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Brittle Bone Society (BBS)

SC050854Registered charity from 22 March 2021
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Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
The Name the Charity is Known By BBS
Address Grant-Paterson House
30 Guthrie Street
Dundee
Postcode DD1 5BS
Website brittlebone.org
Regulatory Type Standard
Link to Companies House https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/
Object:
3 .1 The company's objects are to: (A) provide relief to people with osteogenesis imperfecta ("01") including by: (1) assisting them, their relatives and their carers (collectively the "01 Community") in maintaining contact with each other and exchanging information and experiences; (2) assisting the 01 Community in obtaining accurate information regarding 01; (3) providing information to the OI Community about available care and support, including by raising awareness of welfare and other benefits; (4) circulating relevant news and information (including by newsletters and social media channels) to the OI community; (B) advance research into the causes, inheritance and management of OI and related disorders and to publish the results of such research; (C) assist the OI Community in working alongside the medical profession, the development and delivery of treatments for OI and related disorders; (D) assist the or Community in working alongside the social services profession in developing and providing appropriate support services to the OI Community; (E) provide a forum for the OI Community to meet with healthcare and other professionals in order to discuss issues relating to OI and its treatment; (F) update the OI Community on the current state of research into or and provide access to appropriate medical specialists to help resolve specific problems; (G) make representations to government departments, agencies, local authorities and voluntary bodies in support to the OI Community; (H) assist in the education of government departments, agencies, local authorities, voluntary bodies and other charities to understand the needs of the or Community; (I) source, purchase, develop and provide for the maintenance of equipment for the use of the or Community; and (J) work and coordinate with other organisations (charitable, voluntary, governmental or otherwise) supporting those affected by rare bone disorders.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
The charity provides advice, support and financial assistance to anyone affected by OI. Our Aims are to decrease the level of isolation, increase the level of independence and increase opportunities for individuals with OI to take charge of their own health. The charity also supports research into the cause, inheritance and management of OI.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
Constitutional Form Date: 22 Mar 2021
Main Operating Location: Dundee City
Number of Staff: 3
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
Purposes: "the prevention or relief of poverty", "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"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations", "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 2022 £0 £0 16 Jan 2023 Yes
31 Mar 2023 £1,045,832 £369,695 12 Oct 2023 Yes
31 Mar 2024 £265,936 £448,444 19 Aug 2024 Yes
31 Mar 2025 £598,531 £405,202 07 Aug 2025 Yes Published accounts can be found on the Companies House website
31 Mar 2026 No Annual Information due by 31 Dec 2026
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
Nicholas Bishop
Joanna Cannon
Thines Ganeshamoorthy
Elaine Healey
Margaret Smith
Elizabeth Robertson
Robert Gordon
John Phillips
Yvonne Grant
Angela Stewart
Samantha Renke
Dominic Hyams
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