2016 Annual Report and Accounts finalised – a year of growth and progress

Alison Staples Uncategorised

We are pleased to announce that our 2016 Annual Report and Accounts have been approved by our Trustees and are now finalised.

2016 was a year of growth and expansion for us. As the world’s first charity tackling bacterial antibiotic resistant infections, we;

  • started Stage 1 of our Research Programme
  • increased our income by nearly 30% to £235,000
  • held a successful Inaugural Lecture given by Ed Whiting OBE, Wellcome Trust and the AGM at the Palace of Westminster
  • met a number of senior government ministers including Jane Ellison, Department of Health
  • met with Dame Sally Davies, the Chief Medical Officer and Professor Sir Mark Walport, Government Chief Scientist
  • briefed Kevin Hollinrake MP for Thirsk and Malton about AMR resulting in Kevin asking a number of written and verbal questions in the House of Commons
  • held a number of successful fundraising events including the Great British Tea Party on European Antibiotic Awareness Day, November 18

We are looking in 2017 to raise £305,000 to fund Stage 2 of our research but we cannot do this without your support. Please help us as we tackle antibiotic resistance. We are doing whilst others are talking!