Behcet's UK

Registered charity 326679 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BAHCET'S SYNDROME SOCIETY, BEHCET'S SYNDROME SOCIETY

The Object of the charity is to relieve the distress of persons suffering from Behcet's Disease by:- promoting the study of the cause and treatment of the disease and allied conditions; gathering and publishing information useful to sufferers and the general public; co-operating with the medical,allied professions and other societies with similar aims; providing financial assistance to suffers.

Objects

TO RELIEVE AND MITIGATE THE DISTRESS OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM BEHCETS DISEASE BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE FOREGOING: 1. TO PROMOTE THE STUDY OF THE CAUSE AND TREATMENT OF BEHCETS SYNDROME AND ALLIED CONDITIONS. 2. TO GATHER AND PUBLISH INFORMATION USEFUL TO SUFFERERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO CO-OPERATE WITH THE MEDICAL ALLIED PROFESSION AND ANY OTHER SOCIETIES OR BODIES HAVING A SIMILAR AIM TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL HELP WHERE NECESSARY AND PRATICABEL. 3. TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONG SUCH SUFFERERS.

Area of benefit: UNITED KINGDOM

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

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£219k

Latest spending

£138k

Registered

1984

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit on its General Fund of £11,509 for the year ended 31 August 2025, driven by expenditure exceeding income from subscriptions and donations. However, the charity entered the new financial year with its largest ever reserves of £272,504, largely bolstered by a significant bequest of nearly £178,000 allocated to the Research Fund. The trustees note that while the financial position is currently strong, the charity remains crucially dependent on bequests and fundraising events to cover core costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between the total income that the Society would expect in a six-month period and that in a full financial year (held: £273k)

“The trustees aim to maintain reserves at a level that lies approximately between the total income that the Society would expect in a six-month period and that in a full financial year.” — page 15

Per its FY2025 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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Paying staff
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Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Behcet's UK (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Tony Thornburnchair
ALAN JOHN LANE · trustee of 1 other charity
Amanda Clare Moseley · trustee of 1 other charity
DR Catherine O'Hara
Dr Mark Harpham Friston
Fionnuala Marguerite McKINLEY
Judith Mary Scott · trustee of 1 other charity
Neil Andrew Williams
RACHAEL HUMPHREYS

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

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

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£219k	£138k
31/08/2024	£51k	£69k
31/08/2023	£113k	£66k
31/08/2022	£57k	£63k
31/08/2021	£99k	£58k

Common questions

Is Behcet's UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit on its General Fund of £11,509 for the year ended 31 August 2025, driven by expenditure exceeding income from subscriptions and donations. However, the charity entered the new financial year with its largest ever reserves of £272,504, largely bolstered by a significant bequest of nearly £178,000 allocated to the Research Fund. The trustees note that while the financial position is currently strong, the charity remains crucially dependent on bequests and fundraising events to cover core costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	09/06/2016	£8k	Behcet's Syndrome Society - Strengthening Community NI
The National Lottery Community Fund	12/06/2007	£7k	Behcets Syndrome Society Community Website

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
SIR SAMUEL SCOTT OF YEWS TRUST	4	£46k
ROBERT LUFF FOUNDATION LIMITED	3	£417k
THE INMAN CHARITY	3	£23k
PAYNE GALLWEY 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST	3	£21k
THE IAN FLEMING CHARITABLE TRUST	3	£12k
THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST	3	£9k
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION	3	£7k
THE ARDWICK TRUST	3	£600

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CROHN'S & COLITIS UK.

CROHN'S & COLITIS UK income £8.1m
THE PATHOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND income £1.5m
Bowel Research UK income £1.6m
THE SUSSEX BEACON income £1.7m
Psoriasis UK income £629k
Arthritis UK income £30.0m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
Behcet's UK	£219k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CROHN'S & COLITIS UK FY2024	£8.1m	£80,001 - £90,000	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PATHOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND FY2024	£1.5m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
Bowel Research UK FY2025	£1.6m	more than £60,000	1	above	21.5%	no doubt
THE SUSSEX BEACON FY2025	£1.7m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Psoriasis UK FY2025	£629k	more than £60,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.