THE COLLEGE OF GENERAL DENTISTRY

Registered charity 1002769 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COLLEGE OF GENERAL DENTAL PRACTITIONERS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY

The charity operates in the field of general dental practice. It is building a new College of General Dentistry which will elevate the standing of those involved in the primary care dental team across the UK. It will focus on their professional needs and foster excellence in practice.

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Latest income
£735k
Latest spending
£642k
Registered
1991
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £92,327 for the year ended 28 February 2025, bringing total unrestricted reserves to £505,299. The trustees confirm that assets are adequate to meet financial obligations and have adopted the going concern basis of accounting. The charity maintains a reserves policy targeting three to six months of expenditure, a level it states has been maintained throughout the year.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £90,001 - £100,000 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £60k)
The number of employees whose annual remuneration was more than £60,000 is as follows: £90,001 - £100,000 — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
The number of employees whose annual remuneration was more than £60,000 is as follows: £90,001 - £100,000 — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three and six month’s expenditure (held: £505k)
It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure. — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 28/02/2025)

Total income
£735k
Total spending
£642k
Reserves (reported)
£524k
Employees
8

Reported reserves equal ~9.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
28/02/2025£735k£642k
29/02/2024£671k£598k
28/02/2023£568k£778k
28/02/2022£1.1m£735k
28/02/2021£187k£75k

Common questions

Is THE COLLEGE OF GENERAL DENTISTRY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £92,327 for the year ended 28 February 2025, bringing total unrestricted reserves to £505,299. The trustees confirm that assets are adequate to meet financial obligations and have adopted the going concern basis of accounting. The charity maintains a reserves policy targeting three to six months of expenditure, a level it states has been maintained throughout the year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE COLLEGE OF GENERAL DENTISTRY earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £90,001 - £100,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE COLLEGE OF GENERAL DENTISTRY£735k£90,001 - £100,0001withinno doubt
THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS FY2025£53.7munclearno doubt
BRITISH DENTAL ASSOCIATION TRUST FUND FY2025£883k£60,001 - £70,0001belowno doubt
THE COLLEGE OF RADIOGRAPHERS FY2025£2.4maboveno doubt
THE COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRISTS FY2025£10.7munclearno doubt
INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN MEDICAL AND DENTAL ASSOCIATION (UK) CIO FY2024£2.1m£60,001 - £70,0001unclearno doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.