# SILVER STAR DIABETES

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1119324
- **Other names:** THE SILVER STAR APPEAL
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Trust
- **Registered:** May 21, 2007
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1119324


## Contact

- **Address:** 201 UPPINGHAM ROAD, LEICESTER
- **Postcode:** LE5 4BQ
- **Phone:** 07507 646825
- **Email:** info@silverstardiabetes.com
- **Website:** www.silverstardiabetes.com



## Activities

**Objects:** 2.2  THE OBJECTS ARE:2.2.1  TO EDUCATE AND TRAIN THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE UNITED KINGDOM (INCLUDING CONSULTANTS, DOCTORS, NURSES, DIETICIANS AND OTHER MEDICAL SUPPORT STAFF) IN ALL MATTERS RELATING TO DIABETES AND RELATED DISEASES (&quot;DIABETES&quot;), INCLUDING IN PARTICULAR ITS CAUSES, SYMPTOMS AND TREATMENT, RESEARCH INTO IT, AND THE PROBLEMS FACED BY PEOPLE WHO SUFFER FROM IT;2.2.2  TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM DIABETES, IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING PUBLIC SCREENING FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES ;2.2.3  TO PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO DIABETES AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH; AND 2.2.4  TO APPLY THE INCOME AND THE CAPITAL OF THE CHARITY FOR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND SUCH REGISTERED CHARITIES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT FROM TIME TO TIME (THE &quot;OBJECTS&quot;);2.3  THE TRUSTEES MUST USE THE INCOME AND MAY USE THE CAPITAL OF THE CHARITY IN PROMOTING THE OBJECTSS

**Activities:** The Silver Star Diabetes charity seeks to educate the public about type 2 diabetes. This is done through the use of a Mobile Diabetes Unit  (MDU) which offers free diabetes risk assessments to the general public. The MDUs travel out into the community, to places of work, worship, community events, High Street and retail parks testing the public for free for diabetes and offering lifestyle advice.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- **Area of benefit:** THE UNITED KINGDOM.
- Bangladesh
- India
- Morocco
- Tunisia
- Throughout England And Wales





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Keith Vaz MA** | Chair | Aug. 5, 2022 |
| Adam Lucas Swidzinski |  | Aug. 1, 2025 |
| Dr DOMINIE MCCONNELL |  | May 30, 2012 |
| ROZ CARTER MBE |  | March 26, 2007 |




