The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

FOP Friends

Registered charity 1147704 Registered since 2012

Operates: Throughout England And Wales, United States

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.

6
trustees on the board
11.3y median 13.5y
average tenure
14y
longest tenure
5
trustees past 6 years
11.6y
average years in governance
5 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 6Disability 1General Charitable Purposes 1

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  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together

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Contact

Websitewww.fopfriends.com
Emailinfo@fopfriends.com
Phone01612820441
Address1 Cumberland Road, Sale, M33 3FR

Finances

£142,840 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£179,763£136,207
2022£245,252£162,748
2023£231,413£141,357
2024£83,617£58,322
2024£142,840£182,893

What it does

What

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Who

Other Charities Or Voluntary BodiesOther Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides Other FinanceSponsors Or Undertakes Research

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF DISTRESS AND SICKNESS FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY FIBRODYSPLASIA OSSIFICANS PROGRESSIVA (FOP) A TRAGIC, DEGENERATIVE AND DEBILITATING CONDITION AND TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF SUFFERERS AND THEIR FAMILIES.TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF FIBRODYSPLASIA OSSIFICANS PROGRESSIVA (FOP) AND TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INTO THE STUDY AND CURE OF FOP AND RELATED CONDITIONS.TO SUPPORT CHARITIES AND ORGANISATIONS UNDERTAKING CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES IN BOTH THE UK AND ABROAD WHO FUND RESEARCH, PROVIDE HELP, SUPPORT, CARE AND TREATMENT FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED BY FOP AND RELATED CONDITIONS.TO SUPPORT ORGANISATIONS RESEARCHING TREATMENTS AND A CURE FOR FOP AND RELATED CONDITIONS.

Governing document: TRUST DEED DATED 01 MAR 2012

Trustees (6)

6trustees
0aged 70+

Connected charities (1)

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