THE FACIAL SURGERY RESEARCH FOUNDATION - SAVING FACES

Registered charity 1081214 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FSRF SAVING FACES, SAVING FACES, SAVING FACES THE FACIAL SURGERY RESEARCH CHARITY, SAVING FACES THE ORAL AND FACIAL SURGERY RESEARCH TRUST, THE FACIAL SURGERY RESEARCH FOUNDATION

Saving Faces aims to reduce the incidence of oral cancers, injury and disfigurement by leading and promoting research into the prevention, causes and treatment of these conditions. We fund the National Facial, Oral and Oculoplastic Research Centre, the National Head and Neck Audit, a patient-to-patient helpline, the Saving Faces Diagnostic Advice Service, PhD studentships and clinical fellowships.

Objects

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE TRUST FUND AND ITS INCOME UPON TRUST TO APPLY THE TRUST FUND AND ITS INCOME IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT FOR THE RELIEF OF NEED, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS, INPARTICULAR BY PROMOTING RESEARCH INTO THE PREVENTION, CAUSES AND TREATMENT OF ORAL AND FACIAL DISEASES, DISORDERS AND INJURIES (AND PUBLICATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH) AT THE DEPARTMENT OF ORAL AND MAXILLO FACIAL SURGERY AT THE BARTS AND LONDON HOSPITAL OR AT THE ORAL AND MAXILLO FACIAL SURGERY DEPARTMENTS OF SUCH OTHER HOSPITALS OR INSTITUTIONS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT

Area of benefit: NATIONAL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Camden, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £475,602, an increase from the previous year's £461,120. The trustees report no material uncertainty regarding going concern, noting adequate resources for the foreseeable future despite risks from a challenging economic climate. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme with no disclosed deficit.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

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• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Facial Surgery Research Foundation - Saving Faces (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Cancer Research UK — “Saving Faces’ game-changing research on early mouth cancer (SEND study) was funded by Cancer Research UK, Elliott Bernerd, Robbie and Lisa T…” (source page)
• Elliott Bernerd — “Saving Faces’ game-changing research on early mouth cancer (SEND study) was funded by Cancer Research UK, Elliott Bernerd, Robbie and Lisa T…” (source page)
• Robbie and Lisa Tchenguiz — “Saving Faces’ game-changing research on early mouth cancer (SEND study) was funded by Cancer Research UK, Elliott Bernerd, Robbie and Lisa T…” (source page)

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Trustees · trustee networks

• ELLIOTT BERNERDchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Atul Setia
• Austen Smith
• JAMES PATRICK MAGENNIS · trustee of 1 other charity
• MIKE SIMPSON
• PETER HARDEE
• SIMON BENTLEY · trustee of 1 other charity
• SIMON HOLMES

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ASSOCIATION FOR THE GLOBAL ADVANCEMENT OF ENT SURGERY AND HEAD AND NECK CANCER RESEARCH.

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