PRIMARY CARE RESPIRATORY SOCIETY UK
The Primary Care Respiratory Society UK (PCRS-UK) is the UK-wide professional society dedicated to meeting the vision of optimal respiratory care for all. We work across all areas of respiratory medicine in primary care, offering a wide range of educational services, influencing policy and setting standards in respiratory medicine.
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £129,713 and held unrestricted reserves of £907,424, which is substantially above the agreed optimal level of £900,000. The Trustees report a reasonable expectation of adequate resources for the foreseeable future, although they note that sponsorship and funding remain a significant challenge due to a high dependency on few income streams.
What the accounts disclose
“Sponsorship of our conference represented the largest area of income (53%), followed by income from campaigns (13%), our corporate sponsorship scheme (11%) and educational projects (8%).” — page 22
“The optimum level of reserve agreed by the Trustees amounts to £900k with a minimum of £400k. The level of reserves held by the Society at the end of 2024 was £1,017,888 which is substantially above the minimum level, above the optimal level, and slightly above the maximum level.”
“During the year, one trustees received remuneration or other benefits of £5,305 through the payroll before becoming a Trustee after the year end (2023 - £nil). During the year ending 31 December 2024, expenses totalling £633 were reimbursed or paid directly to three trustees (2023 - £113 to one trustee for the reimbursement of leaving gifts) for conference attendance expenditure.” — page 36
“Tricia Bryant who represents key management of Primary Care Respiratory Society, also runs another organisation called Red Hot Irons Ltd. Transactions between the two entities took place for the provision of the mangement of the Charity's operations and day to day running of the Charity totalled £337,322 (2023: £316,444) and at the year end the amount due amounted to £1,490 (2023: £11,872). There were no further related party transactions in the year (2023: None)” — page 41
“PCRS leads for Executive, policy, education, service development, respiratory leadership programme, research and conference are key management personnel. Payments were made to the committee Chairs/Leads in this respect totalling £39,643 (2023: £35,084).” — page 41
“Tricia Bryant who represents key management of Primary Care Respiratory Society, also runs another organisation called Red Hot Irons Ltd. Transactions between the two entities took place for the provision of the mangement of the Charity's operations and day to day running of the Charity totalled £337,322 (2023: £316,444) and at the year end the amount due amounted to £1,490 (2023: £11,872). There were no further related party transactions in the year (2023: None)” — page 41
“PCRS leads for Executive, policy, education, service development, respiratory leadership programme, research and conference are key management personnel. Payments were made to the committee Chairs/Leads in this respect totalling £39,643 (2023: £35,084).” — page 41
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)
Trustees
- Carol Stonham
- Dr Paul Seamus Stephenson
- James Rose
- Jignesh Indukumar Sangani
- Kevin Gruffyd-Jones
- Richard Walker
- Takeshi Matsuda
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2024 | £702k | £573k |
| 31/12/2023 | £603k | £495k |
| 31/12/2022 | £558k | £610k |
| 31/12/2021 | £680k | £460k |
| 31/12/2020 | £649k | £555k |
Common questions
Is PRIMARY CARE RESPIRATORY SOCIETY UK financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £129,713 and held unrestricted reserves of £907,424, which is substantially above the agreed optimal level of £900,000. The Trustees report a reasonable expectation of adequate resources for the foreseeable future, although they note that sponsorship and funding remain a significant challenge due to a high dependency on few income streams. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| HEART RESEARCH UK | 2 | £145k |
| GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' FOUNDATION | 1 | £872k |
| THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION | 1 | £419k |
| THE MICHAEL COWAN FOUNDATION | 1 | £150k |
| KUSUMA TRUST UK | 1 | £100k |
| THE JAMES TUDOR FOUNDATION | 1 | £50k |
| ANSON CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £35k |
| THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (GEORGE HENRY T AND LAURENCE J CADBURY SECTIONS) | 1 | £20k |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY CARE RESPIRATORY SOCIETY UK | £702k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE BRITISH THORACIC SOCIETY | £3.2m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| PRIMARY CARE DIABETES SOCIETY | £169k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| PCD RESEARCH | £239k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE BRITISH CARDIOVASCULAR SOCIETY | £3.3m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| Asthma and Lung UK | £16.1m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |