MENINGITIS NOW — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 9 March 1990
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 02469130
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £2,147,388
Latest expenditure: £2,572,610
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Meningitis Now, Fern House, Daniels Industrial Estate, 104 Bath Road, STROUD, GL5 3TJ

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Meningitis Now is a charity formed in 2013 by the merger of Meningitis UK & Meningitis Trust, founders of the meningitis movement in the UK in the mid 1980s. We exist to save lives & rebuild futures through research, awareness & support.Our vision is a future where no one in the UK loses their life to meningitis & everyone affected gets the support they need to rebuild their lives.

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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: 23 December 2025
Date Accounts Received: 23 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,147,388
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,572,610

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: £2,157,226
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,515,715

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: £2,077,811
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,365,849

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: 16 December 2022
Date Accounts Received: 16 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £2,051,890
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,955,576

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: 1 November 2021
Date Accounts Received: 1 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £2,240,287
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,085,844

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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: 23 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,147,388
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,572,610
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of 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 70001 80000: 1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 134

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: £2,157,226
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,515,715
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of 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 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 250

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: £2,077,811
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,365,849
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of 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 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 240

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: 16 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £2,051,890
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,955,576
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
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: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £5,966
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 240

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: 1 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £2,240,287
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,085,844
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
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: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £320,625
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 208

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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: 23 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 1543215
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 288467
Income Investments: 16359
Income Other: 299347
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2147388
Income Legacies: 121504
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £798,656
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,773,954
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2572610
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 89986
Expenditure Governance: 91300
Expenditure Support Costs: 420966
Expenditure Depreciation: 10781
Gain Loss Investment: 28375
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £955,982
Assets Total Fixed: 798600
Assets Own Use: 20311
Assets Long Term Investment: 778289
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £723,918
Assets Total Liabilities: £403,014
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,119,504
Creditors One Year Total Current: 403014
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £676,185
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 955982
Funds Restricted: 163522
Funds Total: 1119504
Count Employees: 49
Consolidated 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: 1511521
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 329191
Income Investments: 15410
Income Other: 301104
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2157226
Income Legacies: 163466
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £843,467
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,672,248
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2515715
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 205916
Expenditure Governance: 67518
Expenditure Support Costs: 354303
Expenditure Depreciation: 9784
Gain Loss Investment: 61500
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,169,596
Assets Total Fixed: 776657
Assets Own Use: 26929
Assets Long Term Investment: 749728
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,189,231
Assets Total Liabilities: £449,537
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,516,351
Creditors One Year Total Current: 449537
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,155,265
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1169596
Funds Restricted: 346755
Funds Total: 1516351
Count Employees: 42
Consolidated 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: 1490223
Income Other Trading Activities: 20
Income Charitable Activities: 329614
Income Investments: 5941
Income Other: 252013
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2077811
Income Legacies: 340728
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £728,750
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,637,099
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2365849
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 200255
Expenditure Governance: 54626
Expenditure Support Costs: 358687
Expenditure Depreciation: 11059
Gain Loss Investment: -40430
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,330,836
Assets Total Fixed: 718398
Assets Own Use: 30347
Assets Long Term Investment: 688051
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,387,229
Assets Total Liabilities: £292,288
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,813,339
Creditors One Year Total Current: 292288
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,343,650
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1330836
Funds Restricted: 482503
Funds Total: 1813339
Count Employees: 41
Consolidated 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: 16 December 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 1562552
Income Other Trading Activities: 25411
Income Charitable Activities: 275751
Income Investments: 147
Income Other: 188029
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2051890
Income Legacies: 328026
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £597,726
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,357,001
Expenditure Other: 849
Expenditure Total: 1955576
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 87330
Expenditure Governance: 44670
Expenditure Support Costs: 353500
Expenditure Depreciation: 9443
Gain Loss Investment: 18253
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,594,936
Assets Total Fixed: 764269
Assets Own Use: 35855
Assets Long Term Investment: 728414
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,726,850
Assets Total Liabilities: £349,312
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,141,807
Creditors One Year Total Current: 349312
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,583,897
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1594936
Funds Restricted: 546871
Funds Total: 2141807
Count Employees: 36
Consolidated 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: 1 November 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 1824255
Income Other Trading Activities: 20755
Income Charitable Activities: 349614
Income Investments: 21003
Income Other: 24660
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2240287
Income Legacies: 131704
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £609,148
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,473,856
Expenditure Other: 2840
Expenditure Total: 2085844
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 44759
Expenditure Governance: 49767
Expenditure Support Costs: 319174
Expenditure Depreciation: 18350
Gain Loss Investment: 91035
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,453,845
Assets Total Fixed: 729205
Assets Own Use: 19013
Assets Long Term Investment: 710192
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,623,241
Assets Total Liabilities: £325,205
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,027,241
Creditors One Year Total Current: 325205
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,596,277
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1453845
Funds Restricted: 573396
Funds Total: 2027241
Count Employees: 49
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

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

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

Classification Code: 110
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Amateur Sport

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

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: MENINGITIS NOW
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1990-03-09T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 12/02/1990AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 23/04/1998AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25/02/2004AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 15/10/2008AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 25/09/2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 20 OCT 2022
Charitable Objects: A. TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND DISTRESS AMONG PERSONS WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM MENINGITIS (WHICH IN THESE OBJECTS MEANS MENINGITIS IN ALL FORMS AND INCLUDES ALL AND ANY ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS) OR SEPTICAEMIA OR WHO ARE DISABLED AS A RESULT OF MENINGITIS OR SEPTICAEMIA.B. TO UNDERTAKE AND FUND RESEARCH INTO ALL STRAINS OF MENINGITIS WHETHER VIRAL OR BACTERIAL OR SEPTICAEMIA AND TO PUBLISH, ASSIST WITH, AND/OR FUND THE PUBLICATION AND DISSEMINATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF.C. TO WORK TOWARDS THE ELIMINATION OF MENINGITIS AS A SERIOUS MEDICAL PROBLEM.D. TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO PEOPLE WHO SUFFER MENINGITIS OR SEPTICAEMIA AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILIES, GUARDIANS OR PARTNERS.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 33164
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: THE MENINGITIS TRUST

Charity Name Id: 33162
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: MENINGITIS TRUST

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures