# UROSTOMY ASSOCIATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1131072
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Aug. 12, 2009
- **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=1131072


## Contact

- **Address:** Palmer McCarthy, Unit 70 Capital Business Centre, 22 Carlton Road, SOUTH CROYDON, Surrey
- **Postcode:** CR2 0BS
- **Phone:** 01223 910854
- **Email:** info@urostomyassociation.org.uk
- **Website:** www.urostomyassociation.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 3.1 THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AMONG PEOPLE WHO HAVE UNDERGONE OR ARE TO UNDERGO A URINARY DIVERSION;3.2 TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF SUFFERERS OF URINARY DIVERSION THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND PRACTICAL ADVICE;3.3 TO PROMOTE AND CO-ORDINATE RESEARCH IN CONNECTION WITH URINARY DIVERSIONS, THEDEVELOPMENT OF EQUIPMENT AND APPLIANCES RELATIVE THERETO, AND TO DISSEMINATE THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH BY THE PROVISION OF LECTURES, FORA, AND THE PUBLICATION OF MATERIALS.

**Activities:** The Association provides support, information and advocacy for people undergoing urinary diversion surgery of any kind.  Support is provided via local Branches which hold regular meetings, production of a magazine three times a year and leaflets on relevant topics.  There is also a helpline service.The Association also represents those with a urinary diversion.

**Area of benefit:** UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability
- **Who:** People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £109590 | £203810 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £94935 | £277669 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £149461 | £285676 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £184831 | £193249 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £204388 | £132694 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Brian Fretwell** (Chair) — appointed Nov. 26, 2013
- Derek Rosario — appointed Nov. 28, 2015
- Elizabeth Anne Ogilvie — appointed Dec. 10, 2022
- Gill Thomas — appointed Nov. 22, 2025
- Guy Eccles — appointed May 22, 2023
- Helen Holmes — appointed July 16, 2021
- William Burden — appointed Sept. 22, 2018