BRITISH EPILEPSY ASSOCIATION — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 5 August 1964
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 00797997
Financial period: 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income: £3,624,556
Latest expenditure: £4,300,323
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: NEW ANSTEY HOUSE, GATE WAY DRIVE, YEADON, LEEDS, LS19 7XY

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Exists to improve the lives of people affected by epilepsy.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

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: 19 September 2025
Date Accounts Received: 19 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £3,624,556
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,300,323

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: 28 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 28 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,767,139
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,113,476

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: 24 July 2023
Date Accounts Received: 24 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £5,307,506
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,512,163

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: 5 July 2022
Date Accounts Received: 5 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £3,314,918
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,299,536

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 20 September 2021
Date Accounts Received: 20 September 2021
Total Gross Income: £2,395,053
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,126,323

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
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: 19 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £3,624,556
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,300,323
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 Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 450

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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: 28 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,767,139
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,113,476
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 Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 326

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
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: 24 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £5,307,506
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,512,163
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: 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 70001 80000: 1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 500

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
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: 5 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £3,314,918
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,299,536
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: 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 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 500

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 20 September 2021
Total Gross Income: £2,395,053
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,126,323
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: 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 70001 80000: 1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 200

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
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: 19 September 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 3213711
Income Other Trading Activities: 172830
Income Charitable Activities: 155579
Income Investments: 82436
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3624556
Income Legacies: 1258654
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1,184,619
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,841,269
Expenditure Other: 274435
Expenditure Total: 4300323
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 328365
Expenditure Support Costs: 1827722
Expenditure Depreciation: 12397
Gain Loss Investment: 101760
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,150,717
Assets Total Fixed: 1824489
Assets Own Use: 318810
Assets Long Term Investment: 1505679
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,960,089
Assets Total Liabilities: £369,024
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,415,554
Creditors One Year Total Current: 369024
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £592,714
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2150717
Funds Restricted: 1264837
Funds Total: 3415554
Count Employees: 76
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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: 28 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 2418319
Income Other Trading Activities: 83167
Income Charitable Activities: 141813
Income Investments: 123840
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2767139
Income Legacies: 537746
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1,322,497
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,748,281
Expenditure Other: 42698
Expenditure Total: 4113476
Expenditure Investment Management: 6386
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 167458
Expenditure Support Costs: 1842774
Expenditure Depreciation: 13604
Gain Loss Investment: 67222
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,463,470
Assets Total Fixed: 2330972
Assets Own Use: 419937
Assets Long Term Investment: 1911035
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,993,372
Assets Total Liabilities: £334,783
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,989,561
Creditors One Year Total Current: 334783
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £878,063
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2463470
Funds Restricted: 1526091
Funds Total: 3989561
Count Employees: 75
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
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: 24 July 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 4942533
Income Other Trading Activities: 109250
Income Charitable Activities: 155524
Income Investments: 100199
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 5307506
Income Legacies: 2134946
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1,346,177
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,165,986
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 3512163
Expenditure Investment Management: 13099
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 107694
Expenditure Support Costs: 1085781
Expenditure Depreciation: 26956
Gain Loss Investment: -198820
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £3,692,339
Assets Total Fixed: 2891660
Assets Own Use: 533153
Assets Long Term Investment: 2358507
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,655,013
Assets Total Liabilities: £277,997
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £5,268,676
Creditors One Year Total Current: 277997
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £768,594
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 3692339
Funds Restricted: 1576337
Funds Total: 5268676
Count Employees: 64
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
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: 5 July 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 2988108
Income Other Trading Activities: 63566
Income Charitable Activities: 179429
Income Investments: 83815
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3314918
Income Legacies: 1061959
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1,167,079
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,005,297
Expenditure Other: 127160
Expenditure Total: 3299536
Expenditure Investment Management: 13166
Expenditure Grants Institution: 44453
Expenditure Governance: 92549
Expenditure Support Costs: 1072937
Expenditure Depreciation: 26334
Gain Loss Investment: 212184
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £3,011,704
Assets Total Fixed: 2664648
Assets Own Use: 107321
Assets Long Term Investment: 2557327
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,198,701
Assets Total Liabilities: £191,196
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,672,153
Creditors One Year Total Current: 191196
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £952,406
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 3011704
Funds Restricted: 660449
Funds Total: 3672153
Count Employees: 63
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 20 September 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 2050228
Income Other Trading Activities: 112358
Income Charitable Activities: 123758
Income Investments: 108709
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2395053
Income Legacies: 735023
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1,024,408
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,101,915
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 3126323
Expenditure Investment Management: 13553
Expenditure Grants Institution: 185
Expenditure Governance: 94151
Expenditure Support Costs: 972009
Expenditure Depreciation: 6497
Gain Loss Investment: -185793
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,423,069
Assets Total Fixed: 2510579
Assets Own Use: 165436
Assets Long Term Investment: 2345143
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,139,858
Assets Total Liabilities: £205,850
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,444,587
Creditors One Year Total Current: 205850
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £821,537
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2733389
Funds Restricted: 711198
Funds Total: 3444587
Count Employees: 70
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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: 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: Isle Of Man
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

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

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Jersey
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

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

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

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: BRITISH EPILEPSY ASSOCIATION
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1964-08-05T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 25 MARCH 1964 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 3 MAY 1990, 23 JUNE 1994, 19 JUNE 1997, 17 JUNE 2006 AND 14 JUNE 2008. as amended on 29 Jun 2021 as amended on 09 Sept 2025
Charitable Objects: (I) TO SUPPORT PEOPLE WITH EPILEPSY OR THOSE WITH AN INTEREST IN THE CONDITION(II) TO RAISE AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONDITIONAND(III) TO PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO EPILEPSY
Area Of Benefit: NATIONAL

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 96763
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: EPILEPSY ACTION

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures