MENINGITIS NOW

Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
Meningitis Now is a charity formed in 2013 by the merger of Meningitis UK & Meningitis Trust, founders of the meningitis movement in the UK in the mid 1980s. We exist to save lives & rebuild futures through research, awareness & support.Our vision is a future where no one in the UK loses their life to meningitis & everyone affected gets the support they need to rebuild their lives.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024
Total income:
£2,157,226
Donations and legacies | £1.51m | |
Charitable activities | £329.19k | |
Other trading activities | £0 | |
Investments | £15.41k | |
Other | £301.10k |
Total expenditure:
£2,515,715
Raising funds | £843.47k | |
Charitable activities | £1.67m | |
Other | £0 |
£61,500 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 | £843.47k | |
Charitable expenditure | £1.67m |
People

42 Employee(s)
11 Trustee(s)
250 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
Number of employees | |
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£60k to £70k | 1 |
£80k to £90k | 1 |
Fundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- General Charitable Purposes
- Education/training
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Disability
- Amateur Sport
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People With Disabilities
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
- The General Public/mankind
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Throughout England And Wales
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
Governance
- 28 July 1999: Standard registration
- THE MENINGITIS TRUST (Working name)
- MENINGITIS TRUST (Previous name)
- 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
- 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
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
11 Trustee(s)
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Randy William Packer Weeks | Trustee | 21 October 2021 |
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Nikki Richardson | Trustee | 21 October 2021 |
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Holly lauren Byrne | Trustee | 21 October 2021 |
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Christopher Edwin Philipsborn | Trustee | 21 October 2021 |
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Stephen Alan Sutcliffe | Trustee | 21 October 2021 |
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Emma Thomas | Trustee | 10 December 2020 |
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Julie Elizabeth Marsh | Trustee | 10 October 2019 |
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Professor John Simon Kroll | Trustee | 10 October 2019 |
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Hannah Marsh | Trustee | 12 October 2017 |
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RODERICK ADLINGTON | Trustee | 12 October 2017 |
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James Sutherland | Trustee | 12 October 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 | £2.81m | £2.24m | £2.05m | £2.08m | £2.16m | |
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Total expenditure | £3.07m | £2.09m | £1.96m | £2.37m | £2.52m | |
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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 | £320.63k | £5.97k | N/A | N/A | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | £1.99m | £1.82m | £1.56m | £1.49m | £1.51m | |
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Income - Other trading activities | £42.24k | £20.76k | £25.41k | £20 | £0 | |
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Income - Charitable activities | £355.84k | £349.61k | £275.75k | £329.61k | £329.19k | |
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Income - Endowments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Investment | £24.14k | £21.00k | £147 | £5.94k | £15.41k | |
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Income - Other | £396.56k | £24.66k | £188.03k | £252.01k | £301.10k | |
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Income - Legacies | £164.13k | £131.70k | £328.03k | £340.73k | £163.47k | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | £2.21m | £1.47m | £1.36m | £1.64m | £1.67m | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | £847.12k | £609.15k | £597.73k | £728.75k | £843.47k | |
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Expenditure - Governance | £58.87k | £49.77k | £44.67k | £54.63k | £67.52k | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | £121.82k | £44.76k | £87.33k | £200.26k | £205.92k | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Other | £10.91k | £2.84k | £849 | £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 | £35.20k | £19.01k | £35.85k | £30.35k | £26.93k | |
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Long-term investments | £598.91k | £710.19k | £728.41k | £688.05k | £749.73k | |
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Other assets | £1.52m | £1.62m | £1.73m | £1.39m | £1.19m | |
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Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Total liabilities | £376.73k | £325.21k | £349.31k | £292.29k | £449.54k |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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Annual return | 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2022 | 16 December 2022 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2022 | 16 December 2022 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2021 | 01 November 2021 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2021 | 01 November 2021 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2020 | 20 January 2021 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2020 | 20 January 2021 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 12/02/1990 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 23/04/1998 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25/02/2004 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 15/10/2008 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 25/09/2013 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 20 OCT 2022
Charitable objects
A. TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND DISTRESS AMONG PERSONS WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM MENINGITIS (WHICH IN THESE OBJECTS MEANS MENINGITIS IN ALL FORMS AND INCLUDES ALL AND ANY ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS) OR SEPTICAEMIA OR WHO ARE DISABLED AS A RESULT OF MENINGITIS OR SEPTICAEMIA. B. TO UNDERTAKE AND FUND RESEARCH INTO ALL STRAINS OF MENINGITIS WHETHER VIRAL OR BACTERIAL OR SEPTICAEMIA AND TO PUBLISH, ASSIST WITH, AND/OR FUND THE PUBLICATION AND DISSEMINATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF. C. TO WORK TOWARDS THE ELIMINATION OF MENINGITIS AS A SERIOUS MEDICAL PROBLEM. D. TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO PEOPLE WHO SUFFER MENINGITIS OR SEPTICAEMIA AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILIES, GUARDIANS OR PARTNERS.
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED
Linked charities
- 28 July 1999 : Standard registration
Contact information
- Address:
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Meningitis Now
Fern House
Daniels Industrial Estate
104 Bath Road
STROUD
GL5 3TJ
- Phone:
- 01453768000
- Email:
- info@meningitisnow.org
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