THE SELF CARE FORUM

Registered charity 1167500 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SCF, SELF CARE FOUNDATION

Promoting self care for the public benefit, being the actions that individuals take for themselves, on behalf of or with others in order to develop, protect, maintain and improve their health, wellbeing or wellness.Promoting, developing and providing programmes, practical tools, for a for discussion and support for individuals and organisations to aid self care, mainly in England.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE SELF CARE FORUM ARE:THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH BY:A) PROMOTING SELF CARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, BEING THE ACTIONS THAT INDIVIDUALS TAKE FOR THEMSELVES, ON BEHALF OF OR WITH OTHERS IN ORDER TO DEVELOP, PROTECT, MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH, WELLBEING OR WELLNESSB) PROMOTING, DEVELOPING AND PROVIDING PROGRAMMES, PRACTICAL TOOLS, FORA FOR DISCUSSION AND SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANISATIONS TO AID SELF CAREC) PROMOTING THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE HEALTH OF INDIVIDUALS THROUGH SELF CARE BY EDUCATION AND AWARENESS OF PROFESSIONALS, PRACTITIONERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC, PARTICULARLY YOUNG PEOPLE, IN ALL AREAS RELATING TO SELF CARED) PROMOTING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE UNDERSTANDING OF HEALTH LITERACY AND SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES TO IMPROVE IT.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The Self Care Forum reported a net income of £30,903 for the year ended 31 December 2024, increasing its net assets to £82,699. The charity had no employees during the year and its accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit. The trustees confirmed that the charity is incorporated in England and its principal place of business is in Kingston Upon Thames.

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 4 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.

• 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
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Helen Donovanchair
• Adeyemi Adedamola Williams
• Catherine Watling
• DR PETE SMITH
• Dr Austen El-Osta
• Dr Chee Yeen Fung · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr JOHN WILLIAM CHISHOLM · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr Michelle Louise Howarth
• Professor Mary Hickson
• Renata Drinkwater BA
• Rhian Last
• Trevor Maurice Gore

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

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