# UPBEAT

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1087415
- **Other names:** UPBEAT-HEART SUPPORT IN WEST SUFFOLK
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** July 9, 2001
- **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=1087415


## Contact

- **Address:** Vistri Vale, Old Hall Lane, Fornham St. Martin, Bury St. Edmunds
- **Postcode:** IP31 1SS
- **Phone:** 01284747238
- **Email:** valerie_axton@hotmail.com
- **Website:** www.upbeatheartsupport.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AMONG PEOPLE WHO HAVE OR HAVE HAD CORONARY HEART DISEASE AND RELATED ILLNESSES, WITHIN THE AREA GENERALLY KNOWN AS WEST SUFFOLK.

**Activities:** Upbeat is an independent charity set up by ex-cardiac patients. We provide support for people who have had heart attacks, or other heart related problems, and their carers.  A range of specialist exercise sessions are held weekly under the supervision of qualified cardiac instructors and a cardiac nurse. Social and educational events are also provided.

**Area of benefit:** WEST SUFFOLK




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Cambridgeshire
- Essex
- Norfolk
- Suffolk



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £51076 | £56591 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £47128 | £59163 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £49008 | £60338 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £44135 | £42365 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £44390 | £30460 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **David Leonard Axton** (Chair) — appointed July 8, 2025
- Alan David John Chapman — appointed Oct. 15, 2021
- Darren Welham — appointed July 11, 2023
- David Byatt — appointed Oct. 15, 2021
- Felicity Stemp — appointed Jan. 13, 2026
- HILARY ANN NEEVES — appointed June 25, 2012
- ILVA ANNE MAXEY — appointed May 16, 2017
- NICHOLAS ERNEST BAYLIE — appointed May 16, 2017
- Richard Morris — appointed Oct. 15, 2021
- Rosemary Rayson — appointed May 16, 2017
- VALERIE CHRISTINE AXTON — appointed May 15, 2014
- William George Kettyle — appointed Oct. 15, 2021