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THE ASSOCIATION FOR PERIOPERATIVE PRACTICE

Registered charity 1118444 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC043668 (OSCR)

The charity's purpose is to advance health by improving patient care in perioperative practice.The aims of the Charity are to promote best practice in perioperative care through engagement with practitioners and other stakeholders and thereby improving the journey of patients needing operative treatment. These aims fully reflect the furtherance of the Charity's purpose.

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

Latest income
£1.5m
Latest spending
£1.5m
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £28,266 for the year ended 31 March 2025, a significant improvement against the budgeted deficit of £147,674. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £546,529 remain above the stated policy target of £468,000, covering three months of charitable expenditure and winding-up costs. The independent auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £80,001 - £90,000 — above the median for charities its size (£70k)
“In the band £80,001 - £90,000 1” — page 40
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure plus winding-up costs (held: £547k)
“The Charity’s policy is to achieve sufficient reserves to cover three months’ expenditure on charitable activities (£350,000) plus the estimated costs of meeting all commitments on a winding-up of the organisation (£118,000); a total of £468,000.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Five trustees received £23,355 for consultancy services via AfPP Ltd; the President received £11,400 for promotional services.
“During the year five (2024 - five) of the trustees of the Charity were paid £23,355 (2024 - £21,200) through the wholly owned subsidiary, AfPP Ltd, for consultancy services on behalf of the company.” — page 50
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees paid for consultancy services via subsidiary
“During the year five (2024 - five) of the trustees of the Charity were paid £23,355 (2024 - £21,200) through the wholly owned subsidiary, AfPP Ltd, for consultancy services on behalf of the company.” — page 50
“During the year, the President of the Charity received payment of £11,400 (2024 - £10,661) related to other promotional services on behalf of the Charity.” — page 40
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: President paid for promotional services
“During the year five (2024 - five) of the trustees of the Charity were paid £23,355 (2024 - £21,200) through the wholly owned subsidiary, AfPP Ltd, for consultancy services on behalf of the company.” — page 50
“During the year, the President of the Charity received payment of £11,400 (2024 - £10,661) related to other promotional services on behalf of the Charity.” — page 40
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Management charges from subsidiary to charity
“During the year five (2024 - five) of the trustees of the Charity were paid £23,355 (2024 - £21,200) through the wholly owned subsidiary, AfPP Ltd, for consultancy services on behalf of the company.” — page 50
“During the year, the President of the Charity received payment of £11,400 (2024 - £10,661) related to other promotional services on behalf of the Charity.” — page 40
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Armstrong Watson Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Total income
£1.5m
Total spending
£1.5m
Cost of raising funds
£262k
Reserves (reported)
£580k
Employees
18

Reported reserves equal ~4.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (79% 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: 17.2% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£1.5m£1.5m
31/03/2025£1.4m£1.4m
31/03/2024£1.5m£1.3m
31/03/2023£1.6m£1.6m
31/03/2022£1.2m£1.2m

Common questions

Is THE ASSOCIATION FOR PERIOPERATIVE PRACTICE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £28,266 for the year ended 31 March 2025, a significant improvement against the budgeted deficit of £147,674. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £546,529 remain above the stated policy target of £468,000, covering three months of charitable expenditure and winding-up costs. The independent auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Armstrong Watson Audit Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE ASSOCIATION FOR PERIOPERATIVE PRACTICE earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £80,001 - £90,000 band.

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
OBSTETRICS ANAESTHETISTS ASSOCIATION1£20k
G M MORRISON CHARITABLE TRUST1£11k
BJU INTERNATIONAL1£5k

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
THE ASSOCIATION FOR PERIOPERATIVE PRACTICE£1.5m£80,001 - £90,000—above—no doubt
ASSOCIATION OF ANAESTHETISTS (GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND) FY2025£8.7m£150,001 - £160,000—unclear—no doubt
THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF ANAESTHETISTS FY2025£28.6m——above—no doubt
PREOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION FY2025£176k—0above—no doubt
THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF UROLOGICAL SURGEONS LIMITED FY2025£2.4m——above—no doubt
THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF PLASTIC RECONSTRUCTIVE AND AESTHETIC SURGEONS FY2024£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt

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