THE AORTIC CENTRE TRUST

Registered charity 1174803 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To protect and promote the health of the public in particular by research into the nature, causes, diagnosis, prevention, treatment and cure of all forms of aortic disease, including the development of findings of research into practical applications for the prevention, treatment and cure of aortic disease, and by the provision or assistance in the provision of equipment, facilities and services

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO PROTECT AND PROMOTE THE HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC IN PARTICULAR BY A) CONDUCTING STUDY AND RESEARCH INTO THE NATURE, CAUSES, DIAGNOSIS, PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND CURE OF ALL FORMS OF AORTIC DISEASE, INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF FINDINGS OF RESEARCH INTO PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS FOR THE PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND CURE OF AORTIC DISEASE, AND PUBLISHING AND DISSEMINATING THE USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF; ANDB) THE PROVISION OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF EQUIPMENT, FACILITIES AND SERVICES AT AORTIC SURGICAL CENTRES PRINCIPALLY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, AND IN FURTHERANCE OF THOSE PRIMARY OBJECTS, TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND RAISE PROFESSIONAL AND PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF SUCH MATTERS

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £512,227 as of 30 April 2025, which is below the previous year's figure of £528,532. The trustees consider these reserves justified due to uncertainty regarding future expenditure levels, noting that the charity currently has very little overhead cost. The charity reported a net expenditure for the year, with total resources expended exceeding incoming resources.

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 5 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.

• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Aortic Centre Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Colin David Bicknell
• JULLIEN GAER
• John Pepper
• Professor NICHOLAS JOHN WILLIAM CHESHIRE
• Richard Benjamin Grosse · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.