STROKE ASSOCIATION

Charity number: 211015
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

THE CHARITY OPERATES THROUGHOUT THE UK. WE PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES TO EVERYONE AFFECTED BY STROKE, INCLUDING FAMILIES AND CARERS. WE RAISE AWARENESS OF STROKE AND CAMPAIGN FOR BETTER EMERGENCY, REHABILITATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES. WE INVEST IN STROKE RESEARCH TO HELP REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OF STROKE, TO FIND THE BEST TREATMENT AND LONG TERM CARE AND IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR STROKE SURVIVORS.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income:
£42,144,680

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Donations and legacies £28.86m
Charitable activities £11.59m
Other trading activities £81.23k
Investments £735.02k
Other £887.18k

Total expenditure:
£43,826,107

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Raising funds £8.58m
Charitable activities £35.25m
Other £0

£3,624,891 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £10,052,270 from 85 government contract(s) and £1,071,730 from 14 government grant(s)

Charitable expenditure

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.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £8.58m
Charitable expenditure £35.25m

People

795 Employee(s)

13 Trustee(s)

1425 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 16
£70k to £80k 4
£90k to £100k 3
£100k to £110k 1
£110k to £120k 2
£150k to £200k 1

Fundraising

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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Isle Of Man
  • Jersey
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 01 June 1989: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • THE STROKE ASSOCIATION (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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

13 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
STEPHEN KING Chair 01 August 2017
None on record
Dr Niamh Kennedy Trustee 18 October 2023
None on record
Professor Rustam Al-Shahi Salman Trustee 18 October 2023
None on record
Hannah Claire Catchpool Trustee 30 June 2022
None on record
Andrew Robert Archibald Trustee 15 December 2021
None on record
George Spentzos Trustee 07 October 2021
None on record
Ceri Jackson Trustee 08 October 2020
None on record
Prof Avril Drummond Trustee 01 December 2019
None on record
Ian Macpherson Lee Trustee 18 June 2019
None on record
Eduardo Garcez Trustee 24 September 2018
None on record
Katherine Gillespie Trustee 24 September 2018
None on record
David Buckle Trustee 24 September 2018
THE SOCIETY FOR RELIEF OF WIDOWS AND ORPHANS OF MEDICAL MEN
Received: On time
CROHN'S & COLITIS UK
Received: On time
Dr MARTIN ANTHONY JAMES Trustee 22 July 2014
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £35.62m £34.57m £41.16m £40.42m £42.14m
Total expenditure £38.49m £34.13m £31.60m £38.10m £43.83m
Income from government contracts £2.96m £2.95m £1.99m £1.55m £10.05m
Income from government grants £12.61k £2.42m £20.23k £685.77k £1.07m
Income - Donations and legacies £24.28m £22.30m £30.16m £28.23m £28.86m
Income - Other trading activities £103.00k £123.00k £121.00k £0 £81.23k
Income - Charitable activities £10.21m £10.27m £10.11m £10.81m £11.59m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £554.00k £533.00k £451.00k £611.00k £735.02k
Income - Other £481.00k £1.35m £314.00k £765.00k £887.18k
Income - Legacies £12.67m £12.06m £19.30m £16.79k £16.08m
Expenditure - Charitable activities £30.33m £26.48m £24.67m £30.07m £35.25m
Expenditure - Raising funds £8.17m £7.64m £6.93m £8.03m £8.58m
Expenditure - Governance £704.00k £608.00k £764.00k £691.00k £733.74k
Expenditure - Grants institution £631.00k £1.28m £1.25m £2.02m £3.33m
Expenditure - Investment management £151.00k £112.03k £126.35k £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

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 Investments

Investments 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.

Other assets

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 liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These 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.

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Asset / Liability 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Own use assets £3.95m £21.29m £3.23m £2.92m £1.31m
Long-term investments £19.48m £2.66m £25.10m £27.47m £28.89m
Other assets £6.83m £9.67m £15.66m £15.36m £18.43m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £11.51m £12.21m £10.88m £10.80m £11.74m

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
Annual return 31 March 2024 13 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 13 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 09 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 09 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 20 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 20 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 15 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 15 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 23 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 23 December 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 25/03/1899 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14/04/1976 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25/03/1994 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 31/03/2000 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17/10/2001 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11/10/2005 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16/10/2007 NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 12/07/2011 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 11/05/2012 as amended on 24 Sep 2018 as amended on 18 Nov 2019

Charitable objects

(A) WORKING FOR THE PREVENTION OF STROKE; (B) EDUCATING THE PUBLIC IN ALL MATTERS CONCERNING STROKE; (C) CARRYING OUT, PROMOTING OR SPONSORING RESEARCH INTO THE PREVENTION OR TREATMENT OF STROKE OR OTHER CONDITIONS WHERE THE EFFECTS ARE SIMILAR TO STROKE, THE REHABILITATION AND LONG-TERM CARE OF STROKE SURVIVORS AND PUBLISHING THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH; (D) RESPONDING TO THE NEEDS CAUSED BY THE EFFECTS OF STROKE, OR OTHER CONDITIONS WHERE THE EFFECTS ARE SIMILAR TO STROKE, BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND SUPPORT TO THOSE AFFECTED, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Linked charities

Linked charities
Linked charity 211015-2 THE CHEST, HEART AND STROKE ASSOCIATION
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 17 FEBRUARY 1987 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION OF 24 APRIL 1987, 13 FEBRUARY 1989 AND 25TH MARCH 1994
Charitable objects
1) TO WORK FOR THE PREVENTION OF STROKE ILLNESS 2) TO PROMOTE OR SPONSOR RESEARCH INTO THE PREVENTION OR TREATMENT OF STROKE ILLNESS AND REHABILITATION AND LONG TERM CARE OF STROKE SUFFERERS AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH 3)TO RELIEVE DISTRESS OCCASIONED BY STROKE ILLNESS IN PARTICULAR THROUGH ADVICE AND CARE IN THE COMMUNITY OF THE SUFFERERS AND THIER HELPERS
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED
Registration history
  • 01 June 1989 : Standard registration

Contact information

Address:
Stroke Association
Stroke Association House
240 City Road
LONDON
EC1V 2PR
Phone:
02075660300
Email:
info@stroke.org.uk
Website:

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