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meningitis research foundation

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, and the general public. Meningitis Research Foundation 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, Ireland, and various other locations.


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 Research Foundation (MRF) supports research, advocacy and action that helps defeat meningitis and septicaemia. We do this by funding research, carrying out our own research and supporting the research environment. We advocate for better health policy on behalf of people affected. We provide direct support to people and families. We are based in the UK and work around the world.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£3,008,072
Latest Expenditure
£2,480,792

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 54.4%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 65.9%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 36.8%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £2,080,060
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £837,707
Investments £87,421
Other Income £2,884

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,634,956
Raising Funds £843,756
Governance £69,315
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £2,080

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£3,008,072£2,480,792£1,634,956£4,443,140£1,157,28829 / 30
2023£3,647,237£2,326,205£1,414,766£3,847,851£3,789,05127 / 200
2022£1,776,907£1,954,430£1,195,871£2,526,819£481,10828 / 251
2021£3,378,145£1,668,193£988,222£2,704,342£418,97726 / 250
2020£2,342,300£2,631,916£1,680,891£994,390£753,77541 / 110

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers