# THE BRITISH AND IRISH HYPERTENSION SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 287635
- **Other names:** BRITISH HYPERTENSION SOCIETY
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Nov. 29, 1983
- **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=287635


## Contact

- **Address:** British Irish Hypertension Society, Unit 2, 3 Quality Street, Edinburgh
- **Postcode:** EH4 5BP
- **Phone:** 01313364203
- **Email:** administrator@bihs.org.uk
- **Website:** www.bihs.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE ADVANCEMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION CONCERNING THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, EPIDEMIOLOGY, DETECTION, INVESTIGATION AND TREATMENT OF ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AND RELATED VASCULAR DISEASES.

**Activities:** The BIHS produces guidelines for the management of hypertension, undertakes validation of new blood pressure measurement devices and runs an educational programme to support doctors and other healthcare workers involved in understanding the basis of hypertension and improving its treatment.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £232078 | £224166 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £186677 | £157295 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £125120 | £222928 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £274281 | £159431 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £51129 | £100975 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Dr Helen Warren — appointed Sept. 10, 2024
- Dr James Peter Sheppard — appointed Sept. 14, 2021
- Dr Luca Faconti — appointed Sept. 17, 2019
- Dr Manish Saxena — appointed Sept. 10, 2024
- Dr Ryan McNally — appointed Sept. 10, 2024
- Professor Ian Wilkinson — appointed Sept. 14, 2021
- Professor Phil Chowienczyk — appointed Sept. 19, 2023
- Sam Olden — appointed Sept. 13, 2022