THE THALIDOMIDE SOCIETY

Charity Number: 231708
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Thalidomide Society works with thalidomide and similarly impaired people, their families and supporters. The Society provides a social network for thalidomide and similarly impaired people and strives to keep the story of thalidomide alive by working with media and medical professionals and students and all other people interested in the history of thalidomide.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 October 2023

Total income: £33,330
Total expenditure: £137,464

People

9 Trustee(s)

1 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 30 May 1963: Standard registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • THE SOCIETY FOR THE AID OF THALIDOMIDE CHILDREN LIMITED (Previous name)
  • THE THALIDOMIDE SOCIETY LIMITED (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media 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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Edward Freeman Trustee 26 April 2025
None on record
Rosslyn Hepple Trustee 21 April 2024
None on record
MANDY DE LA MARE Trustee 20 April 2024
None on record
Darren Mansell Trustee 29 January 2024
None on record
Sue Gooding Trustee 15 May 2023
None on record
David Tickell Trustee 15 September 2022
None on record
Sukeshi Thakkar Trustee 21 May 2021
None on record
Geraldine Freeman Trustee 25 April 2020
None on record
Margaret Hogg Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/10/2019 31/10/2020 31/10/2021 31/10/2022 31/10/2023
Total gross income £38.60k £74.64k £22.38k £90.44k £33.33k
Total expenditure £74.32k £73.15k £59.82k £132.86k £137.46k
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 31 October 2023 26 June 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2023 26 June 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2022 31 August 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2022 31 August 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2021 03 August 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2021 03 August 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2020 03 September 2021 3 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2020 03 September 2021 3 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2019 20 August 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2019 20 August 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.

CIO - ASSOCIATION CONVERSION DATED 04 JUL 2019 as amended on 20 Aug 2020 as amended on 03 Sep 2021

Charitable objects

The objects of the Society are for the public benefit: (1) To assist in the relief of persons with impairments attributable to the effects of the drug known as thalidomide and other persons with similar impairments by: - providing such persons, their families and carers with opportunities to meet each other either in person or via social media at events and meetings organised by the Society; - providing support and information to such persons, their families and carers; (2) To advance the education of the public in the subject of the history of thalidomide by collecting, collating, archiving and preserving documents relating to the history of thalidomide and by undertaking or assisting in the undertaking of educational and research projects concerning the effects of thalidomide and the work of the Society and by publishing the useful results of such educational and research projects.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
LEWIS SMITH & CO
THE OLD DOCTORS HOUSE
74 GRANGE ROAD
DUDLEY
WEST MIDLANDS
DY1 2AW
Phone:
07802604205
Email:
info@thalidomidesociety.org
Website:

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