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meningitis now

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin, and the general public. Meningitis Now is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in Stroud 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

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.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£2,157,226
Latest Expenditure
£2,515,715

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 77.5%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 66.5%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 36.2%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,511,521
Charitable Activities £329,191
Other Trading £0
Investments £15,410
Other Income £301,104

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,672,248
Raising Funds £843,467
Governance £67,518
Grants to Institutions £205,916
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£2,157,226£2,515,715£1,672,248£1,516,351£1,169,59642 / 250
2023£2,077,811£2,365,849£1,637,099£1,813,339£1,330,83641 / 240
2022£2,051,890£1,955,576£1,357,001£2,141,807£1,594,93636 / 240
2021£2,240,287£2,085,844£1,473,856£2,027,241£1,453,84549 / 208
2020£2,808,753£3,071,307£2,213,271£1,781,763£1,221,49057 / 230

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
Meningitis Now
Fern House
Daniels Industrial Estate
104 Bath Road
STROUD
GL5 3TJ
Registration Date
9 March 1990
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
803016
Charity Number
803016

Trustees

RODERICK ADLINGTON
James Sutherland
Hannah Marsh
Professor John Simon Kroll
Julie Elizabeth Marsh
Emma Thomas
Christopher Edwin Philipsborn
Holly lauren Byrne
Stephen Alan Sutcliffe
Nikki Richardson
Randy William Packer Weeks

Also Known As

  • MENINGITIS TRUST
  • THE MENINGITIS TRUST