THE HERPES VIRUSES ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 291657 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as H V A, SHINGLES SUPPORT SOCIETY, SPHERE, THE HERPES ASSOCIATION

Patient-run: website, booklets, a helpline run by trained volunteers who can answer medical questions and counsel people with any psychological worries. For subscribers: quarterly journals, leaflets on all aspects of the virus, meetings, seminars.Re shingles and neurogenic pain, we supply a 17-page information pack. This pain is especially severe in the elderly and is difficult to treat.

Objects

1. TO PROMOTE GOOD HEALTH BY ADVANCING PUBLIC EDUCATION ABOUT HERPES VIRUSES AND THE MEANS BY WHICH THESE CONDITIONS MAY BE MOST EFFECTIVELY PREVENTED AND TREATED. 2. TO PROMOTE, OR ASSIST IN PROMOTING RESEARCH INTO THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF HERPES SIMPLEX AND ITS EFFECTS ON THE PERSONS WHO CONTRACT IT, AND TO DISSMINATE THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC. 3. TO RELIEVE PERSONS WITH SYMPTOMS OF HERPES SIMPLEX.

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 FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £4,360 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with total income of £145,635 against expenditure of £149,994. Per the trustees' report, the charity is utilizing funds from a legacy received in 2022 to maintain its services despite a 12% drop in sustainable income. The trustees confirm that resources are used appropriately and risks are managed, with no material uncertainties disclosed.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• Hannah Ward-glenton
• Nigel Peter Scott

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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