The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

British Lymphology Society

Registered charity 1185148 CIO Registered since 2019

Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland

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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.

11 trustees on the board

4.2y median 4y
average tenure
7y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

4y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (11)

1
company-linked trustees

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Other services 1

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£223k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.

Also active in the same field

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Contact

Websitewww.thebls.com
Emailadmin@thebls.com
Phone01452790178
AddressPO Box 7153, Lichfield, WS14 4JW

Finances

£222,653 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£145,225£82,567
2022£108,160£94,375
2023£219,443£174,407
2024£226,102£218,046
2025£222,653£195,520

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesOther Charitable Purposes

How

Makes Grants To IndividualsProvides Advocacy/advice/informationActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

The object of the CIO is the preservation and protection of good health among people in the United Kingdom living with lymphoedema/chronic oedema in particular by: (1) advancing education and knowledge in the field of lymphoedema and related subjects; (2) fostering interest in and co-ordinating strategies for influencing and supporting improvement in management and research related to chronic oedema, particularly lymphoedema; (3) holding a register of specialist centres in the United Kingdom and Ireland; (4) improving the knowledge, expertise and skills of all health care professionals.

Governing document: CIO - ASSOCIATION REGISTERED ONDATED 03 SEP 2019AMENDED ON 16 NOV 2020AMENDED ON 24 NOV 2023 as amended on 07 Nov 2023

Trustees (11)

11trustees
52median age
0aged 70+

Connected charities (0)

No charities share a trustee (from current data).

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