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Large volunteers +5

Overall GiG Score: 5

LONG COVID SOS

Long Covid SOS advocates for recognition, research and rehabilitation for people with Long Covid

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Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from a grant maker

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£11,289	£1,565	£9,724	10

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 2 years

www.longcovidsos.org

info@longcovidsos.org

07788214571

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
10 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 7/8 persons

DR KAREN LOUISE MATTHEWS Appointed: 2021

GEMMA KIERNAN HOBCRAFT Appointed: 2023

JOANNA MARY CLIFT Appointed: 2023

MELANIE ANN CASSOFF Appointed: 2023

PAUL MARTIN HAYLOCK Appointed: 2021

PROFESSOR AMITAVA BANERJEE Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: THE BRITISH CARDIOVASCULAR SOCIETY,

STUART CAMPBELL Appointed: 2024

DR LINDA BAINES (Chair) Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: IRISE INTERNATIONAL,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/05/2022, number: 1199120

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

1 returns made; all on time

Main office

11A
Westland Road
Faringdon
Oxfordshire

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND RELIEF OF NEED AMONG PEOPLE WITH LONG COVID, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:1.RAISING AWARENESS OF LONG COVID, ITS TREATMENT, RECOVERY AND REHABILITATION AMONG HEALTH POLICYMAKERS, HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC;2.ADVOCATING FOR AND MAKING KNOWN TO HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, HEALTH POLICYMAKERS AND OTHER RELEVANT POLICY MAKERS THE VIEWS AND LIVED EXPERIENCE OF MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC SUFFERING FROM OR AFFECTED BY LONG COVID;3.SUPPORTING OR CARRYING OUT RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSES, PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF LONG COVID, AND PUBLISHING THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE OBJECTS ‘LONG COVID’ MEANS POST-ACUTE COVID-19 SYNDROME, WHERE SYMPTOMS AND/OR LONG-TERM COMPLICATIONS OCCUR BEYOND FOUR WEEKS FROM INITIAL INFECTION OR SYMPTOM ONSET TO INCLUDE ANY POST VIRAL ILLNESS WITH A SUSPECTED OR EVIDENCED LINK TO COVID-19.

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