Northwick Park Institute for Medical Research T/A the Griffin Institute
Overview
Northwick Park Institute for Medical Research T/A the Griffin Institute's network
4 people6 organisationsi4 listed on the board. 6 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is Northwick Park Institute for Medical Research T/A the Griffin Institute. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.The board
4 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Atienza-Hawkes | Chair | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Annemari Merilainen-Ottridge | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Dr Deborah Spencer | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Hugo Edward William Robinson | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Board
The board
4 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Atienza-Hawkes | Chair | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Annemari Merilainen-Ottridge | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Dr Deborah Spencer | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Hugo Edward William Robinson | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Former company secretaries of the charitable company: Alison Rosen (2018-2023), Giacomo Notarangelo (2017-2018), Paul Wickham Betts (2016-2017), Tony Bryan (2013-2016), Professor John Nicholls (2009-2012), Paul Mark Purcell (1999-2013) and 1 more. Full officer list
Board DNA
iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.Average tenure
2.8y
median 2y
Longest tenure
6y
since 2020
Years in governance
10.4y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
3
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
3
of 4 on the board
4 trustees on the board
- Richard Atienza-Hawkes Chair since 2024
- Annemari Merilainen-Ottridge since 2025
- Dr Deborah Spencer since 2024
- Hugo Edward William Robinson since 2020
Trustees past 6 years
- Hugo Edward William Robinson since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Richard Atienza-Hawkes Chair since 2024
- Annemari Merilainen-Ottridge since 2025
- Dr Deborah Spencer since 2024
Portfolio (1)
- Hugo Edward William Robinson since 2020
Sector coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
The Advancement of Health or Saving of Lives 4General Charitable Purposes 1
Commercial experienceiThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Business services 13Professional services 7Finance 3
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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Network
Network
iThe large node is Northwick Park Institute for Medical Research T/A the Griffin Institute. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.Most connected
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Finances
5 financial years held, 2021 to 2025, years ending 31 March.
Income and expenditure
5 years · years end 31 MarchiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | |||||
| Total income | £1.58m | £2.41m | £2.85m | £2.20m | £1.61m |
| Total expenditure | £3.03m | £3.23m | £4.08m | £3.06m | £2.13m |
| Government income | |||||
| Government contracts | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Government grants | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Income by source | |||||
| Donations and legacies | £192.98k | £141.72k | £229.01k | £121.31k | £277.20k |
| Legaciespart of donations and legacies | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £3.61k |
| Charitable activities | £1.21m | £2.04m | £2.35m | £1.79m | £1.06m |
| Other trading activities | £181.05k | £225.43k | £250.00k | £269.85k | £276.06k |
| Investments | £0 | £1.19k | £20.40k | £12.62k | £54 |
| Endowments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Other income | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Expenditure by type | |||||
| Charitable activities | £3.00m | £3.21m | £4.07m | £3.05m | £2.12m |
| Raising funds | £33.70k | £22.11k | £9.35k | £6.23k | £6.72k |
| Grants to institutionspart of charitable activities | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Governance | £52.37k | £36.60k | £17.43k | £49.81k | £47.02k |
| Investment management | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Other expenditure | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
Definitions
- Total income
- Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
- Total expenditure
- Everything the charity spent in the year.
- Government contracts
- Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
- Government grants
- Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
- Donations and legacies
- Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
- Legacies
- Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
- Charitable activities (income)
- Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
- Other trading activities
- Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
- Investments
- Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
- Endowments
- New endowment funds received in the year.
- Charitable activities (expenditure)
- Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
- Raising funds
- The cost of fundraising and trading.
- Grants to institutions
- Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
- Governance
- The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
- Investment management
- The cost of managing the charity's investments.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Assets and liabilities
5 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.In at least one year liabilities were greater than assets, so net assets were below zero.
Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Own use assets | £7.10m | £7.05m | £6.62m | £2.05m | £1.94m |
| Long-term investments | £891.72k | £753.90k | £753.90k | £27.22k | £0 |
| Other assets | £638.68k | £1.15m | £789.29k | £399.72k | £418.44k |
| Defined benefit pension schemea minus figure is a deficit | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total liabilities | £2.80m | £4.03m | £4.48m | £4.38m | £4.81m |
| Net assetsassets minus liabilities | £5.83m | £4.92m | £3.69m | -£1.90m | -£2.45m |
Definitions
- Own use assets
- Land, buildings, equipment and other fixed assets the charity uses for its work.
- Long-term investments
- Investments held for the long term, such as shares, bonds or property let to others.
- Other assets
- Current assets: cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments.
- Defined benefit pension scheme
- The surplus (above zero) or deficit (below zero) on a final-salary type pension scheme.
- Total liabilities
- What the charity owes: creditors due within a year and after a year, and provisions. Drawn below zero in the chart and shown as a positive figure in the table, as the register does.
- Net assets
- Assets minus liabilities, including any pension surplus or deficit. Equal to total funds.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Funds and reserves
5 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted funds | £5.65m | £4.79m | £3.54m | -£2.11m | -£2.64m |
| Restricted funds | £171.16k | £137.04k | £152.13k | £207.20k | £187.31k |
| Endowment funds | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total funds | £5.83m | £4.92m | £3.69m | -£1.90m | -£2.45m |
| Reservesas declared by the charity | £5.65m | £4.79m | £3.53m | £0 | £0 |
| Assets besides buildingsinvestments, cash and money owed to it, before debts | £1.53m | £1.91m | £1.54m | £426.95k | £418.44k |
The declared reserves for 2021, 2022 and 2023 are larger than everything the charity owns apart from its buildings, so they include its buildings and are not spare money. Assets besides buildings, and what the charity owes, give a truer picture.
Definitions
- Unrestricted funds
- Money the trustees can spend on any of the charity's purposes, including funds they have set aside (designated) themselves.
- Restricted funds
- Money that must be spent on particular purposes set by the donor or the terms of an appeal.
- Endowment funds
- Capital the charity must keep, either permanently or until the terms allow it to be spent.
- Total funds
- All funds together. Equal to net assets.
- Reserves
- The charity's own figure for unrestricted funds that are freely available, after setting aside fixed assets and designated funds. Charities explain their reserves policy in their annual report.
- Assets besides buildings
- Long-term investments plus other assets (cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments), before its debts are paid. If declared reserves are larger than this, they must include buildings.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Accounts and annual returns
Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Reporting up to date
On time for the last 3 years. 2 earlier years arrived late.
| Year ending | Due by | Annual return | Accounts | Status | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | 29 January 2026 | 29 January 2026 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | 2 January 2025 | 2 January 2025 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | 16 January 2024 | 16 January 2024 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | 1 June 2023121 days late | 1 June 2023121 days late | Late by 121 days | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | 15 June 2022135 days late | 15 June 2022135 days late | Late by 135 days | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
Accounts filed at Companies House
Company 03445616 has made 28 accounts filings since 1998. Each links to the copy at Companies House where it has been published online.
| Made up to | Filed on | Type | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 5 February 2026 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)43 pages |
| 31 March 2024 | 2 January 2025 | Small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)42 pages |
| 31 March 2023 | 9 January 2024 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)38 pages |
| 31 March 2022 | 13 June 2023 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)40 pages |
| 31 March 2021 | 20 June 2022 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)37 pages |
| 31 March 2020 | 21 October 2020 | Small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)30 pages |
| 31 March 2019 | 23 December 2019 | Small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)35 pages |
| 31 March 2018 | 6 March 2019 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)30 pages |
| 31 March 2017 | 4 January 2018 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)29 pages |
| 31 March 2016 | 9 January 2017 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)25 pages |
| 31 March 2015 | 10 January 2016 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)16 pages |
| 31 March 2014 | 12 June 2015 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)21 pages |
| 31 March 2013 | 23 June 2014 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)21 pages |
| 31 March 2012 | 8 May 2013 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)22 pages |
| 31 March 2011 | 30 December 2011 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)21 pages |
| 31 March 2010 | 6 January 2011 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)21 pages |
| 31 March 2009 | 20 May 2010 | Dormant accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)4 pages |
| 31 March 2008 | 12 February 2009 | Dormant accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)4 pages |
| 31 March 2007 | 13 September 2007 | Dormant accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)4 pages |
| 31 March 2006 | 26 May 2006 | Dormant accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)4 pages |
| 31 March 2005 | 16 December 2005 | Dormant accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)4 pages |
| 31 March 2004 | 6 December 2004 | Dormant accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)4 pages |
| 31 March 2003 | 29 March 2004 | Dormant accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)4 pages |
| 31 March 2002 | 24 September 2002 | Dormant accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)4 pages |
| 31 March 2001 | 31 October 2001 | Dormant accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)4 pages |
| 31 March 2000 | 18 August 2000 | Dormant accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)5 pages |
| 31 March 1999 | 29 June 1999 | Dormant accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)5 pages |
| 31 March 1998 | 18 June 1998 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)2 pages |
Definitions
- Annual return
- The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
- Accounts
- The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
- On time
- Received on or before the due date.
- Late
- Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
- Overdue
- Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
- Qualified accounts
- The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register and to Companies House (filing history, Open Government Licence v3.0). Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 30 October 2026.
About
Purposes and governing document
Register page (opens in a new tab)Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.
THE
What it does
Who it helps
How it helps
- Where it operates
- Local authorities: Brent, Harrow
- Area of benefit
- UNDEFINED.
IN PRACTICE, LOCAL. as filed - Governing document
- MEMORANDUM
AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 19 JANUARY 2009 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 21 JANUARY 2009 AND 18 MARCH 2010 as amended on 18 Jul 2018 as amended on 18 Jul 2018 as amended on 28 Jun 2019 as filed - Register history
- 29 April 2009Registered
- 11 September 2023Received assets from Raft - Restoration of Appearance and Function Trust (299811)
- Previous name
- Northwick Park Institute for Medical Research Limited
Policies the charity says it has
Governing documents at Companies House
- 7 August 2018Resolution
Read them in the filing history at Companies House (opens in a new tab)
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), and Companies House filing history, Open Government Licence v3.0.
About
- Website
- www.griffininstitute.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Northwick Park Institute for Medical Research
- Registered
- 2009