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action for me

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, other defined groups, and the general public. Action For Me is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in Bristol and operates in England And Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

Action for M.E. was established for the relief of people suffering from the disease MyalgicEncephalomyelitis, (commonly known as M.E., or CFS/ME), and to provide information, advice and support, and to promote public education, campaigning and research into the disease. On a day to day basis we provide telephone support to people with M.E., manage Online M.E Centre and publish 'InterAction'.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,365,672
Latest Expenditure
£1,780,448

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 99.7%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 76.4%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 25.9%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,069,607
Charitable Activities £183,316
Other Trading £11,372
Investments £29,354
Other Income £72,023

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,360,926
Raising Funds £419,522
Governance £42,393
Grants to Institutions £111,088
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2025£1,365,672£1,780,448£1,360,926£910,620£397,89235 / 36
2024£1,734,551£1,788,660£1,343,147£1,326,547£824 / 48
2023£1,123,419£1,794,518£1,513,267£1,380,295£1,206,57040 / 63
2022£2,497,718£1,326,158£1,082,909£2,054,826£1,803,24429 / 50
2021£1,192,127£832,594£716,785£885,515£608,05019 / 70

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers