OSCR Scottish charity profile

FOP Friends

ActiveCharity number SC046950
Registered2 November 2016
Main locationOutwith Scotland
Legal formTrust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC046950
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Cross Border
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Scotland and other parts of the UK
Volunteers
Not supplied
Staff
1
Postcode
M33 3FR

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Beneficiaries

  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems

Activities

  • It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

The objects of the charity ('the objects') are: The relief of distress and sickness for those affected by Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP) a tragic, degenerative and debilitating condition and to improve the lives of sufferers and their families. To raise public awareness and understanding of Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP) and to promote education and research into the study and cure of FOP and related conditions. To support charities and organisations undertaking charitable activities in both the UK and abroad who fund research, provide help, support, care and treatment for people affected by FOP and related conditions. To support organisations researching treatments and a cure for FOP and related conditions. The charity will carry out these objects by: ? Funding research related to the treatment and cure of FOP and related conditions. ? Funding organisations or charities in researching, providing help, support, care or treatment of FOP and related conditions.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 December 2024£142,840£182,89313 November 2025
1 March 2024£83,617£58,32219 December 2024
1 March 2023£231,413£141,35711 December 2023
1 March 2022£245,252£162,748116 December 2022
1 March 2021£179,763£136,207120 December 2021

Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.

04 Contact record

Principal office or trustees address

Address supplied to OSCR
1 Cumberland Road, Sale, Cheshire
Website supplied to OSCR
www.fopfriends.com
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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