World Federation of Neurology

Analysis

World Federation of Neurology is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in 69-79 Fulham High Street. It was registered in March 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03502244). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, World Federation of Neurology reported income of £712k and spending of £879k, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £1.5m to £712k (-53%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, World Federation of Neurology sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gift of Life (£712k), International Nepal Fellowship (£713k) and Alauddin Siddiqui Trust (£711k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 49%, trading 28%, investments 22% and donations and legacies 1.0%. Charitable activities took 84% of spending and raising funds 1.2%. Grants to other organisations totalled £71k. Reserves of £5.3m would cover about 62 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.