# BRITISH LYMPHOLOGY SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1185148
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Sept. 3, 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=1185148


## Contact

- **Address:** PO Box 7153, Lichfield
- **Postcode:** WS14 4JW
- **Phone:** 01452 790178
- **Email:** admin@thebls.com
- **Website:** www.thebls.com



## Activities

**Objects:** The object of the CIO is the preservation and protection of good health among people in the United Kingdom living with lymphoedema/chronic oedema in particular by: (1) advancing education and knowledge in the field of lymphoedema and related subjects; (2) fostering interest in and co-ordinating strategies for influencing and supporting improvement in management and research related to chronic oedema, particularly lymphoedema; (3) holding a register of specialist centres in the United Kingdom and Ireland; (4) improving the knowledge, expertise and skills of all health care professionals.

**Activities:** The object of the CIO is the preservation and protection of good health among people in the UK living with lymphoedema/chronic oedema - in particular by  advancing education and knowledge in the field of lymphology and related subjects.




## Classification

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



## Geography

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Yolande Grace Borthwick** | Chair | Nov. 8, 2021 |
| Alexis Turner |  | Nov. 4, 2025 |
| Karen Lee Doyle |  | Nov. 6, 2024 |
| Katherine Riches |  | Oct. 8, 2019 |
| Lorraine Brown |  | Oct. 8, 2019 |
| Malgorzata Tatar-Grycuk |  | Nov. 6, 2024 |
| Mark Pearson |  | Nov. 8, 2025 |
| Nicole Faccio |  | Nov. 4, 2025 |
| Peter Hooper-Smith |  | May 11, 2022 |
| Rachael Victoria Hutton |  | Nov. 9, 2020 |
| Rebecca Hayley Elwell |  | Oct. 8, 2019 |
| Tamara Kosevic |  | Nov. 8, 2022 |




