# STIFF MAN SYNDROME SUPPORT GROUP

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1099206
- **Other names:** SMS SUPPORT GROUP, STIFF PERSON
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Sept. 1, 2003
- **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=1099206


## Contact

- **Address:** 75 NORMANDY AVENUE, BEVERLEY
- **Postcode:** HU17 8PF
- **Phone:** 01482868881
- **Email:** liz.blows@smssupportgroup.co.uk
- **Website:** https://lizblows.wixsite.com/spsuk



## Activities

**Objects:** (1)  THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE HEALTH OF PERSONS AFFECTED BY STIFF MAN SYNDROME AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS.   (2)  THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE MEDICAL PROFESSION AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC INTO STIFF MAN SYNDROME AND IT'S IMPLICATIONS.   (3)  THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSES, EFFECTS, TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF STIFF MAN SYNDROME AND TO DISSEMINATE THE USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF

**Activities:** Fundraising by group members. Ongoing awareness raising. Ongoing & regular support given to sufferers via email, telephone and internet (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and SPS website). We are also in contact with groups & individuals around the world. Our long term aim is to generate funding in the hope of research being undertaken.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, 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, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Ireland
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 5, 2025 | £273 | £531 | — | — |
| April 5, 2024 | £2204 | £3675 | — | — |
| April 5, 2023 | £1391 | £1306 | — | — |
| April 5, 2022 | £2339 | £822 | — | — |
| April 5, 2021 | £1478 | £1310 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **MRS LIZ BLOWS** (Chair)
- DAVID BLOWS
- JOHN MCFALL — appointed Feb. 1, 2012
- Tracey Ann Reilly — appointed Jan. 2, 2023