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beacon: for rare diseases ltd

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, other charities or voluntary bodies, and the general public. Beacon: For Rare Diseases LTD is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in Cambridge 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

Findacure works to:Empower patient groups to build their patient community, develop as a charity, and drive treatment research and development.Promote collaboration between rare disease stakeholders to facilitate treatment development for all.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£523,301
Latest Expenditure
£478,828

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 83.7%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 91.4%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 9.5%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £65,213
Charitable Activities £402,124
Other Trading £55,964
Investments £0
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £437,776
Raising Funds £41,052
Governance £4,200
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£523,301£478,828£437,776£191,484£74,61310 / 5
2022£269,865£318,3430 / 0
2021£324,970£196,1490 / 0
2020£186,665£194,2950 / 5

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers