THE BRITISH AND IRISH HYPERTENSION SOCIETY

Charity number: 287635

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The BIHS produces guidelines for the management of hypertension, undertakes validation of new blood pressure measurement devices and runs an educational programme to support doctors and other healthcare workers involved in understanding the basis of hypertension and improving its treatment.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £186,677
Total expenditure: £157,295

People

9 Trustee(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:
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 29 November 1983: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • BRITISH HYPERTENSION SOCIETY (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls 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
Dr Manish Saxena Trustee 10 September 2024
None on record
Dr Helen Warren Trustee 10 September 2024
None on record
Dr Ryan McNally Trustee 10 September 2024
None on record
Professor Phil Chowienczyk Trustee 19 September 2023
None on record
Dr Pankaj Gupta Trustee 13 September 2022
None on record
Sam Olden Trustee 13 September 2022
None on record
Dr James Peter Sheppard Trustee 14 September 2021
None on record
Professor Ian Wilkinson Trustee 14 September 2021
None on record
Dr Luca Faconti Trustee 17 September 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £128.48k £51.13k £274.28k £125.12k £186.68k
Total expenditure £145.86k £100.98k £159.43k £222.93k £157.29k
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 December 2023 21 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 21 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 12 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 12 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 11 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 11 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 19 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 19 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 12 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 12 October 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 21ST OCTOBER 1983 AMENDED 24TH SEPTEMBER 1984 AS AMENDED ON 20 SEP 2016 as amended on 25 Sep 2018

Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION CONCERNING THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, EPIDEMIOLOGY, DETECTION, INVESTIGATION AND TREATMENT OF ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AND RELATED VASCULAR DISEASES.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
British Irish Hypertension Society
Unit 2
3 Quality Street
Edinburgh
EH4 5BP
Phone:
01313364203
Email:
administrator@bihs.org.uk
Website:

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