CMV Action
Analysis
CMV Action is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in United Kingdom. It was registered in February 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending January 2025, CMV Action reported income of £17k and spending of £60k, spending 361% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2021 to January 2025, income fell from £52k to £17k (-68%), an average of -25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2024, when income dropped by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 136% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, CMV Action sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Basildon Eastgate Shopmobility (£17k), The Quick Response Memorial Woodland (£17k) and Hatfield Community Association (£17k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The three charitable objects of the Charity are as follows. 1. To promote and protect the physical and mental health of families affected by congenital CMV through the provision of support, education and practical advice. 2. To advance the education of the medical profession and the general public into congenital CMV and its implications for the family. 3. To promote research into the causes
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Basildon Eastgate Shopmobility | Essex | £17k |
| The Quick Response Memorial Woodland | Woking | £17k |
| Hatfield Community Association | Dagenham | £17k |
| Driven Forward | Windsor | £17k |