THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF PAEDIATRIC SURGEONS

Registered charity 1175257 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Association's objectives are to advance education of paediatric surgery through research, publishing useful results in the public domain, and fostering professional relations with surgeons overseas. We hold scientific meetings and fund several Research Fellows, as well as hosting sub-speciality discussion groups, and our surgeons run overseas skills courses in LMICs as well as in the UK.

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

Latest income

£415k

Latest spending

£328k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £87,590 before investment gains, resulting in a total increase in funds of £121,951 for the year. Free reserves excluding designated funds were £95,757, which is below the Trustees' stated policy target of approximately £300,000 (12 months of expenditure). The charity is classified as small and underwent an independent examination rather than a full audit.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 09651049

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

SALTS Healthcare — “Registration is OPEN! Supported and sponsored by SALTS Healthcare” (source page)

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

CURRY, Joseph — director, appointed 24/06/2025not on trustee list
WALKER, Gregor — director, appointed 24/06/2025not on trustee list
MCDONALD, Alexander — director, appointed 01/04/2023not on trustee list
MARVEN, Sean — director, appointed 03/03/2022on trustee list
REES, Clare — director, appointed 02/03/2022on trustee list
MEADEN, Catherine Amanda — secretary, appointed 22/06/2015

Official officers record.

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (13/02/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Ian Sugarmanchair
Alexander Macdonald · trustee of 1 other charity
Catherine Bradshaw
Dhanya Mullassery · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Clare Rees · trustee of 2 other charities
Erica Makin · trustee of 1 other charity
Irene Milliken
Munther Haddad
Sean Marven · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£415k	£328k
31/12/2023	£335k	£336k
31/12/2022	£278k	£385k
21/12/2021	£168k	£153k
21/12/2020	£108k	£107k

Common questions

Is THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF PAEDIATRIC SURGEONS financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £87,590 before investment gains, resulting in a total increase in funds of £121,951 for the year. Free reserves excluding designated funds were £95,757, which is below the Trustees' stated policy target of approximately £300,000 (12 months of expenditure). The charity is classified as small and underwent an independent examination rather than a full audit. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.