HELPING PATIENTS, EDUCATING THE PUBLIC

This outfit is dedicated to providing practical help to those affected by meningitis, and to educating the public about the disease. In 2007-08, it received over 15,000 calls to its 24-hour helpline and provided financial support to 118 families. It also distributed millions of leaflets and posters giving information about meningitis and symptoms of the disease. Its annual report is a slight improvement on last year's effort, but could still tell us more about the charity's targets for the year and long-term future plans.

Read the charity's reply

QUALITY OF REPORTING What is this?	59 %
How much info does the charity want to share? This score, taken from our search for 43 key points in the annual report, gives the answer. Top mark is 100%. Anything over 70% is a good effort.
SIZE OF CHARITY... What is this?	Medium
We only profile the largest charities in England & Wales, and our sizes are relative to the largest and smallest among them. So where we describe a charity as 'Small', it is still much larger than the national average.
HIGHEST SALARY What is this?	£60k to £79k
Taken from the vague bandings given in annual reports; note that 'Under £60k' could be £9k or £59k. Nonetheless the number of bars should roughly correlate with the 'Size of charity' bars.
ETHICAL INVESTMENT POLICY What is this?	Unknown
We asked the charity if it has an ethical investment policy. If yes, it gets an angel. Those with no policy but which don't invest in tobacco/arms get a halo. Those without investments, or who didn't respond, appear neutral. Those with stakes in arms/tobacco get a fallen angel.

But don't just take our word for it...

• Meningitis Trust's website
• The Big Give project information
• GuideStar financial overview
• Charity Commission entry and link to Meningitis Trust's annual report

Meningitis will never go away and neither will the Meningitis Trust. The Meningitis Trust is committed to helping the thousands of people affected by the disease rebuild their lives through our free professional support services including:

• freephone 24-hour helpline
• counselling
• home visits
• financial grants
• one-to-ones
• family days
• art therapy

Survivors of meningitis can face a future with devastating after-effects; families can face a future without a loved one. We will be here to help them for many years to come.