# DUCHENNE UK

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1147094
- **Other names:** THE DUCHENNE CHILDREN'S TRUST
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** May 2, 2012
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1147094


## Contact

- **Address:** Unit G.24, Shepherd's Building, Charecroft Way, Hammersmith, London
- **Phone:** 0203 198 6381
- **Email:** duchenne@duchenneuk.org
- **Website:** www.duchenneuk.org



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, BY PROVIDING FUNDING FOR SUPPORT AND RESEARCH INTO TREATMENTS AND CURES.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN ALL AREAS RELATING TO DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY BY DISSEMINATING INFORMATION ON THE DISEASE AND ITS TREATMENTS AND CURES.

**Activities:** Duchenne UK's mission is to find a cure for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). Duchenne UK also lobbies government and regulators in support of it's goal and raises public awareness through the media and through events. Duchenne UK provide services and promote opportunities to enable individuals suffering with DMD and their families to live as independently as possible.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £3102031 | £3473904 | £3991486 | 17 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £3940704 | £2994201 | £4353871 | 15 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £3757736 | £2352988 | £2519013 | 12 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £1619240 | £2071228 | £1329176 | 6 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £1637377 | £1881893 | £2299005 | 7 |



## Trustees

- **Sri Krishnan Guru-Murthy** (Chair) — appointed June 17, 2019
- CECILIA CROSSLEY BA ACA MSc — appointed Dec. 27, 2013
- Christopher Harris — appointed Jan. 22, 2019
- Claire Canning — appointed June 10, 2025
- HARRIET MOYNIHAN — appointed Feb. 28, 2023
- James Peach — appointed June 10, 2025
- Jessamy Baird — appointed June 10, 2025
- NICK CROSSLEY — appointed April 30, 2012
- Peter Richard Michael Williams — appointed March 9, 2022
- Rachel Armstrong — appointed March 11, 2025