Epilepsy Society — Registered, 10 registered locations, 3 regulated activities, last inspected 22/01/2020.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Advertised salaries (public job ads)

Roles this charity has advertised on CharityJob, matched on the exact employer name. A different source from the statutory pay bands above: these are asking salaries for vacancies, not what anyone was paid.

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

Total income
£20.7m
Total spending
£21.8m
Cost of raising funds
£833k
Reserves (reported)
£12.0m
Employees
368

Reported reserves equal ~6.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 4.0% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Care Quality Commission ratings

CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).

Register events

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
31/03/2025£20.7m£21.8m
31/03/2024£18.9m£20.8m
31/03/2023£17.9m£19.5m
31/03/2022£16.7m£16.9m
31/03/2021£16.0m£17.1m

Common questions

Is EPILEPSY SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income rose to £20.7m while total expenditure increased to £21.8m, resulting in a net deficit of £1.0m before pension adjustments. The charity holds unrestricted funds of £23.6m and free reserves of £12.0m, which the trustees confirm are sufficient to fund operations for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe UK LLP.

Who funds EPILEPSY SOCIETY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name EPILEPSY SOCIETY as a grant recipient include BERNARD LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITY, THE WILLIE AND MABEL MORRIS CHARITABLE TRUST, THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION, GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
BERNARD LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£100kMedical general support
THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITYFY2022£5k
THE WILLIE AND MABEL MORRIS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3k
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATIONFY2026£2k
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
THE CHAMPNISS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE CHAMPNISS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
THE CHAMPNISS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
Evelyn Partners Charitable TrustFY2025£700Employee charitable collections
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£500
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£500
CBRE UK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£500
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WROTHAMFY2022£150Mission giving and donations
THE HINDUJA FOUNDATIONFY2021£100The relief of poverty, hunger and sickness
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WROTHAMFY2023£0Mission giving and donations

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund20/01/2011£2kEpilepsy Information Network At The James Cook University Hospital Middlesb
The National Lottery Community Fund28/01/2010£2kEpilepsy Information Network at Peterborough City Care Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund24/07/2008£3kEpilepsy Information Network in Manchester Royal Infirmary
Northern Rock Foundation26/02/2002£2kGrant awarded to National Society for Epilepsy (Northern)

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 FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION2£774k
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION2£284k
THE BARBOUR FOUNDATION2£31k
THE JOHN COATES CHARITABLE TRUST2£30k
PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUND2£30k
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED2£28k
THE BORROWS CHARITABLE TRUST2£20k
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST2£14k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRITISH EPILEPSY ASSOCIATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
EPILEPSY SOCIETY£20.7m——unclear—no doubt
BRITISH EPILEPSY ASSOCIATION FY2025£5.3m£80,001 - £90,000—within27.1%no doubt
THE ALISON HILLMAN CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£518k—0unclear—no doubt
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE AGAINST EPILEPSY (BRITISH BRANCH) FY2024£280k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ANNE AND JOHN WALTERS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£334k—0above—no doubt
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY FY2024£29.8m——unclear—no doubt

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