Small Charity Week, 2026

It's Small Charity Week, and while we get a huge amount done in terms of raising awareness, educating professionals, clinicians, patients, and the public alike here in the UK and often in the rest of the world too, this does mean that a lot of people don't realise just how little we do that with!

We have no premises, we're patient-led, almost entirely volunteer-run (without our volunteer team, absolutely none of what you see on our website or in our support work could happen), and yet some of the feedback we receive is genuinely touching - we know we're changing lives, we know we're influencing medical professionals and the public because they tell us so, repeatedly. It's the reason we do what we do, and it's why we've been doing it really well, for almost thirty-five years.

We remain dedicated to supporting anyone and everyone managing symptomatic hypermobility (under whatever name, for whatever reason, diagnosed or not, with or without other co-occurring conditions and neurodivergencies) by providing vital peer support, professional and clinician input, and regular opportunities to discuss their issues with people who genuinely 'get it' as well as our more formal support sessions, with tips and advice always offered in a practical, day-to-day, solution-focused way.

We genuinely love what we do, and we hope you'll join us in celebrating the incredible achievements of our small but perfectly formed team, alongside the other true champions of the small charity community. With massive thanks of course to our members, donors, supporters and fundraisers, without whom we could not function.

Team HMSA

There are lots of ways to support our work. You can become a member, donate regularly, or as a one-off, visit our online shop (raising awareness and helping us financially), and/or volunteer to help us with our work. You can even dream up your own fundraising effort, or join in with some of the many we already have. Every little bit really helps us help people who need support to manage their condition, improve the quality of care they're receiving in their community and help raise awareness of how far beyond MSK the related issues can be.