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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 0
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR SURGERY OF THE HAND

The principal activity is the dissemination of information as it relates to the Specialty, leading and guiding professional practice, forming a governing body, defining professional competency, promoting continuing professional development and stimulating and supporting research.
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 gender 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 16 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/05/23£1,215£1,310£-95£0£2,095£2,09519.28133
31/05/22£856£967£-112£0£2,320£2,32028.88117
31/05/21£904£865£39£0£2,481£2,48134.48150
31/05/20£990£1,025£-36£0£2,188£2,18825.6896
31/05/19£1,024£1,284£-260£0£2,171£2,17120.3971
31/05/18£934£1,093£-158£0£2,494£2,49427.480
31/05/17£1,088£922£166£0£2,637£2,63734.370
31/05/16£930£923£6£0£2,142£2,14227.850
31/05/15£900£771£129£17£2,308£2,30835.950
31/05/14£936£807£130£22£2,029£2,02930.250
31/05/13£832£1,218£-387£18£1,858£1,85818.350
31/05/12£806£745£61£18£1,924£1,9243150
31/05/11£776£657£119£19£2,003£2,00336.650
31/05/10£717£581£136£18£1,725£1,72535.650
31/05/09£759£583£176£15£1,398£1,39728.750
31/05/08£692£494£198£16£1,353£1,35132.850
31/05/07£689£572£117£15£1,202£1,19825.150
31/05/06£503£473£31n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/05£448£454£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/04£492£426£66n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 15%
Liabilities/Income: 31%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 19.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.9
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Balance Sheet History
Established: 49 years

http://www.bssh.ac.uk

secretariat@bssh.ac.uk

02078315162

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Professional associations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Bangladesh, Burma, Ethiopia, Malawi, Nigeria, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Throughout England And Wales, Uganda,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (16)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 13/16 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 46-61
  • CARLOS HERAS-PALOU Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Consultant Hand Surgeon
  • DEAN BOYCE Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Consultant Hand Surgeon
  • EDWIN PRASHANTH JESUDASON Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Orthopaedic Surgeon
  • FORTUNE CHUKWUNONYEREM IWUAGWU Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Plastic Surgeon
  • GRAINNE BOURKE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Plastic Surgeon
  • IAN DOUGAL RUSSELL Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Hand Surgeon
  • IAN MCNAB Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Surgeon
  • IFAN HYWEL DAFYDD Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Consultant Hand And Reconstructive Plastic Surgeon
  • JANE ELISABETH MCEACHAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
  • JONATHAN WILLIAM MORRIS JONES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Consultant Hand And Orthopaedic Surgeon
  • REBECCA SHIRLEY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Plastic Surgeon
  • ROBIN JAMES HORTON Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired
  • SARAH CATHERINE TUCKER Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Plastic Surgeon
  • SUMEDH TALWALKAR Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Hand And Upper Limb Surgeon
  • SYED ZAFAR NAQUI Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Doctor - Medical
  • WEE LEON LAM Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Senior Consultant, Hand Surgery
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/08/1975, number: 268396
  • Registered at Companies House on 28/05/1975, number: 01213983
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

The Royal College of Surgeons
38-43 Lincolns Inn Fields
London
WC2A 3PE

Objectives

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO PROMOTE AND DIRECT THE DEVELOPMENT OF HAND SURGERY AND TO FOSTER AND CO-ORDINATE EDUCATION, STUDY, AND RESEARCH IN HAND SURGERY, INCLUDING (A) TO OPTIMISE TREATMENTS AND OUTCOMES FOR PATIENTS WITH HAND RELATED PATHOLOGY OR INJURY; (B) TO PROMOTE THE PREVENTION OF HAND RELATED INJURIES AND PATHOLOGIES; (C) TO DISSEMINATE THE KNOWLEDGE OF HAND SURGERY AMONG MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY, THE MEDICAL PROFESSION AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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