ATRIAL FIBRILLATION ASSOCIATION

Charity Number: 1122442
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Atrial Fibrillation Association is an international charity promoting awareness, information and support for patients diagnosed with atrial fibrillation and for medical professionals managing the sufferers. AFA was formed in 2007 out of an identified need to have a charity solely dedicated to redressing the issues surrounding the awareness, diagnosis and treatment of atrial fibrillation.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £158,442
Total expenditure: £214,846

People

5 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Argentina
  • Australia
  • Brazil
  • Bulgaria
  • Canada
  • Chile
  • Colombia
  • Denmark
  • Ecuador
  • France
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Mexico
  • Netherlands
  • Northern Ireland
  • Norway
  • Peru
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Scotland
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Turkey
  • United Arab Emirates
  • United States

Governance

Registration history:
  • 23 January 2008: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • A F ASSOCIATION (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Angela Griffiths Trustee 19 August 2022
None on record
Dr John Clayton Cannon Trustee 25 May 2022
None on record
Dr Matthew Robert Fay Trustee 05 October 2015
None on record
PROFESSOR ALAN JOHN CAMM QHP BSC Trustee
THE DRUG SAFETY RESEARCH TRUST
Received: On time
ARRHYTHMIA ALLIANCE
Received: On time
PATRICIA JAYNE MUDD Trustee
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 £372.71k £313.63k £166.52k £282.38k £158.44k
Total expenditure £198.66k £182.63k £186.52k £206.93k £214.85k
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 22 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 22 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 19 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 19 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 25 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 25 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 27 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 27 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 23 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 23 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.

DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 30 OCTOBER 2007

Charitable objects

1) TO ALLEVIATE THE EFFECTS OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION (KNOWN AS AF) AND PROVIDE SUPPORT AND INFORMATION TO THOSE WITH THIS CONDITION, PARTICULARLY WITH REGARD TO THE AVAILABLE TREATMENTS AND ACCESS TO THEM. 2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE MEDICAL PROFESSION AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON THE SUBJECT OF AF AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR THE PATIENT AND THE FAMILY. 3) TO PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO THE DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF AF AND TO SUPPORT THE PUBLICATION OF THE RESULTS OF THIS RESEARCH.

Area of benefit

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

NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

Contact information

Address:
Murphy Salisbury
Celixir House
Stratford Technology Park
Innovation Way
Stratford upon Avon
CV37 7GZ
Phone:
01789867502
Email:
info@afa.org.uk
Website:

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