The Charity
The No Smoking Day campaign is organised by a charity of the same name run by four full-time staff. The charity is supported by a coalition of governmental and voluntary sector organisations with an interest in health; it manages the campaign alongside steering groups and partner organisations right across the United Kingdom.
The No Smoking Day campaign helps smokers who want to quit by creating a supportive environment for them, and by highlighting the many sources of help and advice available.
The Day remains the UK's foremost public health event, bringing together professionals who share an interest in promoting health, generating significant media coverage, and providing an annual focus for the three in every four smokers who want to stop.
Every year over a million smokers will use No Smoking Day to try to quit.
The No Smoking Day charity also conducts year-round initiatives to encourage and support smokers who want to quit. These projects target specific communities, and aim to address health inequalities by coordinating networks of public health professionals from across the public, voluntary and private sectors.
All No Smoking Day projects are based on the principles of social marketing
and are underpinned by our commitment to the highest standards of research
and evaluation.
Our vision
To reduce tobacco related illness and death.
Our mission
To support smokers who want to stop by providing an opportunity to do so, and highlighting the effective help that is available.
Our articles of association
The Memorandum and Articles of Association are the governing documents of the No Smoking Day charity, setting out the broad objectives of the charity and the rules by which it is administered.
They can be downloaded in PDF format here:
Articles of Association.pdf (111K)