THE ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE LIMITED

Registered charity 1044906 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Orthopaedic Institute Ltd

Study of disease and particularily disorders of the Locomotor system and allied subjects, and generally to improve the standard of knowledge of the means of prevention, diagnosis, methods of treatment and cure of such disorders, and to initiate, encourage, support and carry out research and investigation into the causes of such disorders and the possibilties of prevention and alleviation or cure.

Objects

TO PROMOTE BY ALL AVAILABLE MEANS THE STUDY OF DISEASE AND PARTICULARLY (BUT WITHOUT ANY LIMITATION TO THE GENERALITY OF THIS CLAUSE) DISORDERS OF THE LOCOMOTOR SYSTEM AND ALLIED SUBJECTS, AND GENERALLY TO IMPROVE THE STANDARD OF KNOWLEDGE OF THE MEANS OF PREVENTION,DIAGNOSIS AND METHODS OF TREATMENT AND CURE OF SUCH DISORDERS, AND TO INITIATE,ENCOURAGE SUPPORT AND CARRY OUT RESEARCH AND INVESTIGATION INTO THE CAUSES OF SUCH DISORDERS AND THE POSSIBILITIES OF PREVENTION AND ALLEVIATION OR CURE.

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.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Shropshire, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£319k
Latest spending
£413k
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net deficit of £93,085 for the year ended 31 March 2025, compared to a surplus in the prior year. The trustees report that unrestricted undesignated reserves totalled £5,904, which is below the stated policy target of exceeding £10,000 to cover approximately three months of administration expenses.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (45% of income)
“Charitable activities 4 142,855” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Charity operates within the environs of the RJAH Orthopaedic Hospital. Due to this a significant number of transactions are undertaken between the two entities, the transactions are within the normal activities of the Charity and are conducted on an arm's length basis. The staff undertaking research projects, teaching and administration are engaged by the NHS Trust. Their salary costs are recharged by the RJAH Orthopaedic Hospital to the Charity on a monthly basis. During the year the Charity made purchases of £75,051 (2024: £50,107) from RJAH Orthopaedic Hospital for goods and services and contribution to shared project costs. At the year end £20,242 (2024: £177) was owed to the RJAH Orthopaedic Hospital for goods and services. During the year the Charity made recharges of expenditure of £4,940 (2024: £4,662) to RJAH Orthopaedic Hospital.
“During the year the Charity made purchases of £75,051 (2024: £50,107) from RJAH Orthopaedic Hospital for goods and services and contribution to shared project costs. At the year end £20,242 (2024: £177) was owed to the RJAH Orthopaedic Hospital for goods and services. During the year the Charity made recharges of expenditure of £4,940 (2024: £4,662) to RJAH Orthopaedic Hospital.” — page 33
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Wenn Townsend. 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 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 15

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 15

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 15

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Orthopaedic Institute Ltd, RJAH Orthopaedic Hospital (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 (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£319k£413k
31/03/2024£297k£302k
31/03/2023£269k£416k
31/03/2022£315k£356k
31/03/2021£338k£309k

Common questions

Is THE ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net deficit of £93,085 for the year ended 31 March 2025, compared to a surplus in the prior year. The trustees report that unrestricted undesignated reserves totalled £5,904, which is below the stated policy target of exceeding £10,000 to cover approximately three months of administration expenses. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Wenn Townsend.

Who funds THE ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE CLIVE RICHARDS FOUNDATION, THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS TO THE ROBERT JONES & AGNES HUNT ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL, ROBERT LUFF FOUNDATION LIMITED, THE CHARLES AND ELSIE SYKES TRUST, THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE CLIVE RICHARDS FOUNDATIONFY2024£35k
THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS TO THE ROBERT JONES & AGNES HUNT ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITALFY2024£24kResearch into paediatric foot deformities
ROBERT LUFF FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2022£15k
THE CHARLES AND ELSIE SYKES TRUSTFY2025£5kTowards developing an affordable, injectable "off the shelf" UC-MSC therapy targeting early post traumatic knee osteoarthritis particularly in ACL injury patien
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5kCompassionate Support
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£4kCompassionate Support
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3kCompassionate Support
THE OAKDALE TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE W E DUNN TRUSTFY2024£1k
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k

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
ARTHRITIS UK1£50k
THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUST1£10k
FRAZER TRUST1£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRITISH AND IRISH ORTHOPTIC SOCIETY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE LIMITED£319k—0unclear—no doubt
BRITISH AND IRISH ORTHOPTIC SOCIETY FY2025£677k—0above—no doubt
ORTHOGERIATRIC RESEARCH FUND FY2025£394k—0above—no doubt
THE AORTIC CENTRE TRUST FY2025£36k—0above—no doubt
ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH UK FY2025£1.4m—1below—no doubt
THE SOCIETY OF MUSCULOSKELETAL MEDICINE FY2025£228k—0within—no doubt

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