MENINGITIS RESEARCH FOUNDATION — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 14 March 2002
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 04367866
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £2,637,478
Latest expenditure: £3,018,845
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Unit 31, St Thomas Court, Thomas Lane, Redcliffe, Bristol, BS1 6JG

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Meningitis Research Foundation (MRF) supports research, advocacy and action that helps defeat meningitis and septicaemia. We do this by funding research, carrying out our own research and supporting the research environment. We advocate for better health policy on behalf of people affected. We provide direct support to people and families. We are based in the UK and work around the world.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 29 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 29 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £2,637,478
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,018,845

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 31 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £3,008,072
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,480,792

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 31 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £3,647,237
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,326,205

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 31 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,776,907
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,954,430

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 28 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 28 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £3,378,145
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,668,193

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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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 29 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £2,637,478
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,018,845
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
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 60001 70000: 1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 31

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £3,008,072
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,480,792
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
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 60001 70000: 1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £3,647,237
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,326,205
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 60001 70000: 2
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 2
Count Salary Band 100001 110000: 1
Count Volunteers: 200

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,776,907
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,954,430
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Commercial Participator: Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator: Yes
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 60001 70000: 2
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 251

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 28 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £3,378,145
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,668,193
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Commercial Participator: Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator: Yes
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 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 250

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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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 29 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 1767975
Income Other Trading Activities: 782567
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 86488
Income Other: 448
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2637478
Income Legacies: 83547
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £939,177
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,057,296
Expenditure Other: 22372
Expenditure Total: 3018845
Expenditure Investment Management: 10135
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 113932
Expenditure Support Costs: 357671
Expenditure Depreciation: 1019
Gain Loss Investment: 18472
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: -3900
Reserves: £1,206,287
Assets Total Fixed: 979461
Assets Own Use: 49726
Assets Long Term Investment: 929735
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £3,498,389
Assets Total Liabilities: £416,077
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £4,061,773
Creditors One Year Total Current: 415244
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 833
Assets Cash: £1,945,808
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 3983777
Funds Restricted: 77996
Funds Total: 4061773
Count Employees: 34
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 2080060
Income Other Trading Activities: 837707
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 87421
Income Other: 2884
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3008072
Income Legacies: 678423
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £843,756
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,634,956
Expenditure Other: 2080
Expenditure Total: 2480792
Expenditure Investment Management: 7447
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 69315
Expenditure Support Costs: 269736
Expenditure Depreciation: 863
Gain Loss Investment: 68009
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,157,288
Assets Total Fixed: 938298
Assets Own Use: 1526
Assets Long Term Investment: 936772
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £3,972,562
Assets Total Liabilities: £467,720
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £4,443,140
Creditors One Year Total Current: 466887
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 833
Assets Cash: £2,476,147
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 4334158
Funds Restricted: 108982
Funds Total: 4443140
Count Employees: 29
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 2619324
Income Other Trading Activities: 988532
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 29633
Income Other: 7875
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3645364
Income Legacies: 1209971
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £851,997
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,414,766
Expenditure Other: 59442
Expenditure Total: 2326205
Expenditure Investment Management: 6551
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 59960
Expenditure Support Costs: 249598
Expenditure Depreciation: 7033
Gain Loss Investment: -59442
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 1873
Reserves: £3,789,051
Assets Total Fixed: 856488
Assets Own Use: 2389
Assets Long Term Investment: 854099
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £3,595,604
Assets Total Liabilities: £604,241
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,847,851
Creditors One Year Total Current: 603408
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 833
Assets Cash: £2,239,120
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 3791440
Funds Restricted: 56411
Funds Total: 3847851
Count Employees: 27
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 1485171
Income Other Trading Activities: 289873
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 927
Income Other: 936
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1776907
Income Legacies: 161324
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £739,514
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,195,871
Expenditure Other: 19045
Expenditure Total: 1954430
Expenditure Investment Management: 3222
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 44839
Expenditure Support Costs: 207864
Expenditure Depreciation: 14087
Gain Loss Investment: -18825
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: -220
Reserves: £481,108
Assets Total Fixed: 907446
Assets Own Use: 6806
Assets Long Term Investment: 900640
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,674,041
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,054,668
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,526,819
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1054668
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,880,542
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2481108
Funds Restricted: 45711
Funds Total: 2526819
Count Employees: 28
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 28 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 3171487
Income Other Trading Activities: 185675
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 4121
Income Other: 16862
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3378145
Income Legacies: 2111197
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £677,986
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £988,222
Expenditure Other: 1985
Expenditure Total: 1668193
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 56819
Expenditure Support Costs: 96088
Expenditure Depreciation: 23222
Gain Loss Investment: 14451
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: -1985
Reserves: £418,977
Assets Total Fixed: 22745
Assets Own Use: 20893
Assets Long Term Investment: 1852
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £3,790,791
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,109,194
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,704,342
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1109194
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £2,685,868
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2462637
Funds Restricted: 241705
Funds Total: 2704342
Count Employees: 26
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: United States
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: North America
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: Country
Geographic Area Description: 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

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

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: MENINGITIS RESEARCH FOUNDATION
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2002-03-14T00:00:00

Charity Name: MENINGITIS RESEARCH FOUNDATION
Charity Event Order: 3
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2019-05-15T00:00:00
Reason: Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number: 802039
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 802039
Assoc Charity Name: THE DOMINIC KING FUND

Charity Name: MENINGITIS RESEARCH FOUNDATION
Charity Event Order: 4
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2021-12-09T00:00:00
Reason: Amalgamated
Assoc Organisation Number: 5067043
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1167023
Assoc Charity Name: CONFEDERATION OF MENINGITIS ORGANISATIONS LTD

Charity Name: MENINGITIS RESEARCH FOUNDATION
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2013-09-11T00:00:00
Reason: Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number: 1048458
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1048458
Assoc Charity Name: MENINGITIS MERSEYSIDE SUPPORT GROUP

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 6 FEBRUARY 2002 as amended on 06 Oct 2016 as amended on 25 Mar 2021
Charitable Objects: (A) TO PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSES AND TREATMENT OF ALL FORMS OF MENINGITIS AND ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS;(B) TO PROMOTE THE DISSEMINATION OF THE KNOWLEDGE GAINED BY SUCH RESEARCH;(C) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CAUSES, TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF MENINGITIS AND ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS;(D) TO HELP RELIEVE DISTRESS TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES CAUSED BY DEATH AND DAMAGE THROUGH MENINGITIS AND ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures