BRITISH BURN ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1187794 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objects of the BBA are, for the public benefit, the relief of those suffering from burn injuries by:1 Disseminating knowledge and stimulating prevention in the field of burns2 Promoting education in all aspects of burn care;3 Promoting and supporting research into scientific, clinical and societal aspects of burn injury. 4Promoting standards in the delivery of burn care

Objects

4.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE RELIEF OF THOSE SUFFERING FROM BURN INJURIES BY:4.1.1 DISSEMINATING KNOWLEDGE AND STIMULATING PREVENTION IN THE FIELD OF BURNS;4.1.2 PROMOTING EDUCATION IN ALL ASPECTS OF BURN CARE;4.1.3 PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING RESEARCH INTO SCIENTIFIC, CLINICAL AND SOCIETAL ASPECTS OF BURN INJURY; 4.1.4 PROMOTING STANDARDS IN THE DELIVERY OF BURN CARE.

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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Registered contact address: Westminster, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Received the assets of BRITISH BURN ASSOCIATION (charity 260167) — merger registered 01/04/2020.

Source: Charity Commission register of merged charities (OGL v3.0).

Latest income

£337k

Latest spending

£298k

Registered

2020

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus for the year ended 30 November 2025, with total funds increasing to £740,026. Per the trustees' report, retained free reserves amounted to £430,428, which exceeds the stated policy target of 12 months of normal operating expenditure. The trustees consider the charity's financial position strong with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 12 months normal operating expenditure (reserves figure: £430k)

“The Association’s reserves policy is to retain a minimum of 12 months normal operating expenditure as free reserves” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — British Burn Association (matched by registered charity number).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (14/12/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Nikolaos Arkoulischair
Claire Black
Dr Ascanio Tridente
Dr Ganesh Hanumanthu
Dr Lia Paton
Elizabeth Nicholls
Emily Huddleston
Emily M Bridge
Nicole Lee · trustee of 1 other charity
Sankhya Kapil Sen
Simon Booth

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

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

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/11/2025	£337k	£298k
30/11/2024	£341k	£266k
30/11/2023	£348k	£277k
30/11/2022	£238k	£203k
30/11/2021	£81k	£72k

Common questions

Is BRITISH BURN ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus for the year ended 30 November 2025, with total funds increasing to £740,026. Per the trustees' report, retained free reserves amounted to £430,428, which exceeds the stated policy target of 12 months of normal operating expenditure. The trustees consider the charity's financial position strong with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
CSIS CHARITY FUND	1	£85k
THE INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE OF DERMATOLOGICAL SOCIETIES	1	£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE BRITISH FIRE SERVICES ASSOCIATION.

THE BRITISH FIRE SERVICES ASSOCIATION income £58k
BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF DERMATOLOGISTS income £79.8m
CHILDREN'S BURNS FOUNDATION- A STEP FORWARD income £36k
BT BENEVOLENT FUND income £1.6m
BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR PARENTERAL AND ENTERAL NUTRITION income £692k
BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY income £15.3m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BRITISH BURN ASSOCIATION	£337k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BRITISH FIRE SERVICES ASSOCIATION FY2025	£58k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF DERMATOLOGISTS FY2025	£79.8m	—	8	unclear	—	no doubt
CHILDREN'S BURNS FOUNDATION- A STEP FORWARD FY2025	£36k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BT BENEVOLENT FUND FY2025	£1.6m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR PARENTERAL AND ENTERAL NUTRITION FY2025	£692k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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