The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 6th September 2026

Parkinson's Disease Society of the United Kingdom

Registered charity 258197 Registered since 1969

Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Guernsey, Isle Of Man, Jersey

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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.

13 trustees on the board

3y median 1y
average tenure
8y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

5.8y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (11)

Portfolio (2)

13
company-linked trustees

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

Disability 13The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 12Accommodation/housing 1The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 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.

Other services 17Health and social care 8Finance 6

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£48.6m 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.

11.3 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.5 months · was 10.7 in 2020

484 from 407 in 2020
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.

Connected through a shared trustee

Also active in the same field

Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Websitewww.parkinsons.org.uk
Emailhello@parkinsons.org.uk
Phone0207 963 3930
AddressPARKINSON'S UK, 50 BROADWAY, LONDON, SW1H 0DB

Finances

£48,566,393 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2020£36,316,000£28,541,000
2021£37,593,965£30,369,347
2022£53,467,207£38,372,032
2023£47,230,463£44,865,426
2024£48,566,393£59,608,597

What it does

What

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesDisability

Who

People With Disabilities

How

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

Charitable objects

2.1 TO PROVIDE RELIEF FOR PEOPLE WITH THE CONDITION KNOWN AS PARKINSON’S DISEASE AND ALLIED CONDITIONS (REFERRED TO TOGETHER IN THESE ARTICLES AS PARKINSON’S) AND TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE SUPPORT AND ADVICE TO PEOPLE WITH PARKINSON’S AND/OR THEIR FAMILIES, DEPENDANTS, FRIENDS AND CARERS AND OTHER PERSONS AFFECTED BY PARKINSON’S; 2.2 TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSES, PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND CURE OF PARKINSON’S AND TO DISSEMINATE THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH; 2.3 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE PROFESSIONALS ON ISSUES RELATING TO PARKINSON’S; AND 2.4 TO PROMOTE ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE WITH PARKINSON’S AND/OR THEIR FAMILIES, DEPENDANTS, FRIENDS AND CARERS AND OTHER PERSONS AFFECTED BY PARKINSON’S. IN EACH CASE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 26/02/1969AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24/06/1970AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24/06/1976AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 27/06/1985AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17/06/1995AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22/06/1996AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 09/09/2000AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 13/09/2003AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 13/09/2008AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 08/09/2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06/09/2014AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 01/10/2014AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14 OCT 2017 AS AMENDED ON 24 OCT 2020AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14 OCT 2023

Trustees (13)

13trustees
60median age
2aged 70+

Linked company (Companies House)

Parkinson's Disease Society of the United Kingdom · 00948776 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 26/02/1969

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (2)

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