THE EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION FOR CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY

Registered charity 1140274 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EACTS

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Latest income
£6.1m
Latest spending
£5.8m
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a modest operating surplus of €205,040 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of €7,268,962. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of €7,440,672 are considered sufficient to meet future commitments and are in line with the stated reserves policy. The trustees confirmed that the charity has sufficient resources to meet its liabilities as they fall due, with no material uncertainties related to going concern.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Transaction with Resusitec, a company where the Founder is also a Trustee, involving sales and cancellation fees.
During the prior financial year, the company engaged in a transaction with Resusitec, a company where the Founder is also a Trustee. The transaction involved a sales invoice for booth sales and one for cancellation fee amounting to €34,512. — page 48
During the year ended 31 March 2025, EACTS reimbursed the employing trust of the Secretary General for his time, amounting to € 45,000 (2024– € 46,865). — page 43
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payment to the employing trust of the Secretary General for his time.
During the prior financial year, the company engaged in a transaction with Resusitec, a company where the Founder is also a Trustee. The transaction involved a sales invoice for booth sales and one for cancellation fee amounting to €34,512. — page 48
During the year ended 31 March 2025, EACTS reimbursed the employing trust of the Secretary General for his time, amounting to € 45,000 (2024– € 46,865). — page 43
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£6.1m
Total spending
£5.8m
Cost of raising funds
£3.5m
Reserves (reported)
£19.3m
Employees
25

Reported reserves equal ~39.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees

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

Operates in: Austria · Belgium · Czech Republic · Denmark · France · Germany · Italy · Netherlands · Poland · Portugal · Spain · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£6.1m£5.8m
31/03/2024£6.0m£5.7m
31/03/2023£5.1m£5.8m
31/03/2022£4.1m£4.4m
31/03/2021£2.8m£3.3m

Common questions

Is THE EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION FOR CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity generated a modest operating surplus of €205,040 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of €7,268,962. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of €7,440,672 are considered sufficient to meet future commitments and are in line with the stated reserves policy. The trustees confirmed that the charity has sufficient resources to meet its liabilities as they fall due, with no material uncertainties related to going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.