BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF AESTHETIC PLASTIC SURGEONS

Registered charity 294072 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BAAPS · filing overdue (register status)

Advancement in field of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN AND THE PRACTISE OF AESTHETIC PLASTIC SURGERY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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)

Latest income
£697k
Latest spending
£636k
Registered
1986
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £61,407 and held unrestricted reserves of £434,992 at year-end. The trustees report that these reserves are sufficient to cover one year's overheads, indicating stable financial health. The financial statements were subject to independent examination rather than audit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one year's overheads (reserves figure: £435k)
“The charity maintains enough reserves to cover one year's overheads.” — page 4
Per its FY2024 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.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 4 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2023 (received 07/11/2024, 7 days after the 31/10/2024 due date).

1 further annual return is past its due date with no recorded received date (Charity Commission register).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

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

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

Total income
£697k
Total spending
£636k
Reserves (reported)
£435k
Employees
2

Reported reserves equal ~8.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% 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).

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025——
31/12/2024£697k£636k
31/12/2023£585k£539k
31/12/2022£521k£463k
31/12/2021£375k£302k

Common questions

Is BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF AESTHETIC PLASTIC SURGEONS financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £61,407 and held unrestricted reserves of £434,992 at year-end. The trustees report that these reserves are sufficient to cover one year's overheads, indicating stable financial health. The financial statements were subject to independent examination rather than audit. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF AESTHETIC PLASTIC SURGEONS£697k—0above—no doubt
BRITISH SOCIETY OF PROSTHODONTICS FY2025£162k—0unclear—no doubt
BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF DERMATOLOGISTS FY2025£79.8m—8unclear—no doubt
THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF DAY SURGERY FY2025£240k——unclear—no doubt
BRITISH SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY FY2025£1.6m£80,001 - £90,0001within—no doubt
BRITISH EPILEPSY ASSOCIATION FY2025£5.3m£80,001 - £90,000—within27.1%no doubt

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