ARTHRITIS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL ALLIANCE

Registered charity 1108851 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ARMA

The Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance (ARMA) is an umbrella body representing the breadth of musculoskeletal conditions and professions. We focus on policy, delivery and practice. Our vision for musculoskeletal (MSK) health: the MSK health of the population is promoted throughout life; everyone with MSK conditions receives appropriate, high quality interventions to promote their health.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION IN THE CAUSES, PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF RHEUMATIC COMPLAINTS BY BRINGING TOGETHER ORGANISATIONS REPRESENTING PROFESSIONAL AND PATIENT GROUPS WHICH PROMOTES DEVELOPMENT OF AWARENESS, KNOWLEDGE AND THE MEANS OF PREVENTION, TREATMENT, REHABILITATION AND RELIEF OF RHEUMATIC COMPLAINTS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED.

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

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total incoming resources were £110,809 and total resources expended were £104,808, resulting in a net positive movement of funds of £6,001. The charity holds free unrestricted reserves of £88,198, which the trustees note are slightly above their agreed reserves target, and the directors confirm adequate resources to continue in operational existence.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance (ARMA) (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Dale Reginald Anthony Webb · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr Philippa Elizabeth Oakley
• Dr Sharon Braddock
• John Williamson
• Laure Nas de Tourris
• Olorunfunmi Ibatunde Odejayi
• Professor Andrew Vincent Cuff
• Rupal Parikh
• Ruth Sephton
• Zoe Chivers

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Arthritis UK.

• Arthritis UK income £30.0m
• ARTHRITIS ACTION income £651k
• BRITISH SOCIETY FOR RHEUMATOLOGY income £5.4m
• THE NATIONAL RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS SOCIETY income £1.7m
• AOUK & I income £278k
• THE INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF ALS / MND ASSOCIATIONS income £700k

Side by side with its peers

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