Behcet's UK

Charity number: 326679
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Object of the charity is to relieve the distress of persons suffering from Behcet's Disease by:- promoting the study of the cause and treatment of the disease and allied conditions; gathering and publishing information useful to sufferers and the general public; co-operating with the medical,allied professions and other societies with similar aims; providing financial assistance to suffers.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Total income: £51,196
Total expenditure: £69,311

People

9 Trustee(s)

10 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
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 September 1984: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • BAHCET'S SYNDROME SOCIETY (Previous name)
  • BEHCET'S SYNDROME SOCIETY (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
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
Tony Thornburn Chair 28 June 2017
None on record
Neil Andrew Williams Trustee 15 March 2021
None on record
Fionnuala Marguerite McKINLEY Trustee 03 January 2020
None on record
DR Catherine O'Hara Trustee 19 October 2018
None on record
Dr Mark Harpham Friston Trustee 30 July 2017
None on record
Amanda Clare Moseley Trustee 12 April 2017
BEHCET'S PATIENTS CENTRES
Received: On time
RACHAEL HUMPHREYS Trustee 27 September 2014
None on record
Judith Mary Scott Trustee 22 March 2014
BEHCET'S PATIENTS CENTRES
Received: On time
ALAN JOHN LANE Trustee 04 May 2011
BEHCET'S PATIENTS CENTRES
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Total gross income £184.77k £98.74k £56.62k £112.77k £51.20k
Total expenditure £98.83k £57.88k £63.44k £66.24k £69.31k
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 August 2024 11 November 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 11 November 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2023 23 May 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 23 May 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 27 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 27 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 23 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 23 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 16 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 16 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 11TH SEPTEMBER 1984 AS AMENDED ON 19 OCT 2018 AS AMENDED ON 19 OCT 2018 AS AMENDED ON 14 MAY 2019 AS AMENDED ON 08 FEB 2022

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE AND MITIGATE THE DISTRESS OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM BEHCETS DISEASE BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE FOREGOING: 1. TO PROMOTE THE STUDY OF THE CAUSE AND TREATMENT OF BEHCETS SYNDROME AND ALLIED CONDITIONS. 2. TO GATHER AND PUBLISH INFORMATION USEFUL TO SUFFERERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO CO-OPERATE WITH THE MEDICAL ALLIED PROFESSION AND ANY OTHER SOCIETIES OR BODIES HAVING A SIMILAR AIM TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL HELP WHERE NECESSARY AND PRATICABEL. 3. TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONG SUCH SUFFERERS.

Area of benefit

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

UNITED KINGDOM

Contact information

Address:
124 CITY ROAD
LONDON
EC1V 2NX
Phone:
0345 130 7328
Email:
info@behcetsuk.org
Website:

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