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GENERAL OSTEOPATHIC COUNCIL

Registered charity 1172749 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The General Osteopathic Council regulates the osteopathy profession in the UK . It does so by:assuring the quality of osteopathic education and training; registering qualified professionals and ensuring their continuing fitness to practise; setting and promoting high standards of practice and conduct; and helping patients with complaints or concerns about osteopaths.

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

Latest income
£3.2m
Latest spending
£3.6m
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a deficit of £266,235, driven by increased expenditure on fitness to practise responsibilities and IT infrastructure projects. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £174,120 are currently below the stated target range of £350,000-£700,000, although the trustees maintain that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Registration fees (96% of income)
“Registration fee income accounted for 96% of total income.”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £350,000-£700,000 (held: £174k)
“the trustees have concluded that it would be prudent to hold free reserves within a target range of £350,000-£700,000.”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Matthew Redford, Chief Executive and Registrar, is a Trustee of the National Council for Osteopathic Research.
“Matthew Redford, Chief Executive and Registrar, is a Trustee of the National Council for Osteopathic Research.” — page 60
“Dr Daniel Bailey, Council Member, is a Research Fellow of the National Council for Osteopathic Research.” — page 60
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Dr Daniel Bailey, Council Member, is a Research Fellow of the National Council for Osteopathic Research.
“Matthew Redford, Chief Executive and Registrar, is a Trustee of the National Council for Osteopathic Research.” — page 60
“Dr Daniel Bailey, Council Member, is a Research Fellow of the National Council for Osteopathic Research.” — page 60
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Total income
£3.2m
Total spending
£3.6m
Reserves (reported)
£2.2m
Employees
32

Reported reserves equal ~7.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Gibraltar · Isle Of Man · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£3.2m£3.6m
31/03/2025£3.0m£3.3m
31/03/2024£2.9m£3.0m
31/03/2023£3.0m£3.0m
31/03/2022£2.9m£2.8m

Common questions

Is GENERAL OSTEOPATHIC COUNCIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a deficit of £266,235, driven by increased expenditure on fitness to practise responsibilities and IT infrastructure projects. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £174,120 are currently below the stated target range of £350,000-£700,000, although the trustees maintain that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate. Its FY2026 accounts were audited by HaysMac 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE CARMONA CHARITABLE TRUST1£25k
THOMAS POCKLINGTON TRUST1£20k
SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUST1£15k
DEVELOPMENTS IN LITERACY UK (UK)1£10k
THE GERALD MICKLEM CHARITABLE TRUST1£10k
THE BARBERS' COMPANY GENERAL CHARITIES1£7k
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST1£6k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
GENERAL OSTEOPATHIC COUNCIL£3.2m——unclear—no doubt
GENERAL OPTICAL COUNCIL FY2025£12.2m——within—no doubt
GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL FY2025£171.5m——within—no doubt
BCNO LIMITED FY2025£3.7m£90,001 - £100,000—unclear—no doubt
NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR OSTEOPATHIC RESEARCH FY2025£124k—0unclear—no doubt
THE COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRISTS FY2025£10.7m——unclear—no doubt

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