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Parkinson's UK

London, United Kingdom

parkinsons.org.uk

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Parkinson’s UK is the operating name of the Parkinson’s Disease Society of the United Kingdom, an independent UK charity supporting people affected by Parkinson’s disease, influencing care and funding research into neurodegeneration and treatments. Exact charitable company 00948776, registered charity England/Wales258197 and ScotlandSC037554; current registered office50Broadway,LondonSW1H0DB. Founded1969. Its research funding includes academic grants and the Parkinson’s Research Ventures drug-development programme, formerly Parkinson’s Virtual Biotech, run in partnership with the Parkinson’s Foundation. These are neuroscience and translational drug-discovery activities, not evidence that every project uses AI or has regulatory approval. Its wholly owned Parkinson’s Research Ventures Limited (11228595, incorporated2018) is a separate investment subsidiary. The group annual2025 accounts identify EndLyz research investments/convertible loan arrangements, separately from the charity’s intercompany loan to its subsidiary. May2026 programme literature reports overGBP33million committed to research; this is a cumulative programme commitment, not an external LP fund closing, paid company capital or current AUM. The current own leadership pages publish six executives and thirteen trustees; their generic executive-page count is stale. Registry additionally confirms trustee KristinaMurrin appointedSeptember1,2026 and secretaryJudethNeville. GaryShaughnessy remains Chair in the published directory, while a June2026 announcement schedules Kristina’s chair handover forOctober2026 without an exact day; no completed handover is assumed. Formal honorary president/patron and recently departed leaders are qualified separately. Research project commitments, reported fair values and announced follow-on commitments are not automatically paid equity tickets.

Founded 1969