# GAMBLING WITH LIVES

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1184114
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** June 26, 2019
- **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=1184114


## Contact

- **Address:** THE CIRCLE, 33 ROCKINGHAM LANE, SHEFFIELD
- **Postcode:** S1 4FW
- **Phone:** 07955 047387
- **Email:** hello@gamblingwithlives.org
- **Website:** www.gamblingwithlives.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(A) TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH AND THE SAVING OF LIVES BY RAISING AWARENESS OF THE ADVERSE EFFECTS OF GAMBLING ON HEALTH, AND ESPECIALLY MENTAL HEALTH, TO HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL AND OTHERS, THROUGH PUBLIC EDUCATION AND SUPPORTING THE DISSEMINATING RESEARCH.(B) TO RELIEVE THE MENTAL DISTRESS AND PHYSICAL SICKNESS OF PERSONS SUFFERING BEREAVEMENT OR LOSS DUE TO SUICIDES RELATED TO GAMBLING OR PERSONS AFFECTED BY FAMILY MEMBERS OR FRIENDS WITH GAMBLING ADDICTION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT OF SUCH PERSONS.

**Activities:** Support families who have been bereaved by gambling related suicides, with peer support and access to counsellingRaise awareness amongst gamblers, their families and friends, and health professionals of the dangerous effects of gambling on mental health and the high suicide risk, through our website and other social media




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| CHARLES RITCHIE |  | July 20, 2018 |
| Chloe Louise Long |  | Jan. 29, 2026 |
| David Campbell |  | July 18, 2020 |
| Elisabeth Katis |  | July 20, 2018 |
| GREGORY CHALLIS |  | July 20, 2018 |
| Leroy White |  | Oct. 18, 2021 |
| Louise Playford |  | Jan. 29, 2026 |
| Peter Keogh |  | Feb. 21, 2019 |
| Professor Janet Anne O&#x27;Sullivan |  | July 19, 2023 |
| Smriti Singh |  | Oct. 18, 2021 |
| Timothy FURNESS |  | July 20, 2018 |




