BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF SPINE SURGEONS

Registered charity 1150365 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BASS, BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF SPINAL SURGEONS

The charity's objects are restricted specifically to the following: To promote, encourage and advance a) the study of spinal disorders with particular attention to the surgical treatment of spinal disease and disorders.b) the professional development of professionals dealing with the surgical and non-surgical treatment of spinal disorders.c) the education of the public about spinal conditions.

Objects

THE CHARITYS OBJECTS ARE RESTRICTED SPECIFICALLY TO THE FOLLOWING: 1.1 TO PROMOTE, ENCOURAGE AND ADVANCE THE STUDY OF SPINAL DISORDERS WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE SURGICAL TREATMENT OF SPINAL DISEASE AND DISORDERS; 1.2 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, OF PROFESSIONALS DEALING WITH THE SURGICAL AND NON-SURGICAL TREATMENT OF SPINAL DISORDERS;1.3 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL (AND PARTICULARLY AMONGST SPINAL SURGEONS) ON THE SUBJECT OF SPINAL DISEASE AND TO PROMOTE RESEARCH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN ALL ASPECTS OF THAT SUBJECT AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS.

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

£104k

Latest spending

£66k

Registered

2013

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds net current assets of £351,263 as of 31 December 2024, an increase from £314,086 in the prior year. The filing confirms that the members did not require an audit and the company was entitled to exemption under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006. No employees were recorded during the period.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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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Trustees · trustee networks

Alex Michael Goubran
Aprajay Golash
Ashish Khurana
David Cumming
Hui-Ling Kerr
John Leach
Kaushik Ghosh · trustee of 1 other charity
Lennel Lutchman
Otto Von ARX
Palaniappan Lakshmanan
Rajat Verma
Vinay Jasani · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£104k	£66k
31/12/2023	£115k	£82k
31/12/2022	£138k	£50k
31/12/2021	£113k	£70k
31/12/2020	£59k	£81k

Common questions

Is BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF SPINE SURGEONS financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds net current assets of £351,263 as of 31 December 2024, an increase from £314,086 in the prior year. The filing confirms that the members did not require an audit and the company was entitled to exemption under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006. No employees were recorded during the period.