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muscular dystrophy group of great britain and northern ireland

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, and people with disabilities. Muscular Dystrophy Group Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in London 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

We support research with the aim of finding treatments and effective cures and we drive improvements in health care. We provide information and advice, campaign to raise awareness, provide care and support. Further, we enable people to lead as full and rich a life as possible through the provision of advocacy support and equipment grants as well as campaigns to remove barriers to independence.

Fundraising

See where Muscular Dystrophy Group Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Financial Information

Latest Income
£9,508,000
Latest Expenditure
£8,042,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 57.3%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 67.7%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 32.7%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £5,755,000
Charitable Activities £2,483,000
Other Trading £67,000
Investments £340,000
Other Income £863,000

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £5,446,000
Raising Funds £2,596,000
Governance £36,000
Grants to Institutions £2,498,000
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£9,508,000£8,042,000£5,446,000£13,821,000£5,688,00070 / 464
2023£8,221,000£6,856,000£4,826,000£11,913,000£6,511,00065 / 400
2022£6,669,000£5,609,000£3,781,000£10,829,000£4,959,00057 / 450
2021£5,544,000£3,574,000£2,371,000£9,722,000£4,780,00059 / 450
2020£6,201,343£6,349,794£4,018,535£7,042,159£842,01086 / 660

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers