LEPRA
Registered charity 213251 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LEPRA HEALTH IN ACTION, THE BRITISH LEPROSY RELIEF ASSOCIATION (LEPRA)
Lepra focuses on leprosy. Our purpose is to make leprosy a disease of little consequence for those it affects; easily diagnosed, treated and leaving no disability.We are a secular organisation, founded in 1924, whose patron is His Majesty King Charles III
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the group generated a surplus of £390k on unrestricted funds, with total income increasing to £5.9m. The trustees confirm that free reserves are above target levels and the charity has adequate resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Related-party transaction: Debtor balance with Lepra Society
“Year end debtor balance 41,486”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Lepra Society
“Lepra Society is, however, controlled by the UK charity in accordance with the definitions in FRS102 (Charity SORP) and is therefore considered a subsidiary entity. Lepra therefore prepares group accounts into which the financial results of Lepra Society are consolidated.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Lepra (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.
- SINGH, Sanjay Kumar, Dr — director, appointed 08/10/2024on trustee list
- SOLANKI, Nilesh — director, appointed 08/10/2024on trustee list
- WALKER, Stephen Lloyd — director, appointed 27/09/2022on trustee list
- WILLIAMS, Katherine Elizabeth — director, appointed 01/01/2022on trustee list
- RAYNAUD, Nicolas Michel Sebastien — director, appointed 01/01/2022on trustee list
- THOMAS, Luke Anthony — director, appointed 01/01/2022on trustee list
- MCCARTHY, Suzanne Joyce — director, appointed 29/09/2020on trustee list
- BHASIN, Sampa — director, appointed 04/12/2018on trustee list
- KUYELA, Victoria — secretary, appointed 10/05/2024
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£534k
Reported reserves equal ~4.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 9.0% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (07/05/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (23/08/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (04/09/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (19/04/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Suzanne Joyce McCarthychair
- Dr STEPHEN WALKER
- Katherine Elizabeth Williams
- Luke Anthony Thomas
- NILESH SOLANKI · trustee of 1 other charity
- Nicolas Raynaud
- Sampa Bhasin
- Sanjay Singh
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bangladesh · India · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is LEPRA financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the group generated a surplus of £390k on unrestricted funds, with total income increasing to £5.9m. The trustees confirm that free reserves are above target levels and the charity has adequate resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.
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