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world muscle society

The charity supports children and young people, people with disabilities, and the general public. World Muscle Society is a registered charity whose purpose is the advancement of health or the saving of lives. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in Totnes and operates in England And Wales.


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

The activities of WMS are open to all professionals working in the neuromuscular field. It is a multidisciplinary Society reflecting in particular the different disciplines involved in the study of neuromuscular disorders and the management of patients with these disorders.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£413,741
Latest Expenditure
£523,120

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 33.2%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 100.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 1.3%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £459,645
Charitable Activities £119,423
Other Trading £0
Investments £0
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £192,224
Raising Funds £0
Governance £2,442
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£413,741£523,1200 / 0
2023£140,171£388,6090 / 0
2022£579,068£192,224£192,224£1,314,130£1,297,5480 / 0
2021£515,116£117,345£117,345£927,286£911,7580 / 0
2020£124,009£128,2800 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
THE OLD CIDER PRESS
5 The Quay
Tuckenhay
TOTNES
TQ9 7EQ
Registration Date
24 November 2008
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
4040460
Charity Number
1126862

Trustees

PROFESSOR KEVIN FLANIGAN
PROFESSOR ICHIZO NISHINO
PROFESSOR VOLKER STRAUB
Dr GISELE BONNE
PROFESSOR John Vissing
Dr Werner Stenzel
PROFESSOR Francesco Muntoni
PROFESSOR Laurent Servais
Dr James Dowling
Professor Alan Beggs
Professor Jordi Diaz-Manera
Dr Teresinha Evangelista
A/ Professor Gianina Ravenscroft
Prof. Dr. Benedikt Schoser
Dr Lindsay Alfano