# THE CONCUSSION FOUNDATION

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1164229
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Nov. 2, 2015
- **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=1164229


## Contact

- **Address:** Institute of Sport Exercise &amp; Healt, 170 Tottenham Court Road, LONDON
- **Postcode:** W1T 7HA
- **Phone:** 07535 681182
- **Email:** info@theconcussionfoundation.org
- **Website:** https://theconcussionfoundation.org/



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:-(A) PROMOTING THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE EFFECTS OF CONCUSSIONS AND HEAD INJURIES AND ON SPORTSMEN AND SPORTSWOMEN AND THE PREVENTION OF THEM THROUGH RESEARCH AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS ARISING FROM THE RESEARCH INTO THE PUBLIC DOMAIN;(B)TO ENCOURAGE AWARENESS OF THE RISKS OF CONCUSSIONS AND HEAD INJURIES IN SPORT;(C)TO DO ALL SUCH OTHER THINGS AS SHALL BE THOUGHT FIT TO FURTHER THE INTERESTS OF THE CHARITY OR TO BE INCIDENTAL OR CONDUCIVE TO THE ATTAINMENT OF THE PURPOSE.

**Activities:** Investigating the long-term effects of concussion on men and women who have competed in impact sports, and seeking to establish whether there is an increased incidence of neuro-degenerative disorders, such as Parkinson?s Disease, Alzheimer?s Disease and the condition currently described as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups



## Geography

- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Charles D&#x27;Arcy Lang |  | April 25, 2019 |
| DR Patrick Adrian McGoldrick |  | Oct. 1, 2018 |
| David John Coupland |  | May 13, 2019 |
| Dr Anna-Louise MacKinnon |  | May 9, 2019 |
| Dr Michael Skinner Turner |  | April 17, 2026 |
| Kate Helen O&#x27;Neill |  | April 24, 2019 |
| Majid Basheer Hassan |  | April 25, 2019 |
| Phillippa Anne Bester |  | Oct. 1, 2018 |
| Victor Anthony Lennox Goodhew |  | Oct. 1, 2018 |




