# THE HERPES VIRUSES ASSOCIATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 291657
- **Other names:** THE HERPES ASSOCIATION, H V A, SHINGLES SUPPORT SOCIETY, SPHERE
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** April 26, 1985
- **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=291657


## Contact

- **Address:** HERPES VIRUSES ASSOCIATION, OMNIBUS BUSINESS CENTRE, Unit 110, 39-41 NORTH ROAD, LONDON
- **Phone:** 02076079661
- **Email:** info@herpes.org.uk
- **Website:** www.herpes.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 1. TO PROMOTE GOOD HEALTH BY ADVANCING PUBLIC EDUCATION ABOUT HERPES VIRUSES AND THE MEANS BY WHICH THESE CONDITIONS MAY BE MOST EFFECTIVELY PREVENTED AND TREATED. 2. TO PROMOTE, OR ASSIST IN PROMOTING RESEARCH INTO THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF HERPES SIMPLEX AND ITS EFFECTS ON THE PERSONS WHO CONTRACT IT, AND TO DISSMINATE THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC. 3. TO RELIEVE PERSONS WITH SYMPTOMS OF HERPES SIMPLEX.

**Activities:** Patient-run: website, booklets, a helpline run by trained volunteers who can answer medical questions and counsel people with any psychological worries.  For subscribers: quarterly journals, leaflets on all aspects of the virus, meetings, seminars.Re shingles and neurogenic pain, we supply a 17-page information pack.  This pain is especially severe in the elderly and is difficult to treat.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £162826 | £165650 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £155635 | £174789 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £233626 | £163043 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £150550 | £157758 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £160835 | £144032 | — | — |



## Trustees

- GEORGE DAVIES
- Hannah Ward-glenton — appointed Dec. 8, 2025
- Nigel Peter Scott — appointed Dec. 21, 2020