THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF THE LIVER

Registered charity 1106320 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BASL

The purpose of the Association is to a) promote research and the exchange of scientific information concerning the liver;b) foster clinical and scientific studies within the UK; c) promote education on liver diseases and their management; d) promote public awareness of liver diseases; e) advise national health authorities regarding all aspects of liver disease, clinical services and research.

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Latest income

£647k

Latest spending

£523k

Registered

2004

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net income of £124,057 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total funds of £319,313. Per the trustees' report, free reserves increased to £319,313, though this remains below the stated policy target of covering 24 months of operational costs. The trustees are confident that the charity retains sufficient funds to continue operating.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £319k; policy: two years)

“At the end of the accounting period, free reserves had increased but continue to remain below the 24 month target.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

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

Gilead UK and Ireland — “The Gilead UK & Ireland Fellowship and Medical Grants Programme (GFP) in PBC funds innovative projects and initiatives that lead to an impro…” (source page)

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£647k

Total spending

£523k

Reserves (reported)

£297k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~6.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Dianne Backhouse
Dr Antonio Riva
Dr Benjamin White
Dr Deepak Joshi
Dr Ian Rowe
Dr James Ferguson
Dr Louisa Vine
Dr Ryan Buchanan
Dr Victoria Katherine Snowdon
Dr Vishal Patel
James Alexander Richards
Professor Patrick Kennedy

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
31/12/2024	£647k	£523k
31/12/2023	£534k	£486k
31/12/2022	£398k	£417k
31/12/2021	£223k	£161k
31/12/2020	£156k	£298k

Common questions

Is THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF THE LIVER financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net income of £124,057 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total funds of £319,313. Per the trustees' report, free reserves increased to £319,313, though this remains below the stated policy target of covering 24 months of operational costs. The trustees are confident that the charity retains sufficient funds to continue operating. Its FY2024 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 BERKELEY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£210k
THE ROGER RAYMOND CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£101k
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY	1	£100k
THE BALCOMBE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£89k
ROBERT LUFF FOUNDATION LIMITED	1	£63k
THE REED FOUNDATION	1	£56k
BANHAM FOUNDATION LIMITED	1	£25k
PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUND	1	£20k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Liver UK.

Liver UK income £2.5m
BRITISH SOCIETY OF GASTROENTEROLOGY income £3.9m
BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF DERMATOLOGISTS income £7.5m
THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF UROLOGICAL SURGEONS LIMITED income £2.3m
BRITISH LICHEN SOCIETY income £144k
THE FOUNDATION FOR LIVER RESEARCH income £3.0m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF THE LIVER	£647k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
Liver UK FY2025	£2.5m	£107,187	2	within	24.0%	no doubt
BRITISH SOCIETY OF GASTROENTEROLOGY FY2024	£3.9m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF DERMATOLOGISTS FY2024	£7.5m	£100,001 - £110,000	8	above	—	no doubt
THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF UROLOGICAL SURGEONS LIMITED FY2024	£2.3m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BRITISH LICHEN SOCIETY FY2025	£144k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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