# KEEPING ABREAST

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1129522
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Company number:** [06891388](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06891388)
- **Registered:** May 11, 2009
- **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=1129522


## Contact

- **Address:** KEEPING ABREAST, OAK LODGE, 129 School Lane, Little Melton, NORWICH
- **Postcode:** NR9 3LB
- **Phone:** 01603 819113
- **Email:** info@keepingabreast.org.uk
- **Website:** www.keepingabreast.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF BREAST CANCER PATIENTS WHO HAVE HAD OR WHO ARE CONSIDERING BREAST RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY FOLLOWING MASTECTOMY FOR BREAST CANCER, BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES, INFORMATION, SUPPORT AND PRACTICAL ADVICE NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY STATUTORY AUTHORITIES; TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN ALL AREAS RELATING TO BREAST RECONSTRUCTION BY THE PROVISION OF LECTURES, A WEBSITE, AND NEWSLETTERS DEVOTED TO BREAST RECONSTRUCTION.

**Activities:** Provide help and support to women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer and who are considering the possibility of a breast reconstruction following mastectomy. The Group also provides support to those who have recovered from breast cancer and are considering reconstruction some time later. The Charity holds regular Support Group meetings that are open to all patients.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups



## Geography

- **Area of benefit:** UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.
- Bedford
- Bristol City
- Liverpool City
- Manchester City
- Norfolk
- West Sussex





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Beckie Jordan |  | Feb. 2, 2026 |
| Carina Carter |  | Sept. 19, 2019 |
| Elsa Ryder |  | Feb. 2, 2026 |
| Karen Rix |  | Feb. 2, 2026 |
| Kerry Kemp |  | May 5, 2026 |
| Matthew Wallis |  | Feb. 2, 2026 |
| Nellie Guttmann |  | Feb. 2, 2026 |
| Nellie Kuma |  | Feb. 2, 2026 |
| Sharon Lilley |  | Sept. 30, 2025 |




