ISHA- THE HIP PRESERVATION SOCIETY

Registered charity 1199165 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

ISHA - The Hip Preservation Society is an international organisation which is focused on hip preservation surgery to enhance patient care and outcomes, through delivery of training, education, support of research, sharing of knowledge and best practice, fostering global collaboration and provision of patient and professional information to improve hip care.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE(1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH, BY THE PROMOTION OF THE STUDY AND PRACTICE OF HIP SURGERY, TREATMENT OF HIP DISORDERS AND REHABILITATION POST-HIP INJURY, INCLUDING DEVELOPMENT OF NEW TECHNIQUES AND ADVANCEMENT OF SKILLS;(2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF PROFESSIONALS DEALING WITH THE SURGICAL AND NON-SURGICAL TREATMENT OF HIP INJURY AND DISORDERS, THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF TRAINING AND RESEARCH AND THE SHARING OF THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH PRINCIPALLY AMONGST HIP, ORTHOPAEDIC, TRAUMA AND SPORTS SURGEON SURGEONS AND OTHER ALLIED MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS.

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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Latest income
£507k
Latest spending
£305k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £202,331 for the year ended 31 May 2025, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £621,367. Per the trustees' report, this financial position exceeds the stated reserves policy target of £198,000, which represents six months of total annual expenditure. The charity has no employees and relies on contractors, with no material uncertainties affecting its going concern status.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Intercompany donations received from trading subsidiaries/connected entities.
“During the year the charity received £95,155 (2024: £nil) donation from ISHA Annual Scientific Meeting 2024 Limited, £34,273 (2024; £nil) from ISHA Hip Arthroscopy Foundation, and £119,672 (2024: £nil) from ISHA Hip Preservation Limited.” — page 37
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: ISHA Annual Scientific Meeting 2024 Limited, ISHA Hip Arthroscopy Foundation, ISHA Hip Preservation Limited
“During the year the charity received £95,155 (2024: £nil) donation from ISHA Annual Scientific Meeting 2024 Limited, £34,273 (2024; £nil) from ISHA Hip Arthroscopy Foundation, and £119,672 (2024: £nil) from ISHA Hip Preservation Limited.” — page 37
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/05/2025)

Total income
£507k
Total spending
£305k
Reserves (reported)
£621k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~24.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (52% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Australia · Brazil · Canada · France · Germany · Israel · Italy · Japan · Poland · Scotland · South Africa · South Korea

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£507k£305k
31/05/2024£181k£241k
31/05/2023£503k£24k

Common questions

Is ISHA- THE HIP PRESERVATION SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £202,331 for the year ended 31 May 2025, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £621,367. Per the trustees' report, this financial position exceeds the stated reserves policy target of £198,000, which represents six months of total annual expenditure. The charity has no employees and relies on contractors, with no material uncertainties affecting its going concern status. 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH UK1£55k
THE HINDUJA FOUNDATION1£9k
THE BARBERS' COMPANY GENERAL CHARITIES1£7k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRITISH HIP SOCIETY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ISHA- THE HIP PRESERVATION SOCIETY£507k—0unclear—no doubt
BRITISH HIP SOCIETY FY2025£643k—0unclear—no doubt
ISHA FOUNDATION FY2025£4.0m——above—no doubt
HEALTHCARE INFECTION SOCIETY FY2025£1.7m—1above—no doubt
BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR SURGERY OF THE KNEE FY2025£150k—0unclear—no doubt
ILEOSTOMY AND INTERNAL POUCH ASSOCIATION FY2025£343k——above7.9%no doubt

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