BRITISH LARYNGOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1151517 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BLA

The principal activity and object of the charity is the charitable advancement of education in laryngology through research and training for the benefit of the public.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN LARYNGOLOGY THROUGH RESEARCH AND TRAINING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating deficit of £22,342 for the year ended 31 March 2025, compared to a surplus of £19,056 in the prior year. Per the balance sheet, unrestricted reserves (members' funds) decreased to £48,239 from £70,581 the previous year. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties disclosed.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (22/05/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• GURPREET SINGH SANDHU
• Professor Martin Birchall

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

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