BRITISH DENTAL ASSOCIATION TRUST FUND

Registered charity 313407 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q4969879 · Wikipedia

The charity runs a museum and a library, as well as undertaking a range of projects in order to support dentists within Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Objects

TO PROMOTE, ENCOURAGE AND ADVANCE THE STUDY AND PRACTICE OF DENTISTRY AND ALLIED SCIENCES. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN CONNECTION WITH DENTISTRY AND ALLIED SCIENCES. TO PROMOTE DENTAL HEALTH AND TO FURTHER DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION.

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.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£883k

Latest spending

£1.3m

Registered

1965

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £400,833 for the year, driven by significant one-off relocation costs and the full utilization of its restricted research fund. Unrestricted reserves fell to £109,821, which is below the stated policy target of £500,000, though the Trustees remain confident in going concern due to continued support from the British Dental Association. The charity relies heavily on its principal donor and does not undertake independent fundraising activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — above the median for charities its size (£60k)

“One employee earned over £60,000 in the £60,000-£70,000 bracket (2024: one in the £60,000-£70,000 bracket).” — page 24

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“One employee earned over £60,000 in the £60,000-£70,000 bracket” — page 24

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Largest income source: British Dental Association (99% of income)

“Total income reached £883,470 (2024: £858,657), driven mainly by a £880,000 donation from the BDA” — page 9

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £110k; policy: £500,000)

“unrestricted reserves amount to £109,821 (2024: £378,497), which is below the policy target.” — page 9

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donation from parent charity

“During the year the British Dental Association donated £880,000 (2024 - £815,000) to the British Dental Association Trust Fund.” — page 29

“Management charges of £344,479 (2024 - £318,473) were charged to the British Dental Association Trust Fund for central services carried out by the British Dental Association.” — page 29

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Management charges from parent charity

“During the year the British Dental Association donated £880,000 (2024 - £815,000) to the British Dental Association Trust Fund.” — page 29

“Management charges of £344,479 (2024 - £318,473) were charged to the British Dental Association Trust Fund for central services carried out by the British Dental Association.” — page 29

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Intercompany creditor to parent charity

“During the year the British Dental Association donated £880,000 (2024 - £815,000) to the British Dental Association Trust Fund.” — page 29

“Management charges of £344,479 (2024 - £318,473) were charged to the British Dental Association Trust Fund for central services carried out by the British Dental Association.” — page 29

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by BDO LLP. Discloses 6 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
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
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 00849283 · Financial health read from its filings

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.

CANAVAN, Sarah Alice, Dr — director, appointed 06/06/2026not on trustee list
EDWARDS, John Owen, Dr — director, appointed 01/01/2026on trustee list
JONES, Nigel, Dr — director, appointed 01/01/2026on trustee list
WOODROW, Martin — director, appointed 05/02/2020on trustee list
CROOKS, Peter Vaughan, Dr. — director, appointed 07/02/2019on trustee list
CROUCH, Edward John — director, appointed 09/02/2017on trustee list
STOKES, Jason Martin — director, appointed 24/02/2016on trustee list
ARMSTRONG, Michael Colin — director, appointed 21/03/2013on trustee list
SHILLING, Richard David — director, appointed 01/01/2006on trustee list
WOODROW, Martin — secretary, appointed 05/02/2020

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Total income

£883k

Total spending

£1.3m

Cost of raising funds

£27

Reserves (reported)

£189k

Employees

8

Reported reserves equal ~1.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (02/03/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (02/08/2012) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr Edward John Crouch
Dr Jason Martin Stokes
Dr John Edwards
MICHAEL COLIN ARMSTRONG
Martin Woodrow
Nigel Jones
Peter Vaughan Crooks
RICHARD DAVID SHILLING

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
30/09/2025	£883k	£1.3m
30/09/2024	£859k	£1.0m
30/09/2023	£677k	£1.0m
30/09/2022	£813k	£887k
30/09/2021	£504k	£859k

Common questions

Is BRITISH DENTAL ASSOCIATION TRUST FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £400,833 for the year, driven by significant one-off relocation costs and the full utilization of its restricted research fund. Unrestricted reserves fell to £109,821, which is below the stated policy target of £500,000, though the Trustees remain confident in going concern due to continued support from the British Dental Association. The charity relies heavily on its principal donor and does not undertake independent fundraising activities. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by BDO LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of BRITISH DENTAL ASSOCIATION TRUST FUND earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	22/09/2004	£49k	"Education and Access Project"

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY.

THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY income £66k
THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR ORAL AND DENTAL RESEARCH income £68k
THE ASSOCIATION OF DENTAL IMPLANTOLOGY LIMITED income £1.1m
THE DENTISTS HEALTH SUPPORT TRUST income £113k
THE ORAL AND DENTAL RESEARCH TRUST income £58k
THE BRITISH ENDODONTIC SOCIETY income £361k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BRITISH DENTAL ASSOCIATION TRUST FUND	£883k	£60,001 - £70,000	1	below	—	no doubt
THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY FY2025	£66k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR ORAL AND DENTAL RESEARCH FY2024	£68k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ASSOCIATION OF DENTAL IMPLANTOLOGY LIMITED FY2025	£1.1m	£60,001 - £70,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
THE DENTISTS HEALTH SUPPORT TRUST FY2026	£113k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ORAL AND DENTAL RESEARCH TRUST FY2025	£58k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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