About OCD-UK

OCD-UK is the leading national charity, independently working with and for people with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD).

Our objective is to make a positive and meaningful difference in the everyday lives of people affected by Obsessive Compulsive Disorder by providing accessible and effective support services and by campaigning for improved access and quality treatment and care for people with OCD to ensure that every person affected by OCD receives the quality of treatment and care that they deserve.

We facilitate a safe environment for people affected by OCD to communicate with each other and provide mutual understanding and support.

Our mission statement:

 

A brief history of OCD-UK
OCD-UK was founded in November 2003 by two OCD sufferers, former IT consultant Ashley Fulwood and businessman Steve Sharpe. Both felt that OCD was still not widely recognised and that a more proactive approach was needed to bring the problems faced by people suffering with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder into the public spotlight. OCD-UK became an officially registered charity on 14th April 2004.

 

How we are run

We are managed by an executive management committee whose members are our trustees. They serve in a voluntary capacity but have ultimate responsibility in law for the charity, its assets and activities.

Their role is to guide, advise and support the Chief Executive as he implements the charity's strategic vision.

They are appointed because of their commitment to raising awareness of OCD and their experience and skills which enable them to undertake the responsibilities of trusteeship of OCD-UK.

Chairman: Kylie Cloke
Vice-Chair: Vanessa Rogers

Committee Members:
Kirstie Gillon
Alison Harris
Mandy Kay
Catherine Mills
Diana Wilson

Chief Executive: Ashley Fulwood

The chief executive of the charity has day to day responsibility for OCD-UK and takes control of all staff and volunteers.

 

What We Do

We have already achieved (PDF) some of our aims, but we will continue to work alone and in partnership with other charities and organisations to achieve the following key aim

OCD-UK is the UK's leading provider of information, practical and emotional support for anyone affected by Obsessive Compulsive Disorder .

Every year we give direct support to over 4,000 people with OCD through our telephone information line, email support service, our facilitated support groups and through our fully moderated online discussion forums.

We respond to hundreds of requests for support and information, which we always provide free of charge where there is a need.

Our advocacy service provides independent and confidential advice and practical support to people affected by OCD, which enables people to have a voice in the services that they receive, the decisions that are made about their lives and by safeguarding their rights.

We actively support and participate in non-invasive ethically approved research projects,  which work towards a better understanding of the illness and treatments.

Continue to raise the profile about the debilitating nature, and varying forms of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder through working directly with all areas of the media.

Overall, we are committed to campaigning for better treatment and support for people affected by Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.

 

Annual General Meeting (AGM)

Every year the management team of the charity report back to its members by providing an Annual General Meeting (AGM).

OCD-UK have always tried to offer as many of its members the opportunity to attend an AGM by ensuring it is held around the country, and we have previously hosted our AGM in Stirling, London and Derby.

Uniquely we continue to offer our members more and go beyond what is traditionally expected of a charity. For the first time, we have made our 2008 AGM recording publicly available. Click here to open the audio visual presentation of the 2008 AGM held in Derby.

 

Accounts

As a registered charity OCD-UK have a legal responsibility to have its accounts checked annually by an independent chartered account, and to submit those accounts to the charity commission for publication. OCD-UK also present a summary of this information to its members at its AGM and yearly in its members magazine. Below is a summary of our income and expenditure for each of the last 3 years.

Year Ending	Income	Expenditure
2006	£70,637	£58,839
2007	£50,188	£58,337
2008	£81,483	£67,392
2009 *	End Nov	End Nov

The OCD-UK financial year runs from the 1st December to 30th November each year.

( * estimated for 2008 subject to the year end accounts being submitted by our accountant).

 

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