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BRITISH MEDICAL ACUPUNCTURE SOCIETY

Registered charity 1057942 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as B M A S

The BMAS runs acupuncture training courses for healthcare professionals. BMAS was established to stimulate and promote the use and scientific understanding of acupuncture as part of the practice of medicine for the public benefit. It seeks to enhance the education and training of suitably qualified practitioners, and to promote high standards of working practices in acupuncture.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£437k
Latest spending
£457k
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported total income of £436,866 and total spending of £456,692 for the financial year ending 31 December 2024, resulting in a net expenditure. The filing indicates that the annual return had not been submitted and no declaration had been made at the time of this record.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £100,001 - £110,000 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £60k)
“£100,001 to £110,000” — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“£100,001 to £110,000 1”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Charitable activities (97% of income)
“Charitable activities £ 425,211”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: unclear
“Financial reserves policy and procedures Yes”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Paid for providing goods and/or services to the charity or any of its trading subsidiaries or connected organisations
“Excluding out of pocket expenses, for what were any of the trustees paid during the financial period for this return? ⊠c. Paid for providing goods and/or services to the charity or any of its trading subsidiaries or connected organisations” — page 2
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold); recorded price paid £355k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Total income
£516k
Total spending
£430k
Cost of raising funds
£45k
Reserves (reported)
£1.2m
Employees
6

Reported reserves equal ~33.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 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
31/12/2024£437k£457k
31/12/2023£516k£430k
31/12/2022£480k£428k
31/12/2021£437k£343k
31/12/2020£384k£404k

Common questions

Is BRITISH MEDICAL ACUPUNCTURE SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported total income of £436,866 and total spending of £456,692 for the financial year ending 31 December 2024, resulting in a net expenditure. The filing indicates that the annual return had not been submitted and no declaration had been made at the time of this record.

What does the highest-paid employee of BRITISH MEDICAL ACUPUNCTURE SOCIETY earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £100,001 - £110,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

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
THE BARBERS' COMPANY GENERAL CHARITIES1£4k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NORTHERN COLLEGE OF ACUPUNCTURE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BRITISH MEDICAL ACUPUNCTURE SOCIETY£437k£100,001 - £110,0001unclear—no doubt
NORTHERN COLLEGE OF ACUPUNCTURE FY2025£1.2m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
THE BRITISH MASS SPECTROMETRY SOCIETY FY2024£318k—0unclear—no doubt
BMA FOUNDATION FY2023£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
BRITISH MENOPAUSE SOCIETY FY2025£2.2m£90,001 - £100,0001above—no doubt
THE BRITISH MEDICAL ULTRASOUND SOCIETY FY2025£635k—0unclear—no doubt

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