INTERNATIONAL HEADACHE SOCIETY — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 7 December 1994
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 02988368
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £1,563,200
Latest expenditure: £1,476,600
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: The Courtyard, Shoreham Road, Upper Beeding, W Sussex, BN44 3TN

Website recorded by the regulator: www.ihs-headache.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Publication of peer-reviewed journal-Cephalalgia; Educational materials; Development and publication of international headache guidelines and classification; Education of neurologists and other HCPs in underserved countries/regions; Scientific research grants; Website; Bi-ennial international congress; Support for young physicians attending international headache congresses and headache centres

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 30 October 2026
Date Accounts Received: 30 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,563,200
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,476,600

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 21 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 21 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £705,217
Total Gross Expenditure: £658,495

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 17 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 17 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £894,676
Total Gross Expenditure: £923,486

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 11 March 2024
Date Accounts Received: 7 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,035,786
Total Gross Expenditure: £852,678

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 25 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 25 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,223,728
Total Gross Expenditure: £687,680

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 30 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,563,200
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,476,600
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 150

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 21 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £705,217
Total Gross Expenditure: £658,495
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 150

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 17 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £894,676
Total Gross Expenditure: £923,486
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 150

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 11 March 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,035,786
Total Gross Expenditure: £852,678
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 3

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 25 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,223,728
Total Gross Expenditure: £687,680
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 3

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 30 October 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 825849
Income Investments: 111629
Income Other: 625722
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1563200
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £521,554
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £955,046
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1476600
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 168730
Expenditure Governance: 87492
Expenditure Support Costs: 204842
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 97571
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,240,091
Assets Total Fixed: 1367585
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 1367585
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,467,310
Assets Total Liabilities: £449,360
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,385,535
Creditors One Year Total Current: 449360
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £2,467,310
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 3228291
Funds Restricted: 157244
Funds Total: 3385535
Count Employees: 0
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 21 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 82554
Income Charitable Activities: 470444
Income Investments: 152219
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 705217
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £243,793
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £414,702
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 658495
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 66737
Expenditure Support Costs: 274721
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 155286
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £3,135,317
Assets Total Fixed: 970014
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 970014
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,517,215
Assets Total Liabilities: £285,865
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,201,364
Creditors One Year Total Current: 285865
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £2,029,001
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 3135397
Funds Restricted: 65967
Funds Total: 3201364
Count Employees: 0
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 17 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 58395
Income Charitable Activities: 686133
Income Investments: 150148
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 894676
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £113,987
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £809,499
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 923486
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 89160
Expenditure Support Costs: 271632
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: -61447
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,919,487
Assets Total Fixed: 977241
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 977241
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,298,233
Assets Total Liabilities: £276,118
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,999,356
Creditors One Year Total Current: 276118
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,943,579
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2919487
Funds Restricted: 79869
Funds Total: 2999356
Count Employees: 0
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 11 March 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 99057
Income Charitable Activities: 859554
Income Investments: 75977
Income Other: 1198
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1035786
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £96,055
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £756,623
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 852678
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 75448
Expenditure Support Costs: 202714
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: -90702
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,900,726
Assets Total Fixed: 1150051
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 1150051
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,228,915
Assets Total Liabilities: £289,353
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,089,613
Creditors One Year Total Current: 289353
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,806,496
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2900726
Funds Restricted: 188887
Funds Total: 3089613
Count Employees: 0
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 25 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 197446
Income Other Trading Activities: 233598
Income Charitable Activities: 747661
Income Investments: 45023
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1223728
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £11,177
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £676,503
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 687680
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 24690
Expenditure Support Costs: 179528
Expenditure Depreciation: 1
Gain Loss Investment: 102600
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,715,873
Assets Total Fixed: 1240753
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 1240753
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,920,129
Assets Total Liabilities: £163,675
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,997,207
Creditors One Year Total Current: 163675
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,362,311
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2715873
Funds Restricted: 281334
Funds Total: 2997207
Count Employees: 0
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Serbia
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Denmark
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Georgia
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Germany
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Moldova
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Morocco
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: New Zealand
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Oceania
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Latvia
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Estonia
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Sweden
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: United States
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: North America
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Cameroon
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Armenia
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: China
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Bulgaria
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Peru
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: South America
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Japan
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Lithuania
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Russia
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Australia
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Oceania
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 303
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Other Finance

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: INTERNATIONAL HEADACHE SOCIETY
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1994-12-07T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 09/11/1994AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 18/09/2006AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06/09/2008AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 28/02/2009AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 30/10/2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22/09/2012NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 29/06/2013 as amended on 07 Sep 2018 as amended on 15 Sept 2023
Charitable Objects: TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE HEALTH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD, INCLUDING IN ANY ONE OR MORE OF THE INDIVIDUAL COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD, IN PARTICULAR:1. BY PROMOTING RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSES MECHANISMS CONSEQUENCES DIAGNOSIS TREATMENT AND OTHER ASPECTS OF HEADACHE AND BY DISSEMINATING THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH2. BY ADVANCING THE EDUCATION AND RAISING THE AWARENESS OF THE PUBLIC OF THE SUBJECTS OF HEADACHE, ITS SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT, AND,3. BY SUCH OTHER WAYS AS THE CHARITY THROUGH ITS TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE
Area Of Benefit: UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 179681
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: IHS

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures