ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF OBESITY — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 12 November 2003
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 04796449
Financial period: 1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025
Latest income: £148,932
Latest expenditure: £165,567
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: c/o The Conference Collective Ltd, 8 Waldegrave Road, Teddington, Middlesex, TW11 8HT

Website recorded by the regulator: www.aso.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

To promote professional awareness of obesity and its impact on health. To educate and disseminate recent research on the causes, consequences, treatment and prevention of obesity. To prioritise obesity and provide opinion leadership in the UK.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 20 April 2026
Date Accounts Received: 20 April 2026
Total Gross Income: £148,932
Total Gross Expenditure: £165,567

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 16 April 2025
Date Accounts Received: 16 April 2025
Total Gross Income: £102,154
Total Gross Expenditure: £112,924

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 19 February 2024
Date Accounts Received: 19 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £116,650
Total Gross Expenditure: £100,730

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 22 March 2023
Date Accounts Received: 22 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £155,804
Total Gross Expenditure: £129,932

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 14 February 2022
Date Accounts Received: 18 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £105,418
Total Gross Expenditure: £269,325

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 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2026
Ar Received Date: 20 April 2026
Total Gross Income: £148,932
Total Gross Expenditure: £165,567
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
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: 22

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Received Date: 16 April 2025
Total Gross Income: £102,154
Total Gross Expenditure: £112,924
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Received Date: 19 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £116,650
Total Gross Expenditure: £100,730
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
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: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Received Date: 22 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £155,804
Total Gross Expenditure: £129,932
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Received Date: 14 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £105,418
Total Gross Expenditure: £269,325
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 2

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

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

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF OBESITY
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2003-11-12T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 12 JUNE 2003 AS AMENDED 13 OCTOBER 2003. as amended on 01 Oct 2020 as amended on 24 Mar 2023
Charitable Objects: TO PROMOTE MEDICAL RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSES, PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF OBESITY AND RELATED SUBJECTS AND TO ESTABLISH, PRINT, PUBLISH, ISSUE, CIRCULATE AND SELL SUCH PAPERS, JOURNALS, BOOKS, MAGAZINES, PERIODICALS, AUDIO-VISUAL AIDS, TAPES AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS.
Area Of Benefit: NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 319498
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: ASO

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

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

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures