LYME DISEASE ACTION

Charity number: 1100448
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Lyme Disease Action is campaigning to improve prevention, diagnosis & treatment of Lyme disease by 1) Making high-quality information on Lyme disease available, including via publications and conferences 2) Providing a help desk for public and health professionals 3) parliamentary lobbying 4) fostering scientific and medical education and research into Lyme disease and its associated diseases.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £16,209
Total expenditure: £46,743

People

5 Trustee(s)

4 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:
  • 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:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 03 November 2003: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • LYME DISEASE ASSOCIATION UK (Working name)
Company number:
04839410 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
STELLA ROSEMARY HUYSHE-SHIRES BSc Chair 04 August 2007
None on record
Dr Rachael Pope Trustee 01 June 2017
None on record
JOHN PATRICK PYM BSC Hons Trustee
None on record
Dr WENDY JANICE WRIGHT BSC DPHIL Trustee
None on record
DENZIL STUART SEARLE Trustee
BODMIN RAILWAY HERITAGE TRUST
Received: On time

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 £26.44k £32.47k £9.68k £18.37k £16.21k
Total expenditure £17.49k £4.95k £6.58k £10.40k £46.74k
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 25 September 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2022 10 November 2023 10 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2021 21 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2020 05 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 05 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 02 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 21 JULY 2003 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 16 OCTOBER 2003 as amended on 13 Apr 2019

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM LYME DISEASE, OTHER BORRELIOSES AND ASSOCIATED DISEASES IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: (1) RAISING AWARENESS IF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE INCLUDING, CONFERENCES, INFORMATION AND SUPPORT. (2) SCIENTIFIC AND MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN TOPICS RELATED TO LYME DISEASE, OTHER BOORRELIOSES AND ASSOCIATED DISEASE, OTHER BORRELIOSES AND ASSOCIATED DISEASES PROVIDED THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH MUST BE PUBLISHED

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
61 BRIDGE STREET
KINGTON
Herefordshire
HR5 3DJ
Phone:
01395 597454
Email:
other@lymediseaseaction.org.uk
Website:

www.lymediseaseaction.org.uk Open in new window