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OBSTETRICS ANAESTHETISTS ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1111382 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To promote the highest standard of management and care for the mother and baby through practice, education and training in Obstetric Anaesthesia or research in Obstetric Anaesthesia.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£835k
Latest spending
£890k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,945,164, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £1.0m–£1.5m. The charity reported a net deficit for the year of £54,994, primarily driven by high management and administration costs, but maintains significant investment assets and cash balances.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to five years of core expenditure and research commitments, equivalent to approximately £1.0m–£1.5m (held: £1.9m)
“The Trustees aim to maintain unrestricted reserves sufficient to fund 3—5 years of core expenditure and research commitments without surplus income, equivalent to approximately £1.0m—£1.5m.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore (South) LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Total income
£835k
Total spending
£890k
Cost of raising funds
£12k
Reserves (reported)
£1.5m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~20.2 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 (54% 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: 1.4% 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: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£835k£890k
30/09/2024£838k£1.1m
30/09/2023£899k£805k
30/09/2022£724k£560k
30/09/2021£581k£446k

Common questions

Is OBSTETRICS ANAESTHETISTS ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,945,164, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £1.0m–£1.5m. The charity reported a net deficit for the year of £54,994, primarily driven by high management and administration costs, but maintains significant investment assets and cash balances. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore (South) 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
ROSETREES1£120k
GLOBAL HEALTH PARTNERSHIPS1£63k
THE FRANCES AND AUGUSTUS NEWMAN FOUNDATION1£53k
DINWOODIE CHARITABLE COMPANY1£34k
THE HEALTH FOUNDATION1£20k
G M MORRISON CHARITABLE TRUST1£11k
THE BARBERS' COMPANY GENERAL CHARITIES1£7k
LILLIE JOHNSON CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ASSOCIATION OF ANAESTHETISTS (GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND).

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
OBSTETRICS ANAESTHETISTS ASSOCIATION£835k—0unclear—no doubt
ASSOCIATION OF ANAESTHETISTS (GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND) FY2025£8.7m£150,001 - £160,000—unclear—no doubt
ROYAL COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNAECOLOGISTS FY2024£20.5m——unclear—no doubt
ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF OBESITY FY2025£149k—0unclear—no doubt
THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY FY2024£3.9m——above—no doubt
BRITISH ORTHOPAEDIC ASSOCIATION FY2024£3.2m——above—no doubt

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