THE HERPES VIRUSES ASSOCIATION

Charity Number: 291657
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Patient-run: website, booklets, a helpline run by trained volunteers who can answer medical questions and counsel people with any psychological worries. For subscribers: quarterly journals, leaflets on all aspects of the virus, meetings, seminars. Re shingles and neurogenic pain, we supply a 17-page information pack. This pain is especially severe in the elderly and is difficult to treat.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £155,635
Total expenditure: £174,789

People

6 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:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
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:
  • 26 April 1985: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • H V A (Working name)
  • SHINGLES SUPPORT SOCIETY (Working name)
  • SPHERE (Working name)
  • THE HERPES ASSOCIATION (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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

There is no trustee information available for this charity

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £150.84k £160.84k £150.55k £233.63k £155.64k
Total expenditure £135.87k £144.03k £157.76k £163.04k £174.79k
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 March 2024 11 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 11 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 05 February 2024 5 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 05 February 2024 5 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 06 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 06 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 08 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 08 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 02 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 02 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 7TH APRIL 1985 AS AMENDED 3RD DECEMBER 1994 AS AMENDED 7TH JULY 2001 AS AMENDED 17 SEPTEMBER 2005 AS AMENDED ON 26 SEP 2020

Charitable objects

1. TO PROMOTE GOOD HEALTH BY ADVANCING PUBLIC EDUCATION ABOUT HERPES VIRUSES AND THE MEANS BY WHICH THESE CONDITIONS MAY BE MOST EFFECTIVELY PREVENTED AND TREATED. 2. TO PROMOTE, OR ASSIST IN PROMOTING RESEARCH INTO THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF HERPES SIMPLEX AND ITS EFFECTS ON THE PERSONS WHO CONTRACT IT, AND TO DISSMINATE THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC. 3. TO RELIEVE PERSONS WITH SYMPTOMS OF HERPES SIMPLEX.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
HERPES VIRUSES ASSOCIATION
OMNIBUS BUSINESS CENTRE
Unit 110
39-41 NORTH ROAD
LONDON
Phone:
02076079661
Email:
info@herpes.org.uk
Website:

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