BRITISH FOUNDATION FOR INTERNATIONAL RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY AND TRAINING

Registered charity 1154315 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BFIRST · filing overdue (register status)

Latest income
£379k
Latest spending
£337k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £78,097 for the year ended September 2024, with total reserves increasing to £540,402. The trustees confirmed that the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties, noting that unrestricted funds stood at £175,875 against a policy of holding only minimal reserves for governance costs.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £60,000 — above the median for charities its size (£60k)
During the year no employees received total emoluments of more than £60,000 (2022/23: none). — page 17
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: minimum for governance costs (held: £176k)
The Trustees do not require any funds to be held in reserve other than to meet the charity’s governance costs which will be kept to a minimum to ensure that charitable funds are applied to the maximum for charitable purposes. — page 6
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: BAPRAS provides administrative support on a pro bono basis, recognized as a gift in kind of £26,629. BAPRAS also donated £40,000. Amounts owed by BAPRAS were £40,000.
BFIRST has grown out of the Overseas Service & Training Committee of the British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS) and has continued to be fundamentally reliant upon the support being given by BAPRAS, including the administrative services provided by the BAPRAS Secretariat. All transactions and balances with BAPRAS have been disclosed above in the Financial Statements. — page 20
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Bangladesh · Cambodia · Ethiopia · Nepal · Nigeria · Pakistan · Sri Lanka · Vietnam

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025
30/09/2024£379k£337k
30/09/2023£113k£91k
30/09/2022£71k£73k
30/09/2021£284k£26k

Common questions

Is BRITISH FOUNDATION FOR INTERNATIONAL RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY AND TRAINING financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £78,097 for the year ended September 2024, with total reserves increasing to £540,402. The trustees confirmed that the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties, noting that unrestricted funds stood at £175,875 against a policy of holding only minimal reserves for governance costs. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of BRITISH FOUNDATION FOR INTERNATIONAL RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY AND TRAINING earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.

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