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THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF ANAESTHETISTS

Registered charity 1013887 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC037737 (OSCR)

The principle aims and ongoing objectives are, within the fields of anaesthesia, critical care, pain medicine and perioperative medicine (1) promote and carry on research, (2) educate doctors to maintain the highest professional standards in their practice, (3) give further instruction and training and (4) educate the general public in these fields and through these objects ensure patient safety.

Objects

TO ADVANCE PROMOTE AND CARRY ON STUDY AND RESEARCH INTO ANAESTHESIA AND RELATED SUBJECTS AND TO DISSEMINATE THE USEFUL RESULTS OF ANY SUCH RESEARCH; TO EDUCATE MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS TO MAINTAIN THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE IN THE PRACTICE OF ANAESTHESIA FOR THE PROTECTION AND BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC; TO FURTHER INSTRUCTION AND TRAINING IN ANAESTHESIA BOTH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS; AND TO EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN ALL MATTERS RELATING TO ANAESTHESIA.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Southwark, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£28.6m
Latest spending
£17.3m
Registered
1992
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £11.3m for the year, driven primarily by an £11.6m surplus on the sale of its previous headquarters, Churchill House. While the core operations posted a small deficit of £340k due to increased staffing and estate costs, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £8.4m, which exceeds its stated policy target of £7.0m. The trustees confirm the organization has adequate resources to continue operating as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £7.0m (reserves figure: £8.4m)
“The reserve target is £7.0m.” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees' expenses
“£48,883 (2024: £50,615) of travel, accommodation and subsistence expenditure was incurred for 11 Trustees (2024: 12 Trustees). Additionally, two flats within the College’s investment property were made available to the President and Vice-presidents until April 2025 for overnight accommodation whilst on College business at no charge. The potential annual market rental for these flats is approximately £67,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: RCoA Trading Limited
“The group being the RCoA (charity) and RCoA Trading Ltd, its associated trading subsidiary.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2025

  • Volunteers: 2,044
  • Government income: £566,049 — contracts £561,369 (99), grants £4,680 (1); 2% of the £28,607,563 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 24 (£60,001–£70,000: 7; £70,001–£80,000: 5; £80,001–£90,000: 5; £90,001–£100,000: 1; £100,001–£110,000: 3; £120,001–£130,000: 1; £130,001–£140,000: 1; £150,001–£200,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2024

  • Volunteers: 2,145
  • Government income: £501,079 — contracts £496,399 (120), grants £4,680 (1); 3% of the £14,616,918 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 21 (£60,001–£70,000: 9; £70,001–£80,000: 5; £80,001–£90,000: 2; £90,001–£100,000: 2; £110,001–£120,000: 1; £120,001–£130,000: 1; £150,001–£200,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2023

  • Volunteers: 2,455
  • Government income: £798,401 — contracts £773,722 (217), grants £24,679 (2); 6% of the £13,804,824 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 12 (£60,001–£70,000: 4; £70,001–£80,000: 2; £80,001–£90,000: 2; £90,001–£100,000: 2; £120,001–£130,000: 1; £150,001–£200,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £35.0m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Advertised salaries (public job ads)

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Total income
£28.6m
Total spending
£17.3m
Cost of raising funds
£1.0m
Reserves (reported)
£8.4m
Employees
132

Reported reserves equal ~5.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (51% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 3.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.7%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£28.6m£17.3m
30/06/2024£14.6m£14.8m
30/06/2023£13.8m£13.7m
30/06/2022£12.4m£12.4m
30/06/2021£11.9m£11.7m

Common questions

Is THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF ANAESTHETISTS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £11.3m for the year, driven primarily by an £11.6m surplus on the sale of its previous headquarters, Churchill House. While the core operations posted a small deficit of £340k due to increased staffing and estate costs, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £8.4m, which exceeds its stated policy target of £7.0m. The trustees confirm the organization has adequate resources to continue operating as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.

Who funds THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF ANAESTHETISTS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF ANAESTHETISTS as a grant recipient include ROSETREES, GLOBAL HEALTH PARTNERSHIPS, THE FRANCES AND AUGUSTUS NEWMAN FOUNDATION, DINWOODIE CHARITABLE COMPANY, OBSTETRICS ANAESTHETISTS ASSOCIATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
ROSETREESFY2023£120k
GLOBAL HEALTH PARTNERSHIPSFY2024£63k
THE FRANCES AND AUGUSTUS NEWMAN FOUNDATIONFY2022£53kResearch grant
DINWOODIE CHARITABLE COMPANYFY2025£34kGrant payable (Note 13).
OBSTETRICS ANAESTHETISTS ASSOCIATIONFY2025£20kNational Audit Projects
THE HEALTH FOUNDATIONFY2025£20kSupporting radical innovation and improvement in health and care services
G M MORRISON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3k
G M MORRISON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k
G M MORRISON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3k
G M MORRISON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2k
LILLIE JOHNSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
LILLIE JOHNSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£1k
ROSETREESFY2024amount not stated

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government09/10/2020£100kCoronavirus Community Support Fund

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
GAMBLEAWARE1£351k
THE GATSBY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£141k
THE STONEYGATE TRUST1£26k
G M C TRUST1£9k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MERSEY SCHOOL OF ANAESTHESIA.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF ANAESTHETISTS£28.6m——above—no doubt
MERSEY SCHOOL OF ANAESTHESIA FY2025£418k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS FY2025£53.7m——unclear—no doubt
THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGISTS FY2025£15.2m£180,001 - £190,000—below—no doubt
THE NEUROANAESTHESIA & CRITICAL CARE SOCIETY FY2025£121k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS OF LONDON FY2025£46.3m——unclear—no doubt

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