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Registered charity (CIO) · West Midlands

The Thalidomide Society

The Thalidomide Society is a registered charity (number 231708) based in West Midlands, governed by 8 trustees. Latest income £32k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

The objects of the Society are for the public benefit: (1) To assist in the relief of persons with impairments attributable to the effects of the drug known as thalidomide and other persons with similar impairments by: - providing such persons,...

  • 8 trustees
  • Income £32k (2025)
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
General Charitable Purposes, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability
Where
Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Website
www.thalidomidesociety.org (opens in a new tab)
Registered
1963

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£32k£77k
  • 2024£49k£72k
  • 2023£33k£137k
Earlier years
  • 2022£90k£133k
  • 2021£22k£60k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Charitable objects

The objects of the Society are for the public benefit: (1) To assist in the relief of persons with impairments attributable to the effects of the drug known as thalidomide and other persons with similar impairments by: - providing such persons, their families and carers with opportunities to meet each other either in person or via social media at events and meetings organised by the Society; - providing support and information to such persons, their families and carers; (2) To advance the education of the public in the subject of the history of thalidomide by collecting, collating, archiving and preserving documents relating to the history of thalidomide and by undertaking or assisting in the undertaking of educational and research projects concerning the effects of thalidomide and the work of the Society and by publishing the useful results of such educational and research projects.

Grants received

1 grant · £98,600 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £98,600

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £98,6002018-07-03
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.

8 trustees on the board

2.4y median 2y
average tenure
6y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

2.5y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (8)

0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Disability 8General Charitable Purposes 8The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 8

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity

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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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£32k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
231708
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - ASSOCIATION CONVERSIONDATED 04 JUL 2019 as amended on 20 Aug 2020 as amended on 03 Sep 2021
Contact on the register
07802604205 · info@thalidomidesociety.org
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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