# AINTREE ARTHRITIS TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 700627
- **Other names:** THE FAZAKERLEY RHEUMATOLOGY UNIT AND YOUNGER DISABLED UNIT CHARITABLE TRUST
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Sept. 5, 1988
- **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=700627


## Contact

- **Address:** 12 Riverbank Road, Heswall, Wirral
- **Postcode:** CH60 4SG
- **Phone:** 0151-342 8457
- **Email:** info.@aintreearthritistrust.co.uk
- **Website:** www.aintreearthtitistrust.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH BY:FUNDING AND SUPPORTING RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSATION AND TREATMENT OF RHEUMATIC DISEASES, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY AT LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS, AND SUPPORTING PUBLICATION OF RESEARCH FINDINGS WHERE APPROPRIATE.FUNDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN RHEUMATOLOGY OF CLINICAL AND LABORATORY STAFF, WITH THE AIM OF IMPROVING QUALITY OF CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH ARTHRITIS AND OTHER AUTO-IMMUNE DISEASES.

**Activities:** The charity sponsors and oversees promising young scientists undertaking innovative patterns of basic research into the pathogenesis and treatment of the rheumatic diseases. The charity also encourages the education of health care professionals in rheumatology by providing funding for courses and conferences. We have also sponsored young doctors from Kenya to train in rheumatology.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Kenya
- Knowsley
- Liverpool City
- Sefton



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2025 | £1507 | £3498 | — | — |
| July 31, 2024 | £1459 | £12315 | — | — |
| July 31, 2023 | £6052 | £1844 | — | — |
| July 31, 2022 | £4603 | £2816 | — | — |
| July 31, 2021 | £7769 | £1296 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Dr ROBERT NOEL THOMPSON** (Chair)
- Dr CRISTINA ESTRACH — appointed Dec. 12, 2014
- Dr Katherine Nelson — appointed Nov. 25, 2020
- Dr NICOLA GOODSON — appointed Dec. 12, 2014
- PROFESSOR ROBERT MOOTS