Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 4

Excess liquidity: -1
Large legacies income: +1
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs high: -3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Overall weighted support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 5

MENINGITIS RESEARCH FOUNDATION

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.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker
This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£3,647	£2,326	£1,321	£845	£3,848	£3,791	19.6	27	200
31/03/22	£1,777	£1,954	£-178	£736	£2,527	£2,481	15.2	28	251
31/03/21	£3,378	£1,668	£1,710	£678	£2,704	£2,463	17.7	26	250
31/03/20	£2,342	£2,632	£-290	£944	£994	£852	3.9	41	110
31/03/19	£2,623	£2,784	£-161	£983	£1,282	£1,173	5.1	46	250
31/03/18	£2,947	£3,461	£-514	£1,072	£1,443	£1,016	3.5	45	0
31/03/17	£2,945	£2,623	£322	£842	£1,957	£1,502	6.9	42	0
31/03/16	£2,335	£2,387	£-52	£830	£1,358	£1,170	5.9	42	0
31/03/15	£2,323	£2,312	£11	£843	£1,414	£1,271	6.6	36	0
31/03/14	£2,590	£2,383	£207	£851	£1,338	£1,102	5.6	37	0
31/03/13	£2,581	£2,086	£495	£861	£1,139	£989	5.7	37	0
31/03/12	£2,106	£2,348	£-242	£847	£579	£409	2.1	37	0
31/03/11	£1,862	£2,489	£-627	£829	£822	£680	3.3	40	0
31/03/10	£2,633	£2,449	£184	£753	£1,420	£1,312	6.4	42	0
31/03/09	£2,369	£2,368	£1	£765	£1,221	£1,131	5.7	38	0
31/03/08	£2,397	£2,025	£372	£748	£1,219	£1,096	6.5	39	0
31/03/07	£2,151	£2,357	£-205	£645	£863	£822	4.2	36	0
31/03/06	£2,237	£1,566	£670	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/05	£2,346	£2,480	£-134	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/04	£2,097	£2,744	£-647	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 32.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 36.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 20%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 14%
Liabilities/Income: 17%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 19.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 15 months
Quick Ratio: 3.7

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Balance Sheet History

Established: 23 years

www.meningitis.org

CAROLC@MENINGITIS.ORG

03334056262

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Disability
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Scientific research and testing services

How it operates

Makes grants to organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales, United States,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - No Family Left Behind
£188,183	24/07/2023	Funding will be used to develop an integrated programme to support families affected by meningitis. The project will help the meningitis community play a leading role in identifying needs providing ....more Funding will be used to develop an integrated programme to support families affected by meningitis. The project will help the meningitis community play a leading role in identifying needs providing peer support co-creating content and working with the Meningitis Research Foundation to promote events and resources.
National Lottery Community Fund - Pushing the Boundaries
£49,282	27/11/2020 6	The funding will be used to provide virtual peer-to-peer support for children and their parents who have had meningitis and have life-altering effects from it. The sessions will also involve ....more The funding will be used to provide virtual peer-to-peer support for children and their parents who have had meningitis and have life-altering effects from it. The sessions will also involve clinicians and experts to enhance overall learning. This aims to improve access to information for this group overall health and wellbeing and reduce isolation.
National Lottery Community Fund - Meningitis Mentors
£95,401	28/02/2019 25	The funding is to enable the project's outreach work to target people who are hard to reach, through the recruitment of specialist staff and the development of an online advice portal. The project ....more The funding is to enable the project's outreach work to target people who are hard to reach, through the recruitment of specialist staff and the development of an online advice portal. The project shares tips, experiences and provide advice for people and families affected by meningitis, septicaemia and associated impairments.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 28-61

CAROLINE MARGARET MACKRILL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Managing Director

CLAIRE SUZANNE LEIGH Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Company Director

DR PRISCILLA NGOZI IBEKWE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Doctor

EKUNDAYO KEHINDE AJAYI-OBE DR Appointed: 2023

JEMIMA MARY WEI JACOBS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

MEGAN JANE CHALLIS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Head Of Strategic Partnerships

MICHEAL NALLEN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Programme Director

PROF RAY BORROW Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Consultant Clinical Scientist

SARAH JEFFERY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Head Of Health

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/03/2002, number: 1091105
Registered at Companies House on 06/02/2002, number: 04367866

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

11/09/2013 - Asset transfer in from MENINGITIS MERSEYSIDE SUPPORT GROUP
15/05/2019 - Asset transfer in from THE DOMINIC KING FUND
09/12/2021 - Asset transfer in from CONFEDERATION OF MENINGITIS ORGANISATIONS LTD

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from CONFEDERATION OF MENINGITIS ORGANISATIONS LTD on 09/12/2021

Main office

Room 715 The Programme Building
7th Floor
The Pithay
Bristol
BS1 2NB

Objectives

(A) TO PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSES AND TREATMENT OF ALL FORMS OF MENINGITIS AND ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS;(B) TO PROMOTE THE DISSEMINATION OF THE KNOWLEDGE GAINED BY SUCH RESEARCH;(C) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CAUSES, TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF MENINGITIS AND ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS;(D) TO HELP RELIEVE DISTRESS TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES CAUSED BY DEATH AND DAMAGE THROUGH MENINGITIS AND ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED