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 2024

Total income: £413,741
Total expenditure: £523,120

People

16 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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:
  • 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

16 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr Giorgia Coratti Trustee 07 October 2025
None on record
Professor Giovanni Baranello Trustee 07 October 2025
None on record
Professor Edoardo Malfatti Trustee 07 October 2025
None on record
Dr Tamara Dangouloff Trustee 07 October 2025
None on record
Professor Nicol Voermans Trustee 07 October 2025
None on record
Professor, Dr Jorge Alfredo Bevilacqua Trustee 07 October 2025
None on record
Professor Carsten Bonnemann Trustee 07 October 2025
None on record
Dr Lindsay Alfano Trustee 15 October 2022
None on record
Professor Jordi Diaz-Manera Trustee 15 October 2022
None on record
A/ Professor Gianina Ravenscroft Trustee 15 October 2022
None on record
Dr Teresinha Evangelista Trustee 15 October 2022
None on record
PROFESSOR Laurent Servais Trustee 05 October 2019
None on record
Dr Werner Stenzel Trustee 06 October 2017
None on record
Dr GISELE BONNE Trustee 25 October 2011
None on record
PROFESSOR ICHIZO NISHINO Trustee
None on record
PROFESSOR VOLKER STRAUB Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £124.01k £515.12k £579.07k £140.17k £413.74k
Total expenditure £128.28k £117.35k £192.22k £388.61k £523.12k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies N/A £359.63k £459.65k N/A N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A £0 £0 N/A N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A £155.49k £119.42k N/A N/A
Income - Endowments N/A £0 £0 N/A N/A
Income - Investment N/A £0 £0 N/A N/A
Income - Other N/A £0 £0 N/A N/A
Income - Legacies N/A £0 £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A £117.35k £192.22k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A £0 £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A £0 £2.44k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A £0 £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A £0 £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A £0 £0 N/A 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
Annual return 31 December 2024 28 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 28 October 2025 On time
Annual return 31 December 2023 25 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 25 October 2024 On time
Annual return 31 December 2022 23 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 23 October 2023 On time
Annual return 31 December 2021 07 November 2022 7 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 07 November 2022 7 days late
Annual return 31 December 2020 03 November 2021 3 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 03 November 2021 3 days late
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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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 4 JUNE 1995 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 11 NOVEMBER 2008

Charitable objects

1 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE FIELD OF NEUROMUSCULAR DISORDERS. 2 TO PROMOTE RESEARCH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN NEUROMUSCULAR DISORDERS AND TO DISSEMINATE THE USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF.

Area of benefit

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

UNDEFINED. ON PRACTICE, NATIONAL

Contact information

Address:
THE OLD CIDER PRESS
5 The Quay
Tuckenhay
TOTNES
TQ9 7EQ
Phone:
07584 176583
Email:
office@worldmusclesociety.org
Website:

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