The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

Sudep Action

Registered charity 1164250 CIO Registered since 2015

Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Scotland

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

10 trustees on the board

5.2y median 6.5y
average tenure
9y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

6.5y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (7)

Portfolio (3)

2
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 3Education/training 2Accommodation/housing 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Health and social care 1Professional services 1

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£518k latest income
ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.

4.8 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 10.0 in 2021

10 from 10 in 2021
EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.

Related organisations

Connected through a shared trustee

Also active in the same field

Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Websitewww.sudep.org
Emailinfo@sudep.org
Phone01235772850
AddressSUDEP ACTION, 18 Newbury Street, WANTAGE, OX12 8DA

Finances

£517,612 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£501,183£425,524
2022£386,724£447,165
2023£505,663£413,153
2024£634,046£513,094
2025£517,612£695,986

What it does

What

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesOther Charitable Purposes

Who

Other Defined Groups

How

Makes Grants To OrganisationsProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes Research

Charitable objects

THE PROMOTION OF ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE DIRECTED TO SUPPORTING AND ALLEVIATING THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL DISTRESS OF THOSE WHO ARE BEREAVED FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF SOMEONE WITH EPILEPSY INCLUDING RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND INFLUENCING CHANGE TO IMPROVE THE TREATMENT OF BEREAVED FAMILIES.THE PROMOTION OF ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE TO IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING AND COMMUNICATION TO PEOPLE WITH EPILEPSY, THEIR FAMILIES, PROFESSIONALS, POLICY-MAKERS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES CONCERNING PREVENTION OF SUDDEN UNEXPECTED DEATH IN EPILEPSY (SUDEP) AND ALL EPILEPSY-RELATED DEATHS INCLUDING RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND INFLUENCING CHANGE TO IMPROVE THE TREATMENT OF EPILEPSY, RECOGNITION AND MANAGEMENT OF RISKS AND, IN DUE COURSE, TO MINIMISE THE OCCURRENCE OF SUCH DEATHS.

Governing document: CIO - Foundation Registered 04 Nov 2015

Trustees (10)

10trustees
74median age
2aged 70+

Connected charities (2)

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