# ARTHRITIS ACTION

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 292569
- **Other names:** THE ARTHRITIC ASSOCIATION, ARTHRITIC ASSOCIATION TREATING ARTHRITIS NATURALLY
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Company number:** [01914825](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01914825)
- **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&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=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.




## 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



## Geography

- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales





## Trustees

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




