ENTUK

Registered charity 1125524 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ENT UK TRADING AS BRITISH ACADEMIC CONFERENCE IN OTOLARYNGOLOGY (BACO) & BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY - HEAD & NECK SURGERY (BAO-HNS)

Improve patient care & promote understanding of conditions of the ear, nose, throat, head & neck Provide information to the public & media Encourage & support research & provide continuing education for specialists Encourage recruitment into the specialty Promote high standards in specialist trainingRepresent the specialty at the Royal Colleges of Surgeons and to government bodies.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING AND RESEARCH IN THE FIELDS OF OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY - HEAD AND NECK SURGERY;THE RELIEF OF PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM DISEASES IN THE EAR, NOSE AND THROAT AND RELATED AREAS.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. INPRACTICE, NATIONAL

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£971k
Latest spending
£995k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Group remains in a strong and stable financial position with unrestricted reserves of £3.89 million and cash balances of £1.26 million. Although the Group recorded a net operating deficit of £24,328 before investment gains, the overall net surplus was £106,878 due to a revaluation gain on investments. The Trustees consider current reserve levels appropriate to manage financial risks and support ongoing commitments.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately twelve months of cover (held: £3.9m)
“Reserves are set with reference to a defined period of core operating expenditure, expressed as approximately twelve months of cover.” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: ENTUK Enterprises Limited
“The trading subsidiary, ENTUK Enterprises Ltd, delivers the annual calendar of events including the BACO conference.” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Edmund Carr LLP. Discloses 4 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.

Corporate structure

ENTUK ENTERPRISES LTD — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Turnover: £269k
  • Profit before tax: £15k
  • Amounts owed to group undertakings and undertakings in which the company has a participating interest 7 202,997

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — ENT UK t/a BACO & BAO-HNS (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

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

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.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

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

Total income
£971k
Total spending
£995k
Cost of raising funds
£14k
Reserves (reported)
£3.9m
Employees
8

Reported reserves equal ~46.7 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 (82% 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).

Register events

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
30/09/2025£971k£995k
30/09/2024£939k£860k
30/09/2023£1.7m£1.4m
30/09/2022£729k£705k
30/09/2021£1.0m£798k

Common questions

Is ENTUK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Group remains in a strong and stable financial position with unrestricted reserves of £3.89 million and cash balances of £1.26 million. Although the Group recorded a net operating deficit of £24,328 before investment gains, the overall net surplus was £106,878 due to a revaluation gain on investments. The Trustees consider current reserve levels appropriate to manage financial risks and support ongoing commitments. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Edmund Carr 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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF HEAD AND NECK ONCOLOGISTS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ENTUK£971k——unclear—no doubt
THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF HEAD AND NECK ONCOLOGISTS FY2025£240k—0unclear—no doubt
J.L.O. (1984) LIMITED FY2025£202kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF ENDOCRINE AND THYROID SURGEONS FY2024£207k—0above—no doubt
ASSOCIATION FOR THE GLOBAL ADVANCEMENT OF ENT SURGERY AND HEAD AND NECK CANCER RESEARCH FY2025£105k—0below—noted
THE BRITISH SOCIETY OF AUDIOLOGY FY2025£133k—0unclear—no doubt

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