Registered charity · Bolton
Bury and Bolton ME/CFS & Fibromyalgia Support Group
Bury and Bolton ME/CFS & Fibromyalgia Support Group is a registered charity (number 1161356) based in Bolton, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by Maria Sale since 2019. Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Bbme (Charity Commission)
- 4 trustees
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Disability
- Where
- Bolton, Bury, Manchester City, Oldham and more
- Website
- www.mesupportgroup.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2015
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025--
- 2024£894£235
- 2023£1k£789
Earlier years
- 2022£984£946
- 2021£5k£2k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (‘THE OBJECTS’) ARE:1) TO RELIEVE THE CHARITABLE NEEDS, AND PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OF SUFFERERS OF MYALGIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS/CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME (ME/CFS) AND FIBROMYALGIA AND RELATED CONDITIONS, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, SERVICES AND INFORMATION; AND2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DIAGNOSIS, CARE AND TREATMENT OF SUCH SUFFERERS IN ALL MATTERS RELATING TO ME/CFS AND FIBROMYALGIA.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
4 trustees on the board
- Maria Sale Chair since 2019
- Anne Maria Walsh since 2021
- Claire Hindle since 2024
- Marion Helen Griffin since 2024
Trustees past 6 years
- Maria Sale Chair since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Maria Sale Chair since 2019
- Anne Maria Walsh since 2021
- Claire Hindle since 2024
- Marion Helen Griffin since 2024
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1161356
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 18 SEP 2014AS AMENDED ON 19/03/2015
- Contact on the register
- 01204575613 · blackleygirl.ms@gmail.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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