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matthews friends

The charity supports children and young people and people with disabilities. Matthews Friends is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in Surrey and operates in England And Wales, Scotland, and 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

To publicise the ketogenic diet and make it a first line treatment for childhood epilepsy instead of a last resort.To give parents and informed choice and an alternative to medicationTo support parents/carers and children once on the diet.To provide finding to help with education and training in the administration of the ketogenic diet to make it more available

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£97,385
Latest Expenditure
£214,248

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 14.9%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 73.4%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 6.4%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £562,933
Charitable Activities £100,478
Other Trading £10,785
Investments £429
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £100,519
Raising Funds £6,975
Governance £1,780
Grants to Institutions £34,298
Other Expenditure £29,378

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£97,385£214,2480 / 4
2023£133,922£169,9000 / 5
2022£476,637£488,8610 / 5
2021£111,800£141,0850 / 5
2020£674,625£136,872£100,519£591,973£30,0001 / 5

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
c/o Young Epilepsy
St Piers Lane
Lingfield
Surrey
RH7 6PW
Registration Date
9 February 2005
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
4011831
Charity Number
1108016

Trustees

VALERIE MARY ALDRIDGE
RICHARD ALDRIDGE
JULIE FRANCES FOUNTAIN

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