A fertility charity has announced that it will close after more than 20 years of operating.
Fertility Network UK announced on 21 May via its website that its direct support services would be ceasing on the same day and that the charity would be winding down its operations “in an orderly and responsible way” as part of its “managed closure”.
The charity’s trustees also said they were exploring whether to transfer some of its projects to other organisations, based on “appropriate approvals, due diligence and staff consultation”.
These projects include the charity’s Wales Fertility Support Network, Northern Ireland Fertility Support Service and Fertility in the Workplace service.
Fertility Network UK’s closure plans come despite the charity reporting a surplus in its most recently filed accounts for the year to March 2025. However, it wrote that it was “a challenging time for any charity” in the report.
In 2024-25, the charity reported a £496,000 income and £454,000 expenditure, both a reduction on its income of £579,000 and expenditure of £792,000 the year before.
Meanwhile, in the financial year ending 31 March 2023, the charity reported a total income of £638,000 against a total expenditure of £644,000.
In its most recent accounts, the charity said that it employed 21 members of staff on average.
Dementia charity closes suddenly
Meanwhile, a west London-based dementia charity has closed suddenly after its financial position became “unsustainable”.
Dementia Concern announced on its website recently that it would close on 22 May after supporting people living with dementia and their families in Ealing for more than four decades.
The charity said that discussions with local stakeholders were ongoing to explore whether any of the charity’s work could be delivered through alternative providers.
Dementia Concern’s chair, Peter Ryan, said: “Like many other charities, our financial position has become unsustainable.
“Over the past couple of years, we have put a range of measures in place to try to keep the organisation going, but despite our best efforts, we have now reached the end of the road.”
Ryan added: “Dementia Concern extends its heartfelt thanks to all staff, volunteers, partners, and - most importantly - the individuals and families we have been privileged to support.
“To close this very unique and longstanding charity has been an extremely difficult decision for the board, particularly because we work with vulnerable people living with dementia in Ealing.”
In its most recently filed accounts for the financial year ending 31 March 2025, the charity reported an income of £1.03m and an expenditure of £1.21m.
The £176,000 deficit was cited as being a result of a “shortfall in the expected level of legacies”.
Dementia Concern employed 46 people on average, according to its latest accounts.
