# ARTHRITIS ACTION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 292569
- **Other names:** THE ARTHRITIC ASSOCIATION, ARTHRITIC ASSOCIATION TREATING ARTHRITIS NATURALLY
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Sept. 16, 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=292569


## Contact

- **Address:** Arthritis Action, Stroke Association House, 240 City Road, LONDON
- **Postcode:** EC1V 2PR
- **Phone:** 020 3781 7120
- **Email:** info@arthritisaction.org.uk
- **Website:** www.arthritisaction.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** To relieve and promote the relief of people with arthritis and associated musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions by: • helping and supporting them through the provision of the best available evidence-based approaches and techniques for managing arthritis and associated MSK conditions; • monitoring arthritis related developments and initiatives, and promoting efforts to gain a better understanding of arthritis and associated MSK conditions and their impact on people’s lives; and • raising awareness of arthritis and associated MSK conditions and disseminating evidence-based information about all matters relating to those conditions.

**Activities:** Founded in 1942, Arthritis Action is a UK charity helping people with arthritis to live a more active life with less pain. The Charity offers a holistic self-management approach to people living with all forms of arthritis, comprised of healthy eating and nutritional consultations, education and support groups, self-management events, and access to physical therapies across the UK.

**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, Disability
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 31, 2024 | £1261062 | £1190892 | £4533906 | 16 |
| Oct. 31, 2023 | £602004 | £1221356 | £4047559 | 18 |
| Oct. 31, 2022 | £918591 | £1201071 | £4756300 | 19 |
| Oct. 31, 2021 | £606007 | £1108175 | £5174814 | 19 |
| Oct. 31, 2020 | £390826 | £1106089 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Andrzej Kawalec — appointed Nov. 20, 2025
- Caroline Alexia Langley — appointed Aug. 13, 2024
- Colin Peter Beevor — appointed Nov. 26, 2020
- Dirk Vennix — appointed June 19, 2025
- Elizabeth Takyi — appointed Sept. 18, 2023
- Funmi Akinfenwa — appointed Feb. 25, 2026
- Matthew John Myles-Brown — appointed Feb. 6, 2023
- Pille Harrison — appointed Nov. 20, 2025
- Professor Sarah Anne Vickerstaff — appointed Feb. 8, 2021
- Ricardo Borges — appointed Sept. 18, 2023
- Susan Powell — appointed Sept. 11, 2024