Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

THE BRITISH EDITORIAL SOCIETY OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY 

Publish The Bone and Joint Journal, Bone & Joint Research, and Bone & Joint 360.Maintain websites containing key information for orthopaedic surgeons' education. Encourage authors to prepare and submit high-quality research.Provide production and publishing services to orthopaedic associations.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely male
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £19,185,709 available, equivalent to 96 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

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£2,310£2,388£-78£38£19,186£19,18696.4180
31/12/21£2,483£2,426£57£47£21,120£21,120104.5180
31/12/20£2,574£2,259£315£50£19,816£19,816105.3180
31/12/19£2,594£2,741£-147£75£18,607£18,60781.5180
31/12/18£2,455£2,446£9£91£17,326£17,32685180
31/12/17£2,617£2,442£175£77£17,676£17,67686.9190
31/12/16£2,575£2,345£230£83£16,581£16,58184.9180
31/12/15£2,504£2,256£248£26£15,334£15,33481.6180
31/12/14£2,373£2,258£115£192£14,948£14,94879.4180
31/12/13£2,599£2,369£230£38£14,597£14,59774180
31/12/12£2,389£2,255£134£148£13,366£10,41155.4190
31/12/11?£1,859£1,688£171£221£12,813£12,81391.1220
30/04/10£2,563£2,423£140£189£12,169£12,16960.3210
30/04/09£2,371£2,315£56£224£10,582£10,58254.9200
30/04/08£2,529£1,977£552£161£12,638£12,63876.7190
30/04/07£2,379£1,967£412£165£12,456£12,45676180
30/04/06£2,192£1,916£276£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/05£1,874£1,746£127£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/04£1,879£1,652£228£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 10%
Highest pay band: £120,000-£130,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 31%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 96.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 2.5
Asset Split ?
Established: 62 years
(70 years as a company)

www.boneandjoint.org.uk

r.hollingsworth@boneandjoint.org.uk

02077820010

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Other specialist outpatient services
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • City Of Westminster,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
Who works here?
  • 18 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 59-68
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/09/1962, number: 209299
  • Registered at Companies House on 23/07/1953, number: 00522061
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

THE BRITISH EDITORIAL SOCIETY OF
BONE & JOINT SURGERY
22 BUCKINGHAM STREET
LONDON
WC2N 6ET

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN AND THE IMPROVEMENT IN THE PRACTICE OF ORTHOPAEDICS AND ALLIED BRANCHES OF SURGERY TOGETHER WITH THE DIFFUSION OF SUCH KNOWLEDGE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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