MOTOR NEURONE DISEASE ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 294354 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MND ASSOCIATION, MNDA · listed website unreachable when last crawled

Latest income
£40.8m
Latest spending
£33.9m
Registered
1986
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total income reached a record £40.8 million, resulting in a net surplus of £6.8 million for the year. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £42.1 million, which significantly exceeds its stated policy target of a maximum £22.8 million. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with robust financial controls and no material uncertainties.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £140,000 - £149,999 — above the median for charities its size (£125k)
1 £140,000 - £149,999
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Motor Neurone Disease Association (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£40.8m
Total spending
£33.9m
Cost of raising funds
£7.6m
Reserves (reported)
£51.2m
Employees
238

Reported reserves equal ~18.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£40.8m£33.9m
31/12/2023£37.9m£26.8m
31/12/2022£30.0m£22.8m
31/12/2021£28.9m£18.1m
31/12/2020£19.9m£15.6m

Common questions

Is MOTOR NEURONE DISEASE ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

The accounts state that total income reached a record £40.8 million, resulting in a net surplus of £6.8 million for the year. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £42.1 million, which significantly exceeds its stated policy target of a maximum £22.8 million. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with robust financial controls and no material uncertainties. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of MOTOR NEURONE DISEASE ASSOCIATION earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £140,000 - £149,999 band.

Who funds MOTOR NEURONE DISEASE ASSOCIATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MOTOR NEURONE DISEASE ASSOCIATION as a grant recipient include THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, ALAN DAVIDSON FOUNDATION, THE NETHERBY TRUST, THE TOYOTA (GB) CHARITABLE TRUST, THE PENNIES FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£500k
ALAN DAVIDSON FOUNDATIONFY2023£151k
ALAN DAVIDSON FOUNDATIONFY2024£150k
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£100k
THE NETHERBY TRUSTFY2023£100k
THE TOYOTA (GB) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£73k
THE PENNIES FOUNDATIONFY2024£66k
THE CONSTANCE TRAVIS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£60k
THE CONSTANCE TRAVIS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£50k
THE DARBY RIMMER MND FOUNDATIONFY2023£50k
THE DARBY RIMMER MND FOUNDATIONFY2025£50k
FRANK BRAKE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£35k
STAND AGAINST MNDFY2023£25k
STAND AGAINST MNDFY2024£25k
The William Brake FoundationFY2023£25k
STAND AGAINST MNDFY2024£25k
STAND AGAINST MNDFY2024£25k
THE FRESHFIELD FOUNDATIONFY2023£24k
BNA CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATIONFY2025£23k
THE CLAUDE AND SOFIA MARION FOUNDATIONFY2025£21k
STAND AGAINST MNDFY2023£20k
THE ELIZABETH AND PRINCE ZAIGER TRUSTFY2025£20k
ST EDMUNDS TRUSTFY2023£17k
THE RANWORTH TRUST 1985FY2024£15k
THE OFENHEIM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£14k
THE GEOFFREY AND PAULINE MARTIN TRUSTFY2023£12k
THE ANNANDALE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£11k
EDITH MURPHY FOUNDATIONFY2024£10k
KUSUMA TRUST UKFY2024£10k
MRS WATERHOUSE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10k
THE ELIZABETH AND PRINCE ZAIGER TRUSTFY2024£10k
THE BATCHWORTH TRUSTFY2023£10k
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2023£10k
THE FIELDROSE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£10k
THE JORON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10k
THE LIGHT FUND COMPANYFY2023£9k
PEACOCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£9k
THE RANWORTH TRUST 1985FY2023£8k
THE HAWTHORNE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£8k
THE OFENHEIM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£7k
HYDE PARK PLACE ESTATE CHARITYFY2024£6k
HYDE PARK PLACE ESTATE CHARITYFY2025£6k
PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUNDFY2023£6k
THE ANNANDALE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5k
THE ROGER DE HAAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k
THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k
THE KIRBY LAING FOUNDATIONFY2022£5k
SIR JOHN PRIESTMAN CHARITY TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE BILLMEIR CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5k
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5k

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