NATIONAL ECZEMA SOCIETY — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 10 March 1992
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 02685083
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £625,554
Latest expenditure: £747,717
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: National Eczema Society, 82 Tanner Street, LONDON, SE1 3GN

Website recorded by the regulator: www.eczema.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The National Eczema Society exists to support people affected by eczema and to work on their behalf. We run phone and email helplines, websites , publish a wide range of information booklets fact sheets and a quarterly magazine and put people in touch with local support groups. We also support medical research into eczema and provide information resources for healthcare professionals.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 28 October 2026
Date Accounts Received: 28 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £625,554
Total Gross Expenditure: £747,717

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 24 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 24 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £529,182
Total Gross Expenditure: £512,724

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 18 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 18 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £497,252
Total Gross Expenditure: £477,562

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 26 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 26 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £342,821
Total Gross Expenditure: £413,759

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 21 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 21 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £535,712
Total Gross Expenditure: £384,529

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 28 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £625,554
Total Gross Expenditure: £747,717
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 24 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £529,182
Total Gross Expenditure: £512,724
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 18 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £497,252
Total Gross Expenditure: £477,562
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 26 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £342,821
Total Gross Expenditure: £413,759
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 15

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 21 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £535,712
Total Gross Expenditure: £384,529
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Commercial Participator: Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 15

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 28 October 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 610429
Income Other Trading Activities: 1168
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 12557
Income Other: 1400
Income Total Income And Endowments: 625554
Income Legacies: 284376
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £80,210
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £667,507
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 747717
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 259492
Expenditure Governance: 11153
Expenditure Support Costs: 193299
Expenditure Depreciation: 1915
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £555,526
Assets Total Fixed: 26738
Assets Own Use: 26738
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £802,167
Assets Total Liabilities: £273,379
Assets Current Investment: 142888
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £555,526
Creditors One Year Total Current: 273379
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £569,060
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 530526
Funds Restricted: 25000
Funds Total: 555526
Count Employees: 5
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 24 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 512330
Income Other Trading Activities: 2462
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 14299
Income Other: 91
Income Total Income And Endowments: 529182
Income Legacies: 189454
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £101,913
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £410,811
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 512724
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 10707
Expenditure Support Costs: 240851
Expenditure Depreciation: 10713
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: -9536
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £659,989
Assets Total Fixed: 4372
Assets Own Use: 4372
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £799,018
Assets Total Liabilities: £125,701
Assets Current Investment: 253616
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £677,689
Creditors One Year Total Current: 118750
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 6951
Assets Cash: £428,458
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 659989
Funds Restricted: 17700
Funds Total: 677689
Count Employees: 5
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 21 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 528134
Income Other Trading Activities: 1801
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 856
Income Other: 4921
Income Total Income And Endowments: 535712
Income Legacies: 199306
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £12,828
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £351,725
Expenditure Other: 19976
Expenditure Total: 384529
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 10877
Expenditure Support Costs: 157223
Expenditure Depreciation: 12312
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 34139
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £719,953
Assets Total Fixed: 36718
Assets Own Use: 36718
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £808,775
Assets Total Liabilities: £123,802
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £721,691
Creditors One Year Total Current: 115028
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 8774
Assets Cash: £649,260
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 719953
Funds Restricted: 1738
Funds Total: 721691
Count Employees: 4
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Northern Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: NATIONAL ECZEMA SOCIETY
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1992-03-10T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 06/02/1992AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29/04/2005NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 27/11/2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 01/12/2012
Charitable Objects: TO RELIEVE PEOPLE WITH ECZEMA, OTHER SKIN DISEASES AND RELATED CONDITIONS AND THE FAMILIES OF SUCH PEOPLE WHO ARE IN NEED EITHER INDIVIDUALLY OR COLLECTIVELY IN ANY MANNER WHICH IS DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 706557
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: Eczema UK

Charity Name Id: 33732
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: N E S - THE ECZEMA SOCIETY

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures