# Behcet&#x27;s UK

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 326679
- **Other names:** BAHCET&#x27;S SYNDROME SOCIETY, BEHCET&#x27;S SYNDROME SOCIETY
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Sept. 28, 1984
- **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=326679


## Contact

- **Address:** 124 CITY ROAD, LONDON
- **Postcode:** EC1V 2NX
- **Phone:** 0345 130 7328
- **Email:** info@behcetsuk.org
- **Website:** www.behcetsuk.org



## Activities

**Objects:** TO RELIEVE AND MITIGATE THE DISTRESS OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM BEHCETS DISEASE BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE FOREGOING: 1. TO PROMOTE THE STUDY OF THE CAUSE AND TREATMENT OF BEHCETS SYNDROME AND ALLIED CONDITIONS. 2. TO GATHER AND PUBLISH INFORMATION USEFUL TO SUFFERERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO CO-OPERATE WITH THE MEDICAL ALLIED PROFESSION AND ANY OTHER SOCIETIES OR BODIES HAVING A SIMILAR AIM TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL HELP WHERE NECESSARY AND PRATICABEL. 3. TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONG SUCH SUFFERERS.

**Activities:** The Object of the charity is to relieve the distress of persons suffering from Behcet&#x27;s Disease by:- promoting the study of the cause and treatment of the disease and allied conditions; gathering and publishing information useful to sufferers and the general public; co-operating with the medical,allied professions and other societies with similar aims; providing financial assistance to suffers.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups



## Geography

- **Area of benefit:** UNITED KINGDOM
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Tony Thornburn** | Chair | June 28, 2017 |
| ALAN JOHN LANE |  | May 4, 2011 |
| Amanda Clare Moseley |  | April 12, 2017 |
| DR Catherine O&#x27;Hara |  | Oct. 19, 2018 |
| Dr Mark Harpham Friston |  | July 30, 2017 |
| Fionnuala Marguerite McKINLEY |  | Jan. 3, 2020 |
| Judith Mary Scott |  | March 22, 2014 |
| Neil Andrew Williams |  | March 15, 2021 |
| RACHAEL HUMPHREYS |  | Sept. 27, 2014 |



