# THE COMMONWEALTH PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1176132
- **Other names:** COMMONWEALTH PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Dec. 6, 2017
- **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=1176132


## Contact

- **Address:** ROYAL PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY, 66-68 EAST SMITHFIELD, LONDON
- **Postcode:** E1W 1AW
- **Phone:** 02032856652
- **Email:** admin@commonwealthpharmacy.org
- **Website:** www.commonwealthpharmacy.org



## Activities

**Objects:** 3.1 TO ADVANCE HEALTH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY COLLABORATING WITH OTHER HEALTH-RELATED ORGANISATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS WITHIN AND OUTSIDE THE COMMONWEALTH AND PROVIDING ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT WHERE POSSIBLE;3.2 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT (AND PARTICULARLY AMONGST PHARMACEUTICAL STAFF) BY FACILITATING THE DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES AND THE PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE OF PHARMACY THROUGH MEETINGS, LITERATURE DISTRIBUTION, ELECTRONIC MEDIA AND FELLOWSHIP OR EXCHANGE PROGRAMMES;3.3 TO ADVANCE HEALTH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGH QUALITY IMPROVEMENT OF PHARMACY PRACTICE, PARTICULARLY IN RELATION TO THE PROMOTION OF SAFE AND EFFECTIVE SYSTEMS OF MEDICINES MANAGEMENT, THE PROMOTION OF HEALTHIER LIFESTYLES AND SUPPORTING MEASURES TO REDUCE HEALTH INEQUALITIES.

**Activities:** THE CPA ADVANCES HEALTH, PROMOTES WELLBEING AND IMPROVES EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC. WE SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF SAFE AND EFFECTIVE SYSTEMS OF MEDICINES MANAGEMENT, HEALTHIER LIFESTYLES, AND THE REDUCTION OF HEALTH INEQUALITIES. WE ACHIEVE THIS THROUGH SUPPORTING OUR MEMBER ORGANISATIONS TO IMPROVE THE USE OF MEDICINES THROUGH ACCESS TO EDUCATION AND COLLABORATIVE NETWORKS.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Antigua And Barbuda
- Australia
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Botswana
- Brunei
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Cyprus
- Dominica
- Eswatini
- Fiji
- Ghana
- Grenada
- Guyana
- India
- Jamaica
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Lesotho
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Malta
- Mauritius
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- New Zealand
- Nigeria
- Northern Ireland
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
- Rwanda
- Saint Vincent
- Samoa
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Solomon Islands
- South Africa
- Sri Lanka
- St Kitts And Nevis
- St Lucia
- Tanzania
- The Bahamas
- Tonga
- Trinidad And Tobago
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Vanuatu
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | £1720466 | £1558407 | £478961 | 9 |
| June 30, 2024 | £1189716 | £1217158 | £316902 | 7 |
| June 30, 2023 | £789907 | £747566 | £319344 | 2 |
| June 30, 2022 | £852173 | £670866 | £277003 | 2 |
| June 30, 2021 | £293704 | £295552 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Prof Thomas Antony Downes** (Chair) — appointed Dec. 6, 2022
- AKINBIYI OLASUNKANMI OLOKO — appointed July 19, 2021
- Andrea Lee Gibson Shirtcliffe — appointed March 4, 2025
- Annagrace Malamsha — appointed Oct. 1, 2024
- Claire Wynn Anderson — appointed March 23, 2019
- Dr James Edward Davies — appointed March 4, 2025
- Dr Phyllis Ocran Mattila — appointed March 4, 2025
- JOHN RAYMOND ANDERSON — appointed July 30, 2017
- Mary Anne Ciappara — appointed Dec. 6, 2022
- Prof David Henry Reissner — appointed Feb. 7, 2023