BEHCET'S PATIENTS CENTRES

Registered charity 1148599 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

For the public benefit, the relief of sickness and the promotion and protection of good healthamongst people suffering from Beh?et?s disease, their families, carers and any other personsaffected by the disease, by any means deemed appropriate by the trustees from time to time.

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH AMONGST PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM BEHÇET’S DISEASE, THEIR FAMILIES, CARERS AND ANY OTHER PERSONS AFFECTED BY THE DISEASE, BY ANY MEANS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME, INCLUDING BY:- THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES THROUGH THE THREE CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE SITUATED IN LONDON, BIRMINGHAM AND LIVERPOOL;- FOSTERING EDUCATION, COLLABORATION AND NETWORKING IN THE MEDICAL AND ALLIED PROFESSIONS WITH AN INTEREST IN BEHÇET’S DISEASE;- THE PROMOTION AND ASSISTANCE OF RESEARCH INTO BEHÇET’S DISEASE AND THE DISSEMINATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF; AND- THE FORMATION OF PATIENT SUPPORT GROUPS AND AWARENESS OF THIS RARE DISEASE AMONGST THE APPROPRIATE INFLUENTIAL INSTITUTIONS, AUTHORITIES AND DECISION-MAKING BODIES, AND TO PROVIDE THEM WITH DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT BEHÇET’S DISEASE.

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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Latest income
£157k
Latest spending
£126k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating surplus of £31,000 for the year ended 31 March 2026, bringing total unrestricted reserves to £77,409. The trustees consider these reserves to be more than adequate to cope with any foreseeable situation during the remainder of the NHS contract period. The charity relies principally on income from NHS England and maintains a reserves policy targeting six months of normal income.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of normal income (held: £77k)
“Directors aim to maintain reserves at a level not exceeding the company’s normal income for a sixmonth period, together with any funds necessary to meet expenditure on activities that are incomplete at the end of a financial period, as a contingency in the event of the non-renewal of the contract with NHS England to provide for an orderly winding-up of the company's activities.” — page 15
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£157k£126k
31/03/2025£129k£131k
31/03/2024£124k£123k
31/03/2023£117k£121k
31/03/2022£113k£109k

Common questions

Is BEHCET'S PATIENTS CENTRES financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an operating surplus of £31,000 for the year ended 31 March 2026, bringing total unrestricted reserves to £77,409. The trustees consider these reserves to be more than adequate to cope with any foreseeable situation during the remainder of the NHS contract period. The charity relies principally on income from NHS England and maintains a reserves policy targeting six months of normal income. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.