Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

BRITISH ORTHOPAEDIC ASSOCIATION 

Annual Congress & educational courses for members, curriculum development for all T&O trainees, provision of website for members & public. Research grants, professional practice publications. Regular communications with Government, it's agencies, allied bodies, patient groups, related international bodies etc.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • There are 20 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 26 years

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secretary@boa.ac.uk

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22*£3,683£3,948£-265£104£6,228£3,43510.41663
31/12/21£3,136£2,779£357£65£7,058£3,54615.31645
31/12/20£2,634£2,460£174£64£6,325£3,0731518259
31/12/19*£3,388£3,333£55£104£6,199£2,83910.2181
31/12/18£3,142£3,337£-195£44£5,665£2,50191830
31/12/17£2,933£3,123£-189£20£6,143£2,89711.1170
31/12/16£3,230£2,870£360£19£6,009£2,89312.1190
31/12/15£3,290£2,879£411£240£5,265£2,60710.9190
31/12/14£2,302£2,467£-164£167£4,851£2,53712.3180
31/12/13£2,973£3,134£-161£299£4,970£2,70510.4180
31/12/12£2,798£2,827£-29£427£4,159£2,72911.6180
31/12/11£3,035£3,048£-14£421£3,931£2,52910160
31/12/10£2,720£2,593£128£371£4,096£2,53911.8170
31/12/09£2,940£2,909£32£250£3,748£2,3339.6160
31/12/08£3,266£3,734£-467£229£3,345£2,1707150
31/12/07*£3,667£2,506£1,160£240£4,843£2,47711.9140
31/12/06£3,207£2,436£771£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£2,498£2,313£185£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£2,586£1,978£608£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 4.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 13%
Liabilities/Income: 24%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 55%
Reserves/Spending: 10.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 3
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 16 employees
  • 63 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (20)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 19/20 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 46-77
  • HIRO TANAKA Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Orthopaedic Surgeon
  • IAN MCNAB Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Orthopaedic Surgeon
  • ANDREA SOTT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Orthopaedic Surgeon
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/12/1997, number: 1066994
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/12/1997, number: 03482958
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR22: 66 days late, AR19: 5 days late, AR07: 1 days late,
Main office

38-43 LINCOLNS INN FIELDS
LONDON
WC2A 3PE

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THE SCIENCE, ART AND PRACTICE OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY WITH THE AIM OF BRINGING RELIEF TO PATIENTS OF ALL AGES SUFFERING FROM THE EFFECTS OF INJURY OR DISORDERS OF THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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