The Myalgic Encephalopathy Association Limited

Analysis

The Myalgic Encephalopathy Association Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Buckingham. It was registered in April 1989, 37 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 02361986). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Myalgic Encephalopathy Association Limited reported income of £895k and spending of £1.2m, spending 138% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £1.3m to £895k (-29%), an average of -8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Myalgic Encephalopathy Association Limited sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sidmouth Victoria Hospital Comforts Fund (£895k), Children's Heart Surgery Fund (£895k) and Lets for Life (£893k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 66%, investments 18%, charitable activities 10.0% and trading 5.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £297k. Charitable activities took 89% of spending and raising funds 9.8%. Grants to other organisations totalled £306k. Reserves of £1.6m would cover about 15 months of spending at that rate. It employed 21 people.