# SWINDON IA

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1038734
- **Other names:** OSTOMY MATES
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** June 17, 1994
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1038734


## Contact

- **Address:** Ostomy Mates, 45 Kenwin Close, Swindon, Wiltshire
- **Postcode:** SN3 4NY
- **Phone:** 07973307726
- **Email:** secretary@ostomymates.org.uk
- **Website:** www.ostomymates.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** A) TO HELP ANYONE LIVING IN THE SWINDON AREA AND ELSEWHERE WHOSE COLON HAS BEEN,OR IS ABOUT TO BE,REMOVED BY SURGICAL PROCEDURE OR WHO HAS AN OSTOMY; B) TO PROMOTE AND CO-ORDINATE RESEARCH INTO BOWEL DISEASE AND OTHER CONDITIONS LEADING TO THE REMOVAL OF THE COLON,SURGICAL PROCEDURES PERTAINING THERETO,AND RELATED MATTERS AND FURTHER TO PROMOTE THE DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE GAINED BY SUCH RESEARCH; C) TO KEEP OSTOMISTS AND OTHERS INFORMED OF ALL MATTERS OF INTEREST TO THE ASSOCIATION BY THE PERIODIC DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION BY ARRANGING CONFERENCES,SEMINARS AND COURSES ON TOPICS OF INTEREST,AND IN ANY OTHER MANNER WHICH IS CHARITABLE AND WHICH THE TRUSTEES CONSIDER APPROPRIATE

**Activities:** Provides support and advice for ostomists and their families by way of meetings, specialist magazines (both national and regional), local newsletters and our own website.Work with our local health professionals to help them to help us.

**Area of benefit:** IN THE SWINDON AREA AND ELSEWHERE




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Human Resources, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability
- **Who:** People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies



## Areas of operation

- Gloucestershire
- Oxfordshire
- Swindon
- Wiltshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 30, 2025 | £2457 | £2710 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2024 | £4480 | £4892 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2023 | £1200 | £1401 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2022 | £9555 | £1025 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2021 | £929 | £542 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **FRANK WILLIAMS** (Chair) — appointed Dec. 9, 2018
- Malcolm Lancaster — appointed Nov. 2, 2025
- PROFESSOR MICHAEL SEED — appointed March 12, 2023
- Robert George — appointed Dec. 3, 2023
- Vernon Fernandes — appointed Dec. 9, 2018