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Arthritis UK

SC041156Registered charity from 06 January 2010
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Notes:
Previous name Versus Arthritis from 07-01-2019 to 18/11/2025. former legal name- Arthritis Research UK from 06/01/2010 to 07-01-2019
Charity Information:
Address 3rd Floor
120 Aldersgate Street
London
Postcode EC1A 4JQ
Regulatory Type Cross-Border
Link to Companies House https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/
Object:
3 The Charity's objects are specifically restricted to the following: 3.1 to advance the study of and research into the causes, treatment and cure of arthritis and related musculoskeletal disorders and disseminate the useful results of that research; 3.2 to relieve the needs of those suffering from arthritis and related musculoskeletal disorders, including by: 3.2.1 promoting the teaching of matters relating to, and the further understanding of, arthritis and related musculoskeletal disorders among health care professionals and students and other persons involved in the treatment of such disorders; 3.2.2 improving the treatment and care of persons suffering from arthritis and related musculoskeletal disorders; 3.2.3 to advance the education of the public in all matters relating to arthritis and related musculoskeletal disorders including those persons suffering from such disorders.
Operations:
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
Constitutional Form Date: 06 Jan 2010
Main Operating Location: Outwith Scotland
Number of Staff: 295
Purposes: "the advancement of education", "the advancement of health", "the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage"
Beneficiaries: "Children or young people", "Older People", "People with disabilities or health problems", "People with a particular ethnic or racial origin", "Other defined groups"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Mar 2021 £25,438,000 £83,897,000 22 Mar 2022 Yes
31 Mar 2022 £30,614,000 £46,348,000 15 Feb 2023 Yes
31 Mar 2023 £29,425,000 £29,996,000 27 Feb 2024 Yes
31 Mar 2024 £31,731,000 £32,604,000 19 Dec 2024 Yes
31 Mar 2025 £30,018,000 £40,976,000 10 Dec 2025 Yes Published accounts can be found on the Charity Commission 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
Lilian Elizabeth Milton Rose
Jonathan Rodgers
Lynne Wigens
Paul Albert Vandenberghe
Iain McInnes
Joanne Williams
John Dudley Isaacs
Graham Colbert
Caitriona Dieudonee Roberts
Catherine Janet Tompkins
Vincent Jean-Marc Noinville
Jane Marion Davina Taylor
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