BRITISH VETERINARY ORTHOPAEDIC ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1091638 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRITISH VETERINARY ORTHOPEDIC ASSOCIATION

Further education of veterinarians and research into orthopaedic conditions in animals.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE FOR THE RELIEF OF SUFFERING OF ANIMALS SUFFERING FROM ORTHOPAEDIC DISORDERS OR WHO ARE OTHERWISE IN NEED OF CARE AND PROTECTION IN PARTICULAR PROMOTING STUDY AND RESEARCH IN THE SCIENCE OF VETERINARY ORTHOPAEDICS AND DISSEMINATING THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH AND OTHER INFORMATION TO PERSONS CONCERNED WITH THE WELFARE OF ANIMALS WITH ORTHOPAEDIC DISORDERS.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL

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

Causes: Education/training · Animals · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Wiltshire, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£270k

Latest spending

£237k

Registered

2002

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reports total unrestricted reserves of £307,807, which the trustees state is held to cover twelve months of average operating costs. The accounts are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention that would suggest the accounts do not comply with regulatory requirements.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: twelve months of average operating costs (held: £308k)

“The funds held and managed by the BVOA include a reserve held to cover twelve months of average operating costs.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Officers' expenses reimbursed

“Expenses paid to the officers in the year totalled £4,698 (2023 £4,334). These expenses were made up of reimbursements for officers attendance at meetings, as well as seminar, conference costs and related travel expenses.” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investment
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

Andrew Phillip Mooreschair
Andrew Craig
Dr Alex Belch
Dr Kate O'Sullivan MRCVS
Duncan Barnes MRCVS
Gareth William Harries
Ian Michael Brumwell Simpson MRCVS
Simon Ratcliffe MRCVS

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£270k	£237k
31/12/2024	£237k	£230k
31/12/2023	£186k	£171k
31/12/2022	£200k	£179k
31/12/2021	£129k	£89k

Common questions

Is BRITISH VETERINARY ORTHOPAEDIC ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reports total unrestricted reserves of £307,807, which the trustees state is held to cover twelve months of average operating costs. The accounts are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention that would suggest the accounts do not comply with regulatory requirements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE BARBERS' COMPANY GENERAL CHARITIES	1	£7k

Charities like this

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

BRITISH ORTHOPAEDIC ASSOCIATION income £3.4m
BRITISH SURGICAL TRADES ASSOCIATION EDUCATION AND TRAINING TRUST income £58k
BRITISH HERPETOLOGICAL SOCIETY income £40k
BRITISH AND IRISH ORTHOPTIC SOCIETY income £773k
BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF ENDOCRINE AND THYROID SURGEONS income £232k
THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR CARDIOVASCULAR PREVENTION AND REHABILITATION income £519k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BRITISH VETERINARY ORTHOPAEDIC ASSOCIATION	£270k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BRITISH ORTHOPAEDIC ASSOCIATION FY2025	£3.4m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
BRITISH SURGICAL TRADES ASSOCIATION EDUCATION AND TRAINING TRUST FY2026	£58k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BRITISH HERPETOLOGICAL SOCIETY FY2024	£40k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BRITISH AND IRISH ORTHOPTIC SOCIETY FY2024	£773k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF ENDOCRINE AND THYROID SURGEONS FY2025	£232k	—	—	above	—	no doubt

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