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Pain Concern

SC023559Registered charity from 15 April 1995
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Information about this charity:
Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
Address Pain Concern
62-66 Newcraighall Road
Edinburgh
Postcode EH15 3HS
Website www.painconcern.org.uk
Regulatory Type Standard
Link to Companies House https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/
Object:
To promote relief for and the preservation and protection of the physical and mental health of people living with pain and those caring for them.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
We step forward to embrace our pain community – those with pain, and those who care for them – hoping to achieve a world where pain is better understood and does not stop people living the life they choose to live. • Our Self-Management Navigator Tool helps patients and professionals work together to improve life with pain. • Airing Pain podcasts are created by an award-winning producer and explore the latest issues in pain. • Our magazine, Pain Matters, is guest-edited by pain experts and features contributions from all over the world. • Our helpline and online support network provide safe spaces where people connect and feel understood. They give direct insight into the challenges people are facing, keeping our work focused on key issues. • Pain education sessions are produced through a unique partnership with the NHS. Educators have lived experience of pain. • Our research provides insight into the state of pain services and the experiences of people in pain.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
Constitutional Form Date: 22 Dec 2016
Previous Constitutional Form: Unincorporated association
Previous Constitutional Form Date: 15 Apr 1995
Main Operating Location: City of Edinburgh
Number of Staff: 5
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
Purposes: "the advancement of health", "the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage"
Beneficiaries: "People with disabilities or health problems", "Other charities or voluntary bodies"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Mar 2021 £100,160 £102,052 09 Mar 2022 Yes
31 Mar 2022 £123,944 £98,954 15 Feb 2023 Yes
31 Mar 2023 £120,521 £137,875 29 Dec 2023 Yes
31 Mar 2024 £118,677 £117,731 01 Jan 2025 Yes
31 Mar 2025 £134,731 £144,172 20 Dec 2025 Yes Published accounts can be found on the Companies House website
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green   . If an annual return is late, the box is red   .
Income and Expenditure:
Charity Trustees:
First Name Last Name
Timothy Atkinson
Cathy Price
Patricia Roche
John Finch
Michael Serpell
Amanda Williams
Sian Jones
Richard Pell
Ian Taverner
Sophie Meadows
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