01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC036942
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 6
- Postcode
- PH1 5JN
OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on 8 November 2011 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by ME Research Group For Education And Support (MERGE) SC036942, which was a Trust registered as a charity since 6 October 2005. The transfer of assets from the unincorporated body to the SCIO are shown as expenditure within the final accounts of the unincorporated body and income within the first period of the SCIO. This has therefore resulted in a high level of expenditure in the period ended 7 November 2011 and will result in a higher level of income for the first SCIO period to 31 October 2012.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
To fundraise for and to fund biomedical research into the causes, consequences and treatments for ME/CFS. Charity provides information on research findings as well as information on the disease and the importance of research. The aims are achieved by providing research grants and provision of information via social media and print.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To advance scientific knowledge by commissioning or funding research into the causes, consequences and treatment of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) or any other related illnesses, and to publish or cause to be published the results of any such research. To advance public education and awareness of the causes, consequences and treatment of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) or any other related illnesses, and of the need for research into the condition, by producing printed or electronic information, funding or hosting scientific meetings, and acting as a key information resource for researchers, medical practitioners, healthcare professionals and the general public.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 October 2025 | £877,131 | £1,078,262 | 6 | 27 April 2026 |
| 31 October 2024 | £364,816 | £511,226 | 6 | 12 May 2025 |
| 31 October 2023 | £516,571 | £1,218,726 | 6 | 6 May 2024 |
| 31 October 2022 | £754,257 | £608,081 | 6 | 15 May 2023 |
| 31 October 2021 | £612,152 | £713,330 | 6 | 24 May 2022 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- Morris & Young, 6 Atholl Crescent, Perth
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.meresearch.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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