The Darby Rimmer MND Foundation

Analysis

The Darby Rimmer MND Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Durham. It was registered in September 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 12038212). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Darby Rimmer MND Foundation reported income of £709k and spending of £269k, leaving 62% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £118k to £709k (+500%), an average of +56% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 420%. Over the whole period it spent 49% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Darby Rimmer MND Foundation sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% 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 Treebeard Trust (£706k), The Annandale Charitable Trust (£712k) and Al Khidma (£704k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 9.2%. Grants to other organisations totalled £50k. Reserves of £1.8m would cover about 78 months of spending at that rate.