LIVERPOOL SOCIETY OF ANAESTHETISTS

Registered charity 515768 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Liverpool Society of Anaesthetists organises a series of educational meetings throughout the year. These include clinical and scientific lectures relevant to the field of anaesthesia, small symposia themed to a particular area of anaesthetic practice (inc. critical care and pain management topics), and a competition for trainee anaesthetists to encourage research in the field of anaesthesia.

Objects

TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AMONGST ANAESTHETISTS AND IN THE FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS BUT NOT FURTHER OR OTHERWISE TO (I) ARRANGE LECTURES ON DEVELOPING ASPECTS OF ANAESTHESIA, (II) PROVIDEA FURM FOR MEMBERS TO DISCUSS THEIR WORK IN THE SCIENCE OF ANAESTHESIA AND DISSEMINATE THE USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF AND (III) AWARD A PRIZE TO ENCOURAGE JUNIOR ANAESTHETISTS IN TRAINING TO CONDUCT RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF ANAESTHESIA.

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

Latest income
£35k
Latest spending
£56k
Registered
1984
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £17,669 for the year, reducing unrestricted funds from £57,456 to £36,577. The trustees report that reserves are maintained at a level equivalent to three to six months of expenditure, which they consider sufficient to continue activities despite the current deficit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six month’s expenditure (held: £37k)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Related party transactions
“The only transactions with related parties relate to the receipt of membership fees.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester · Gwynedd · Knowsley · Liverpool City · Sefton · St Helens · Warrington · Wirral · Wrexham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£35k£56k
05/04/2024£23k£23k
05/04/2023£14k£21k
05/04/2022£7k£2k
05/04/2021£5k£3k

Common questions

Is LIVERPOOL SOCIETY OF ANAESTHETISTS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £17,669 for the year, reducing unrestricted funds from £57,456 to £36,577. The trustees report that reserves are maintained at a level equivalent to three to six months of expenditure, which they consider sufficient to continue activities despite the current deficit. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds LIVERPOOL SOCIETY OF ANAESTHETISTS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LIVERPOOL SOCIETY OF ANAESTHETISTS as a grant recipient include MERSEY SCHOOL OF ANAESTHESIA.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
MERSEY SCHOOL OF ANAESTHESIAFY2025£4k