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BRITISH SMALL ANIMAL VETERINARY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1024811 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PETSAVERS · also registered in Scotland as SC052192 (OSCR)

The BSAVA is a professional body for veterinary surgeons and nurses who treat companion animals. It drives/promotes excellence in small animal veterinary practice through focusing on education, science and the community to develop the knowledge and skills of its members. PetSavers, its research arm, funds veterinary clinical studies into diseases of pets and the treatment thereof

Causes: Education/training · Animals · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£6.2m
Latest spending
£7.2m
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating deficit of £1.018m for the year, driven by strategic investments in planning and digitisation. However, the trustees confirm that free reserves of £7.17m exceed the policy target and provide adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £110,947 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £70k)
“CEO Amanda Stranack received £110,947 employment benefit including pension and national insurance”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: Working Capital – the first 6 months of the following year’s Operating Expenditure, plus Risk Mitigation - 20% of the following year’s annual Operating Expenditure. (held: £7.2m)
“a. Working Capital – the first 6 months of the following year’s Operating Expenditure, plus b. Risk Mitigation - 20% of the following year’s annual Operating Expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Vet2Vet Ltd
“Other Investment comprise: Vet2Vet Ltd”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by WR Partners. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — BSAVA PetSavers (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£6.2m
Total spending
£7.2m
Cost of raising funds
£39k
Reserves (reported)
£11.5m
Employees
49

Reported reserves equal ~19.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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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
31/12/2025£6.2m£7.2m
31/12/2024£5.9m£7.6m
31/12/2023£5.6m£6.5m
31/12/2022£5.6m£6.0m
31/12/2021£5.3m£4.3m

Common questions

Is BRITISH SMALL ANIMAL VETERINARY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an operating deficit of £1.018m for the year, driven by strategic investments in planning and digitisation. However, the trustees confirm that free reserves of £7.17m exceed the policy target and provide adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by WR Partners.

What does the highest-paid employee of BRITISH SMALL ANIMAL VETERINARY ASSOCIATION earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £110,947 band.

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
KENNETH MAURICE WILLIAMS WILL TRUST1£159k
THE MACKAY AND BREWER CHARITABLE TRUST1£132k
THE LOPPYLUGS AND BARBARA MORRISON CHARITABLE TRUST1£27k
THE JOAN LYNETTE DALTON CHARITABLE TRUST1£12k
JOAN AINSLIE CHARITABLE TRUST1£9k
THE JOHN SLATER FOUNDATION1£8k
BNA CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION1£7k
THE JEAN SAINSBURY ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST1£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRITISH VETERINARY ORTHOPAEDIC ASSOCIATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BRITISH SMALL ANIMAL VETERINARY ASSOCIATION£6.2m£110,947—unclear—no doubt
BRITISH VETERINARY ORTHOPAEDIC ASSOCIATION FY2024£270k—0unclear—no doubt
BEVA LIMITED FY2025£2.7m——above—no doubt
ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS TRUST FY2024£1.3m——unclear—no doubt
THE PEOPLE'S DISPENSARY FOR SICK ANIMALS FY2025£126.2m£183,656—unclear9.0%no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS BOURNEMOUTH, NEW FOREST AND DISTRICT BRANCH FY2025£273k—0above—no doubt

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