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BRITISH SOCIETY FOR RHEUMATOLOGY

Registered charity 1067124 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q30296840 · also known as BSR

The charity's principal activity is the advancement of education, research and training of the multidisciplinary team; the development of clinical and scientific knowledge about arthritis, musculoskeletal and autoimmune rheumatic conditions; andthe advancement of health by the improvement of standards of clinical care in paediatric, adolescent and adult rheumatology.

Objects

TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC:1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND TRAINING OF THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM;2. THE DEVELOPMENT OF CLINICAL AND SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE ABOUT ARTHRITIS, MUSCULOSKELETAL AND AUTOIMMUNE RHEUMATIC CONDITIONS; AND3. THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH BY THE IMPROVEMENT OF STANDARDS OF CLINICAL CARE IN PAEDIATRIC, ADOLESCENT AND ADULT RHEUMATOLOGY.

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 · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

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

Received the assets of BRITISH HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN RHEUMATOLOGY (charity 1000668) — merger registered 09/05/2013.
Source: Charity Commission register of merged charities (OGL v3.0).
Latest income
£5.4m
Latest spending
£5.0m
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £251,804 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £5,398,515 and expenditure of £5,033,231. The trustees confirm that free reserves of £8,737,405 exceed the stated policy target of £3.4m, and the auditor has concluded that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“The Society’s charitable activities were funded throughout 2025 by the Society’s rheumatoid arthritis and biosimilar registers, journals, conferences, educational courses and membership subscriptions.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 0.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“The Society incurred no financial costs in any fundraising activity during 2025. The Society did not engage any external fundraiser and did not receive any complaints in respect of its fundraising activities.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £3.4m (plus RPI) (reserves figure: £8.7m)
“The Society’s reserves policy is to hold a minimum of £3.4m (plus RPI) in free reserves to cover liabilities in the event of the Charity ceasing its operation.” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: 1 trustee received £35,243 remuneration for services to the charity, paid to the trustee's employer (Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust) via a Memorandum of Understanding. 8 trustees were reimbursed £3,357 for meeting expenses.
“During the year, 1 trustee received £35,243 remuneration for services to the charity (2024: £58,920 for 2 trustees). The payment was made to the Trustees employer as compensation for their time via a Memoranda of Understanding. During the year, 8 trustees were reimbursed £3,357 for meeting expenses incurred on behalf of the Charity.” — page 40
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: BSR Enterprises Ltd
“The accounts consolidate the financial statements of the British Society for Rheumatology and its wholly owned subsidiary, BSR Enterprises Ltd, on a line-by-line basis.” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 5 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 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 974
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 5 (£60,001–£70,000: 4; £90,001–£100,000: 1)
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 50
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 5 (£60,001–£70,000: 3; £70,001–£80,000: 1; £90,001–£100,000: 1)
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Employees paid over £60,000: 2 (£60,001–£70,000: 1; £80,001–£90,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

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

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Corporate structure

BSR ENTERPRISES LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Turnover: £1.1m
  • Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £7k
“The company donates, by Gift Aid, its entire taxable profits on an annual basis, where distributable reserves allow.”

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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)

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.

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

Total income
£5.4m
Total spending
£5.0m
Reserves (reported)
£11.4m
Employees
33

Reported reserves equal ~27.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Register events

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
31/12/2025£5.4m£5.0m
31/12/2024£4.8m£5.5m
31/12/2023£4.8m£6.1m
31/12/2022£5.4m£5.3m
31/12/2021£4.9m£4.1m

Common questions

Is BRITISH SOCIETY FOR RHEUMATOLOGY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £251,804 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £5,398,515 and expenditure of £5,033,231. The trustees confirm that free reserves of £8,737,405 exceed the stated policy target of £3.4m, and the auditor has concluded that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

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
BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION1£1.7m
HEART RESEARCH UK1£60k
THE JAMES TUDOR FOUNDATION1£15k
FRAZER TRUST1£8k
THE WILLIE AND MABEL MORRIS CHARITABLE TRUST1£3k
PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUND1£3k
THE JOAN LYNETTE DALTON CHARITABLE TRUST1£3k
LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND)1£3k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BRITISH SOCIETY FOR RHEUMATOLOGY£5.4m—0above0.0%no doubt
THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR SURGERY OF THE HAND FY2025£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt
THE NATIONAL RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS SOCIETY FY2025£1.7m——unclear—no doubt
THE BRITISH TRAUMA SOCIETY FY2025£39k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BRITISH TRANSPLANTATION SOCIETY FY2025£774k—0above—no doubt
ASSOCIATION OF MEDICAL RESEARCH CHARITIES FY2025£1.3m——within—no doubt

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