BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF SPORT AND EXERCISE MEDICINE

Registered charity 293854 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF SPORT AND MEDICINE

BASEM is the representative body in sport and exercise medicine (SEM), offering membership to all those suitablly qualified and involved in the care and welfare of the exercising individual. It promotes education of SEM, offering a range of educational programmes to members and non-members, who wish to progress their SEM knowledge and qualifications.

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

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held £2.293m in free reserves against a policy target of £854k, indicating a strong liquidity position. However, the independent auditors have reported a material uncertainty regarding going concern due to the charity's ongoing merger discussions with the Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine, which may result in the company winding up within the next 12 months.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 01962979

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.

• TEARE, Roland John, Dr — director, appointed 11/08/2025on trustee list
• LEGGETT, Tom, Dr — director, appointed 08/11/2023on trustee list
• WONG, Jean, Dr — director, appointed 07/11/2023on trustee list
• MITCHELL, Ralph George, Dr — director, appointed 07/11/2023on trustee list
• KLUZEK, Stefan, Dr — director, appointed 01/08/2022on trustee list
• WRIGHT, Lucy — director, appointed 01/08/2022on trustee list
• VISHNUBALA, Dane Athavan, Dr — director, appointed 12/11/2020on trustee list
• WHEELER, Patrick, Dr — director, appointed 12/11/2020on trustee list

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~26.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (93% 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

• Dr Patrick Wheelerchair
• Dr Dane Vishnubala
• Dr Jean Wong
• Dr Ralph Mitchell
• Dr Roland Teare
• Dr Stefan Kluzek
• Dr Tom Leggett
• Lucy Wright

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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• B.A.S.I.C.BRAIN AND SPINAL INJURY CENTRE LIMITED income £193k
• BASO-THE ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER SURGERY income £215k
• BRITISH MEDICAL ACUPUNCTURE SOCIETY income £412k
• SPORT4HEALTH income £228k
• BLIND AND SIGHT IMPAIRED SOCIETY (BASIS) income £220k

Side by side with its peers

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