THE SOCIETY FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF ANAESTHESIA IN DENTISTRY

Registered charity 1107420 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SAAD

Education, advice and research relating to dental sedation.

Objects

(1) TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE THE STUDY AND EXTEND THE PRACTICE OF IMPROVED METHODS OF ADMINISTRATION OF ANAESTHESIA AND SEDATION AND ALL FORMS OF ANXIETY AND PAIN CONTROL IN DENTISTRY. (2) BY MEANS OF LECTURES, CLASSES, DEMONSTRATIONS, DISCUSSIONS, PUBLICATIONS OR OTHERWISE, TO IMPART TO AND DISSEMINATE AMONG DENTAL AND MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS, DENTAL AND MEDICAL NURSES, DENTAL HYGIENISTS, DENTAL THERAPISTS AND OTHER PROFESSIONS RELATED TO MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY A KNOWLEDGE OF THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF DENTAL ANAESTHESIA AND SEDATION AND ALL FORMS OF PAIN AND ANXIETY CONTROL IN DENTISTRY WITH A VIEW TO THE ENHANCEMENT THEREBY OF THE SAFETY AND WELLBEING OF THEIR PATIENTS.(3) TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTS AS ARE CONDUCIVE TO THE OBJECTS AFORESAID..

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE UNITED KINGDOM.

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

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Latest income
£594k
Latest spending
£498k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total incoming resources increased to £583,313 from £533,333 in the prior year, while total expenditure decreased to £498,375 from £509,188. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £887,148 are maintained in line with the charity's policy of holding between three and six months of expenditure. The charity remains financially sustainable with a net income of £95,818 for the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six month's expenditure (held: £887k)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month's expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 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.

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

Total income
£594k
Total spending
£498k
Reserves (reported)
£887k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~21.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (78% 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

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£594k£498k
31/12/2023£533k£509k
31/12/2022£417k£390k
31/12/2021£277k£290k
31/12/2020£221k£228k

Common questions

Is THE SOCIETY FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF ANAESTHESIA IN DENTISTRY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total incoming resources increased to £583,313 from £533,333 in the prior year, while total expenditure decreased to £498,375 from £509,188. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £887,148 are maintained in line with the charity's policy of holding between three and six months of expenditure. The charity remains financially sustainable with a net income of £95,818 for the year. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ACADEMY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE SOCIETY FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF ANAESTHESIA IN DENTISTRY£594k—0within—no doubt
ACADEMY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES FY2026£23.0m£110,001 - £120,00022above—no doubt
THE SOCIETY FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES LIMITED FY2024£612k—0above—no doubt
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM FY2025£834k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF DAY SURGERY FY2024£176k—0unclear—no doubt
BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA FY2024£1.8m—0above—no doubt

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