# BURY AND BOLTON ME/CFS & FIBROMYALGIA SUPPORT GROUP

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1161356
- **Other names:** BURY AND BOLTON ME/CFS SUPPORT GROUP, BBME
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** April 21, 2015
- **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=1161356


## Contact

- **Address:** 9 Holcombe Road, Little Lever, Bolton
- **Postcode:** BL3 1EJ
- **Phone:** 01204575613
- **Email:** blackleygirl.ms@gmail.com
- **Website:** www.mesupportgroup.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (‘THE OBJECTS’) ARE:1) TO RELIEVE THE CHARITABLE NEEDS, AND PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OF SUFFERERS OF MYALGIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS/CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME (ME/CFS) AND FIBROMYALGIA AND RELATED CONDITIONS, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, SERVICES AND INFORMATION; AND2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DIAGNOSIS, CARE AND TREATMENT OF SUCH SUFFERERS IN ALL MATTERS RELATING TO ME/CFS AND FIBROMYALGIA.

**Activities:** Meetings and Socials;Newsletter;Weekly free, adapted yogaBenefit and Work informationAwareness leaflets publication and distributionEquipment to borrowComprehensive book and CD libraryPhone line enquiry/info linePrivate Facebook groupRepresentation at steering groups at local level, NHS and government.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Disability
- **Who:** Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities



## Areas of operation

- Bolton
- Bury
- Cumbria
- Lancashire
- Manchester City
- Oldham
- Rochdale
- Wigan



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | — | — | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £894 | £235 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £1027 | £789 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £984 | £946 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £5397 | £1996 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **MARIA SALE** (Chair) — appointed March 21, 2019
- Anne Maria Walsh — appointed Dec. 12, 2021
- Claire Hindle — appointed May 17, 2024
- Marion Helen Griffin — appointed May 17, 2024