ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF OBESITY

Charity number: 1100648
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To promote professional awareness of obesity and its impact on health. To educate and disseminate recent research on the causes, consequences, treatment and prevention of obesity. To prioritise obesity and provide opinion leadership in the UK.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 June 2023

Total income: £116,650
Total expenditure: £100,730

People

8 Trustee(s)

10 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 12 November 2003: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • ASO (Working name)
Company number:
04796449 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr Sandra Isibor Trustee 08 December 2022
None on record
Mary O'Kane Trustee 18 November 2021
None on record
Professor Emilie Combet Trustee 18 November 2021
None on record
Sarah Le Brocq Trustee 18 November 2021
None on record
Alexander Miras Trustee 01 October 2020
None on record
Patrick Leo McGinley Trustee 01 October 2020
None on record
Dr David Hughes Trustee 08 September 2017
None on record
Dr Nicola Heslehurst Trustee 16 September 2014
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/06/2019 30/06/2020 30/06/2021 30/06/2022 30/06/2023
Total gross income £70.01k £66.95k £105.42k £155.80k £116.65k
Total expenditure £73.39k £103.90k £269.33k £129.93k £100.73k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 30 June 2023 19 February 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2023 19 February 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2022 22 March 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2022 22 March 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2021 14 February 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2021 18 January 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2020 11 March 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2020 11 March 2021 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2019 03 March 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2019 03 March 2020 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 12 JUNE 2003 AS AMENDED 13 OCTOBER 2003. as amended on 01 Oct 2020 as amended on 24 Mar 2023

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE MEDICAL RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSES, PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF OBESITY AND RELATED SUBJECTS AND TO ESTABLISH, PRINT, PUBLISH, ISSUE, CIRCULATE AND SELL SUCH PAPERS, JOURNALS, BOOKS, MAGAZINES, PERIODICALS, AUDIO-VISUAL AIDS, TAPES AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

Contact information

Address:
483 GREEN LANES
LONDON
N13 4BS
Phone:
01675477626
Email:
ASOoffice@aso.org.uk
Website:

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