ACTION FOR M.E.
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-25 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-11
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£615K
-42.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£911K
-31.4% vs 2024
Employees
35
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£53,700 | -£416,000 | |
| Cash | £1,065,900 | £615,400 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,326,600 | £910,600 | |
| Net assets | £1,326,600 | £910,600 | |
| Equity | £1,326,600 | £910,600 | |
| Average employees | 35 | 35 | |
| Wages | £871,600 | £909,700 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | 14.60x | 10.99x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Trustees' use of the going concern basis of account in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Significant events
- “Initial DecodeME results announced on 6 August 2025, identifying eight genetic signals linked to ME, the immune and nervous systems.”
- “A new partnership, Sequence ME and Long Covid, launched in December 2024 with Oxford Nanopore Technologies and the University of Edinburgh.”
- “The National Delivery Plan for ME/CFS was finally published in July 2025, after numerous delays.”
- “The PRIME project, a £844k initiative to build research capacity for ME in the UK, received funding approval and will commence in October 2025.”
- “A research event was hosted at Windsor Castle in March 2025, bringing together 27 international experts to drive global collaboration in ME and long Covid research.”
- “Our new Young People's Counselling Service was launched in April 2024, which was later expanded in March 2025 to include 11- and 12-year-olds.”
- “The organisation invested in developing a new, more accessible website and refreshing its brand since the 2023/24 Annual Report.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
14 active · 81 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON, Sarah | Director | 2025-11-26 | Feb 1994 | British |
| BOYLE, Rosalyn Elizabeth | Director | 2024-06-25 | Feb 1968 | British |
| BULMER, Eleanor Jessie | Director | 2023-09-29 | Nov 1971 | British |
| CLARK, Beatrix Diane | Director | 2025-11-26 | May 1964 | British |
| COURTNEY, Phillip | Director | 2022-02-01 | Jun 1962 | British |
| DE BOO, Shaun Vernon | Director | 2021-02-11 | Mar 1958 | British |
| DEVINE, Julianne | Director | 2022-02-04 | May 1985 | British |
| HOGG, Dominic Francis, Dr | Director | 2025-11-26 | May 1965 | British |
| LEIGH, David Bernard | Director | 2020-11-13 | Jan 1971 | British |
| LIPPMANN, Wendy | Director | 2024-12-05 | Sep 1970 | British |
| MANUEL, Jonathan Roy | Director | 2021-02-11 | Jun 1964 | British |
| MORGAN, Colin Andrew | Director | 2025-07-03 | Jun 1965 | British |
| SANTIAPILLAI, Nirmala, Dr | Director | 2022-09-20 | Sep 1963 | British |
| SIDDLE, Roger William John | Director | 2019-10-15 | Jan 1961 | British |
Show 81 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CORIN, Christopher John | Secretary | 1995-09-25 | 1997-09-30 |
| EVANS, Richard | Secretary | 2002-12-09 | 2012-11-15 |
| FARRAR, Nicholas Ridgway | Secretary | 2000-04-06 | 2002-10-03 |
| MUIR, Andrew Gray | Secretary | 1994-03-10 | 1995-06-19 |
| WAYNE, Naomi Ann | Secretary | 1997-09-30 | 1999-06-28 |
| ADAMS, Hilary | Director | 2003-07-24 | 2006-02-28 |
| AGOMBAR, Fiona Jean | Director | 1998-10-01 | 2005-04-20 |
| AGOMBAR, Fiona Jean | Director | 1995-06-09 | 1996-05-26 |
| ARBER, Martin John | Director | 1994-03-10 | 1998-03-08 |
| ARBER, Martin John | Director | 1994-03-10 | 1998-10-01 |
| ARMSTRONG, George Edward | Director | 1998-10-01 | 2011-10-22 |
| ARMSTRONG, George Edward | Director | 1994-10-01 | 1997-02-03 |
| BANKS, Jeffrey | Director | 2024-02-15 | 2026-02-11 |
| BATTEN, Colin | Director | 2017-04-03 | 2024-10-30 |
| BERRY, Gordon | Director | 2016-11-18 | 2019-10-15 |
| BUCKLEY, Richard Francis, Reverend | Director | 2003-07-24 | 2008-02-11 |
| CAIRNS, Fiona | Director | 2006-04-17 | 2007-07-06 |
| COE, Theresa | Director | 1998-10-01 | 2000-03-03 |
| CONWAY, Nadezda | Director | 2003-07-24 | 2012-02-29 |
| COOK, Alan Ronald | Director | 2010-02-04 | 2016-11-18 |
| CUNDY, Christopher John | Director | 2008-02-11 | 2020-10-15 |
| DEETH, Alison | Director | 2018-11-28 | 2022-04-14 |
| DIAMOND, Susan Mary Rachel | Director | 1995-09-25 | 1996-04-30 |
| DOUGAN, Andrew | Director | 2017-11-16 | 2020-10-15 |
| EVANS, Richard | Director | 2003-07-24 | 2012-11-15 |
| FARRAR, Nicholas Ridgway | Director | 2000-04-06 | 2002-10-03 |
| FEARN, Philip Matthew | Director | 2012-11-15 | 2015-05-21 |
| FISH, Louise | Director | 2001-10-04 | 2004-02-23 |
| FLOUD, Roderick Castle, Sir | Director | 1997-09-30 | 2000-05-26 |
| FRANCIS, Clare Mary | Director | 1994-03-10 | 2011-05-03 |
| GODFREY, Lionel Robert Antony | Director | 2008-02-11 | 2016-11-18 |
| GOLDING, Tony | Director | 2003-07-24 | 2015-11-12 |
| GOODWILL, Lucy Helen | Director | 2019-10-15 | 2022-09-20 |
| GOVER, Thomas Clement Woodham | Director | 2003-07-24 | 2008-05-08 |
| GRANT, Roma | Director | 2000-10-05 | 2004-01-22 |
| GRIEVESON, Lynsey, Dr | Director | 2011-10-22 | 2013-05-13 |
| GRUNSELL, Jonah Charlie | Director | 2016-11-18 | 2019-10-15 |
| HALPERN, Stephen Edward | Director | 2008-05-08 | 2011-03-01 |
| HARDY, Susan | Director | 2016-11-18 | 2025-09-17 |
| HELTON, Sarah Rachel | Director | 2008-05-08 | 2015-02-12 |
| HOARE, Christopher James | Director | 2008-05-08 | 2012-05-24 |
| HOPE, Rollo Thomas Frederick | Director | 2022-02-04 | 2025-02-19 |
| HOWELLS, Catherine | Director | 2003-07-24 | 2004-01-22 |
| JACOBS, Gillian Barbara | Director | 1998-04-18 | 2000-05-18 |
| JACOBS, Gillian Barbara | Director | 1994-03-10 | 1996-01-31 |
| JARVIS, Martin | Director | 2008-05-08 | 2015-05-21 |
| LOGAN, Jane Lynne | Director | 2012-11-15 | 2017-11-16 |
| LONG, Jean Elizabeth | Director | 1994-03-10 | 1995-02-15 |
| MARSDEN, Philip William Frederick | Director | 2012-11-15 | 2022-04-14 |
| MCAUGHEY, Peter | Director | 2004-01-22 | 2009-04-30 |
| MURRAY, Philip | Director | 2018-11-28 | 2022-04-14 |
| NEWLANDS, Mary Elizabeth | Director | 1994-04-27 | 1995-09-18 |
| O'SHEA, Susan | Director | 2011-10-22 | 2014-09-18 |
| OBRIEN, Helen Patricia | Director | 2003-07-24 | 2008-02-11 |
| OMMANNEY, Frances Barbara Nelson | Director | 1994-03-10 | 1995-09-25 |
| PAINE, Colin | Director | 2022-02-04 | 2022-07-12 |
| PHEBY, Derek Francis Henry, Doctor | Director | 2011-10-22 | 2014-09-18 |
| PHEBY, Derek Francis Henry, Doctor | Director | 2001-10-04 | 2003-04-11 |
| PRENTICE, Katie Jane | Director | 2011-10-22 | 2013-01-02 |
| PURDIE, Gregor, Dr | Director | 2014-11-14 | 2017-11-16 |
| QUITTENTON, Robert John | Director | 1996-09-26 | 2004-01-22 |
| QUITTENTON, Robert John | Director | 1994-03-10 | 1996-01-31 |
| RICE, Anne | Director | 2003-07-24 | 2006-09-15 |
| RUSHTON, Valerie | Director | 1994-03-10 | 1995-07-31 |
| SHAW, Ian Jonathan | Director | 2001-10-04 | 2006-03-07 |
| SHIPLEY, Patricia | Director | 1995-05-06 | 2004-11-02 |
| STACEY, Jane | Director | 2014-11-14 | 2015-04-11 |
| STACEY, Jane | Director | 2013-11-08 | 2024-10-30 |
| STEPHENS, Edward | Director | 2017-11-16 | 2023-09-29 |
| STOCKFORD, Charlie | Director | 2015-11-12 | 2017-05-05 |
| SYMONDS, Matthew John | Director | 2017-01-26 | 2024-10-30 |
| SYMONDS, Matthew John | Director | 2016-11-18 | 2017-05-05 |
| SYMONDS, Matthew | Director | 2016-11-18 | 2017-05-08 |
| TAYLOR, Patricia Anne, Dr | Director | 2000-10-05 | 2006-07-06 |
| THIENEL, Clair | Director | 2012-11-15 | 2015-09-30 |
| THOMAS, Katherine | Director | 2015-11-12 | 2018-11-28 |
| THORPE, Kathy | Director | 2003-10-03 | 2006-10-26 |
| UPTON, Ondine Elizabeth | Director | 1996-09-26 | 2017-04-02 |
| WATSON, Davina | Director | 2008-07-17 | 2010-04-12 |
| WEST, John Michael | Director | 1994-03-10 | 1995-01-28 |
| YOUNG, Jane Margaret, Dr | Director | 2012-11-15 | 2020-10-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 280 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-08 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-10-08 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-06-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 2
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-42.3%
£1,065,900 £615,400
-
Net assets
-31.4%
£1,326,600 £910,600
-
Employees
0%
35 35
-
Wages
+4.4%
£871,600 £909,700
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers