Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 0

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -4
Large legacies income: +2
Volatile income
spending growth: -1

Mainly male board: -1

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -1

THE MYALGIC ENCEPHALOPATHY ASSOCIATION LIMITED

To provide information and support for people with ME/CFS/PVFS

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
This charity has received more than half of its income from legacies in recent years
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £2,619,274 available, equivalent to 50 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/22		£861	£631	£229	£0	£3,345	£2,619	49.8	12	22
31/12/21		£1,265	£486	£779	£0	£3,115	£2,336	57.6	10	26
31/12/20		£1,110	£493	£617	£0	£2,337	£2,193	53.4	8	24
31/12/19		£556	£500	£56	£0	£1,720	£1,607	38.6	7	25
31/12/18		£419	£454	£-35	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	24
31/12/17		£326	£387	£-61	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16		£771	£266	£506	£70	£1,761	£1,336	60.3	6	0
31/12/15		£663	£239	£424	£101	£1,256	£856	42.9	3	0
31/12/14		£265	£212	£53	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13		£274	£335	£-62	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12		£497	£290	£207	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11	*	£229	£203	£25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10		£234	£186	£48	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09		£278	£202	£75	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08	*	£334	£205	£129	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/07	*	£186	£152	£35	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/06	*	£283	£223	£60	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05		£239	£210	£28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04		£220	£144	£76	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 11%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 78%
Reserves/Spending: 49.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 61 months
Quick Ratio: 14.8

Asset Split ?

Established: 35 years

www.meassociation.org.uk

vicky.smith@meassociation.org.uk

01280818963

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

12 employees
22 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 52-79

DAVID ALLEN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director

DR CHARLES BERNARD SHEPHERD, Occupation: Physician

EWAN STUART DALE Appointed: 2004, Occupation: Retired

MARTINE AINSWORTH-WELLS Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Company Director

NEIL HARRISON RILEY (Chair) Appointed: 2004, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/04/1989, number: 801279
Registered at Companies House on 16/03/1989, number: 02361986

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

26/11/2018 - Asset transfer in from NEXT CHAPTER
11/05/2023 - Asset transfer in from REMEMBER (THE CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME SOCIETY)
25/03/2024 - Asset transfer in from BLACK COUNTRY NEUROLOGICAL ALLIANCE

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Risk management
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR11: 33 days late, AR08: 16 days late, AR07: 20 days late, AR06: 21 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from REMEMBER (THE CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME SOCIETY) on 11/05/2023
Asset transfer in from BLACK COUNTRY NEUROLOGICAL ALLIANCE on 25/03/2024

Main office

UNIT 7 APOLLO OFFICE COURT
RADCLIVE ROAD
GAWCOTT
BUCKINGHAM
MK18 4DF

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY ARE A) TO OFFER RELIEF TO PERSONS OF ALL AGES WITH MYALGIC ENCEPHALOPATHY (ME) / CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME (CFS) THROUGH THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION ANDB) TO FURTHER EDUCATION IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE ILLNESS AND C) TO SUPPORT RESEARCH AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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