# PAUL RIDD FOUNDATION

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1171739
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Feb. 22, 2017
- **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=1171739


## Contact

- **Address:** 19 MARDON PARK, BAGLAN ENERGY PARK, PORT TALBOT
- **Postcode:** SA12 7AX
- **Phone:** 01639 820026
- **Email:** info@paulriddfoundation.org
- **Website:** www.paulriddfoundation.org



## Activities

**Objects:** 1) TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT PACKAGES TO BE USED WITHIN HOSPITALS AND IN OTHER HEALTH CARE SETTINGS TO ENSURE PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES RECEIVE APPROPRIATE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY CARE AND BY PROVIDING EDUCATION AND PRACTICAL ADVICE TO HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WORKING WITH PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES, PARTICULARLY IN HOSPITALS.2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN ALL AREAS RELATING TO THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES.

**Activities:** The Paul Ridd Foundation has been created to support people with a  learning disability to access equal health care. We want to improve the  healthcare received by people with a learning disability by raising general awareness of the issues they face. We share Paul&#x27;s story and train Learning Disability Champions across all Welsh Universities and Health Boards.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- Throughout England And Wales





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Jonathan Ridd BEM** | Chair | Feb. 22, 2017 |
| Dr Dawn Cavanagh |  | June 8, 2022 |
| JAYNE NICOLLS |  | Feb. 22, 2017 |
| Professor Catherine Margaret Bright |  | Feb. 1, 2023 |




