CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRUST

Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
The Cystic Fibrosis Trust works to improve and transform the lives of people with cystic fibrosis by investing in research and its application to patients, driving up standards of clinical care in the NHS, providing information, advice and support for people with cystic fibrosis and their families, campaigning and influencing policy and raising awareness in the media and the general public.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024
Total income:
£14,666,000
Donations and legacies | £12.40m | |
Charitable activities | £0 | |
Other trading activities | £1.30m | |
Investments | £628.00k | |
Other | £332.00k |
Total expenditure:
£15,094,000
Raising funds | £3.07m | |
Charitable activities | £12.02m | |
Other | £0 |
£411,000 investments gains (losses)
Charitable expenditure
Charitable expenditure with investment gains
Charitable expenditure
Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.
In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.
Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.
By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.
Raising funds and other expenditure | £3.07m | |
Charitable expenditure | £12.02m |
People

134 Employee(s)
12 Trustee(s)
200 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
Number of employees | |
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£60k to £70k | 4 |
£70k to £80k | 3 |
£80k to £90k | 1 |
£130k to £140k | 1 |
Fundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Disability
- Children/young People
- People With Disabilities
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Throughout England And Wales
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
Governance
No other names
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- 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
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
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
12 Trustee(s)
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Richard Hunt CBE | Chair | 25 July 2018 |
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Dr Maya Desai | Trustee | 23 May 2024 |
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Jane Wainwright | Trustee | 29 September 2023 |
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Neil Priscott | Trustee | 29 September 2023 |
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Sophie Pierce | Trustee | 13 July 2021 |
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Sonya Trivedy | Trustee | 13 July 2021 |
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Martin Walshaw | Trustee | 13 July 2021 |
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Joanna Barrett | Trustee | 01 October 2019 |
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Michelle Shore | Trustee | 24 September 2019 |
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Richard Hoey | Trustee | 13 March 2019 |
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Anne Byrne | Trustee | 13 March 2019 |
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Sean Collins | Trustee | 12 July 2017 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 31/03/2020 | 31/03/2021 | 31/03/2022 | 31/03/2023 | 31/03/2024 | ||
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Total gross income | £16.53m | £14.39m | £15.68m | £14.67m | £14.67m | |
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Total expenditure | £16.50m | £13.91m | £15.97m | £12.77m | £15.09m | |
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Income from government contracts | £128.00k | 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 | £15.20m | £11.68m | £11.79m | £10.42m | £12.40m | |
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Income - Other trading activities | £1.08m | £2.58m | £3.70m | £2.87m | £1.30m | |
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Income - Charitable activities | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Endowments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Investment | £149.00k | £128.00k | £78.00k | £279.00k | £628.00k | |
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Income - Other | £104.00k | £0 | £112.00k | £1.10m | £332.00k | |
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Income - Legacies | £2.92m | £2.27m | £1.90m | £978.00k | £2.62m | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | £12.94m | £10.18m | £11.78m | £9.45m | £12.02m | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | £3.56m | £3.72m | £4.18m | £3.32m | £3.07m | |
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Expenditure - Governance | £3.02k | £279.00k | £66.09k | £190.00k | £582.00k | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | £4.40m | £4.87m | £6.74m | £3.57m | £4.45m | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | £85.61k | £22.56k | £51.25k | £28.00k | £28.09k | |
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Expenditure - Other | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
Assets and liabilities
Definitions for assets and liabilities
These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.
Long term InvestmentsInvestments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.
These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liabilityThis is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.
Total liabilitiesThese are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.
Asset / Liability | 31/03/2020 | 31/03/2021 | 31/03/2022 | 31/03/2023 | 31/03/2024 | ||
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Own use assets | £24.00k | £37.00k | £19.00k | £155.00k | £132.00k | |
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Long-term investments | £5.67m | £5.20m | £5.60m | £5.39m | £5.80m | |
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Other assets | £15.20m | £17.92m | £20.41m | £21.50m | £21.15m | |
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Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Total liabilities | £13.00m | £13.64m | £16.36m | £15.69m | £15.73m |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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Annual return | 31 March 2024 | 18 December 2024 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2024 | 18 December 2024 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2023 | 11 January 2024 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2023 | 11 January 2024 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2022 | 24 January 2023 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2022 | 24 January 2023 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2021 | 10 November 2021 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2021 | 10 November 2021 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2020 | 07 December 2020 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2020 | 07 December 2020 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 19TH NOVEMBER 1999 AND AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS PASSED ON 18TH JANUARY 2000 AND 8TH DECEMBER 2009 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 16 NOV 2017 as amended on 24 Jul 2023
Charitable objects
1) TO PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSES OF AND A CURE FOR CYSTIC FIBROSIS AND THE DISSEMINATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT 2) THE CARE, TREATMENT, EDUCATION AND ADVANCEMENT IN SUCH WAYS AS ARE CHARITABLE OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM CYSTIC FIBROSIS IN ANY FORM AND 3) THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT THE CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF CYSTIC FIBROSIS
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED
Contact information
- Address:
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Cystic Fibrosis Trust
33 Creechurch Lane
LONDON
EC3A 5EB
- Phone:
- 020 3795 1555
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