WORLD MUSCLE SOCIETY
Charity number: 1126862
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)
Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
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.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023
Total income: £140,171
Total expenditure: £388,609
People
15 Trustee(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
No information availableFundraising
No information available
Trading
One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries
Trustee payments
No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.
What, who, how, where
What the charity does:
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who the charity helps:
- Children/young People
- People With Disabilities
- The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
- Throughout England And Wales
Governance
Registration history:
- 24 November 2008: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
No other names
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property
Trustees
Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service
15 Trustee(s)
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| Dr Teresinha Evangelista | Trustee | 15 October 2022 |
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| Prof. Dr. Benedikt Schoser | Trustee | 15 October 2022 |
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| Professor Alan Beggs | Trustee | 15 October 2022 |
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| Professor Jordi Diaz-Manera | Trustee | 15 October 2022 |
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| A/ Professor Gianina Ravenscroft | Trustee | 15 October 2022 |
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| Dr Lindsay Alfano | Trustee | 15 October 2022 |
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| Dr James Dowling | Trustee | 05 October 2019 |
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| PROFESSOR Laurent Servais | Trustee | 05 October 2019 |
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| Dr Werner Stenzel | Trustee | 06 October 2017 |
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| PROFESSOR John Vissing | Trustee | 07 October 2016 |
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| PROFESSOR Francesco Muntoni | Trustee | 03 October 2015 |
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| Dr GISELE BONNE | Trustee | 25 October 2011 |
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| PROFESSOR VOLKER STRAUB | Trustee |
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| PROFESSOR ICHIZO NISHINO | Trustee |
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| PROFESSOR KEVIN FLANIGAN | Trustee |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
| Income / Expenditure | 31/12/2019 | 31/12/2020 | 31/12/2021 | 31/12/2022 | 31/12/2023 | ||
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Total gross income | £192.31k | £124.01k | £515.12k | £579.07k | £140.17k | |
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Total expenditure | £269.66k | £128.28k | £117.35k | £192.22k | £388.61k | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | N/A | N/A | £359.63k | £459.65k | N/A | |
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Income - Other trading activities | N/A | N/A | £0 | £0 | N/A | |
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Income - Charitable activities | N/A | N/A | £155.49k | £119.42k | N/A | |
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Income - Endowments | N/A | N/A | £0 | £0 | N/A | |
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Income - Investment | N/A | N/A | £0 | £0 | N/A | |
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Income - Other | N/A | N/A | £0 | £0 | N/A | |
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Income - Legacies | N/A | N/A | £0 | £0 | N/A | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | N/A | N/A | £117.35k | £192.22k | N/A | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | N/A | N/A | £0 | £0 | N/A | |
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Expenditure - Governance | N/A | N/A | £0 | £2.44k | N/A | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | N/A | N/A | £0 | £0 | N/A | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | N/A | N/A | £0 | £0 | N/A | |
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Expenditure - Other | N/A | N/A | £0 | £0 | N/A |
Accounts and annual returns
This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
| Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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| Annual return | 31 December 2023 | 25 October 2024 | On Time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2023 | 25 October 2024 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 December 2022 | 23 October 2023 | On Time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2022 | 23 October 2023 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 December 2021 | 07 November 2022 | 7 days late | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2021 | 07 November 2022 | 7 days late | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 December 2020 | 03 November 2021 | 3 days late | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2020 | 03 November 2021 | 3 days late | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 December 2019 | 30 October 2020 | On Time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2019 | 30 October 2020 | On Time | Download Open in new window |