# THE NATIONAL ACADEMY FOR SOCIAL PRESCRIBING

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1191145
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Company number:** [12275770](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/12275770)
- **Registered:** Sept. 3, 2020
- **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=1191145


## Contact

- **Address:** NAT. ACADEMY FOR SOCIAL PRESCRIBING, SOUTHBANK CENTRE, BELVEDERE ROAD, LONDON
- **Postcode:** SE1 8XX
- **Phone:** 07749 492353
- **Email:** hello@nasp.info
- **Website:** www.socialprescribingacademy.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS ARE TO ADVANCE THE STUDY AND PRACTICE OF SOCIAL PRESCRIBING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY:1. INCREASING KNOWLEDGE, AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF SOCIAL PRESCRIBING;2. THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION OF SOCIAL PRESCRIBING PRACTICE;3. THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING AND BEST PRACTICE IN SOCIAL PRESCRIBING; AND4. THE PROMOTION AND CARRYING OUT OF RESEARCH (DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY) INTO SOCIAL PRESCRIBING.(SOCIAL PRESCRIBING IS THE PRACTICE OF LINKING HEALTHCARE TO COMMUNITY BASED ACTIVITIES TO ADDRESS INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING).

**Activities:** We are dedicated to the advancement of social prescribing through promotion, collaboration and innovation. We work to create partnerships, across the arts, health, sports, leisure, and the natural environment  to promote health and wellbeing at a national and local level. We will champion social prescribing and the work of local communities in connecting people for wellbeing.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- Throughout England And Wales





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Professor Kamila Hawthorne** | Chair | June 25, 2025 |
| Amanda Ellingworth |  | Aug. 16, 2024 |
| Brad Gudger |  | May 13, 2021 |
| Clova Fyfe |  | Aug. 16, 2024 |
| Dr Davina Deniszczyc |  | Aug. 16, 2024 |
| El-Bashir Abubakr Salem Bahaj |  | March 13, 2025 |
| Gay Anthia Palmer |  | May 13, 2021 |
| Lisa Tookey |  | March 13, 2025 |
| Phoebe Ruwadzano Hitchcox |  | Feb. 25, 2020 |
| Sarah Metcalfe |  | May 13, 2021 |




