Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 0

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
Fundraising costs low: +3
No PartB

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Dynamic board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 1

BRITISH INFECTION ASSOCIATION

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

Accounts have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	30/09/17	30/09/18	30/09/19	30/09/20	30/09/21	30/09/22
Charitable activities		£265,832	£288,296	£286,508		£379,334
Donations & Legacies
Other Income
Investment Income		£41,158	£47,213	£42,462		£45,692
Total income	£309,104	£306,990	£587,817	£328,970	£399,787	£567,096
Charitable activities spending		£366,750	£242,611	£178,918		£300,795
Fundraising costs		2%	1%	2%	4%	3%
Other spending			£282,415			£128,189
Total spending	£352,542	£372,415	£530,807	£185,262	£177,043	£444,611
Surplus/deficit	-£43,438	-£65,425	£57,010	£143,708	£222,744	£122,485

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Established: 25 years

www.britishinfection.org

Listed activities

It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Professional associations

Purposes

The advancement of health

Where it operates

UK and overseas, main operating location: Glasgow City

Who it helps

Other defined groups

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Directors (5)

Current Directors appointed

Age Range of Directors: 48-65

HUGHES, Harriet, Dr
Appointed: 2021
Occupation: Hospital Doctor

LAZARUS, Rajeka, Dr
Appointed: 2020
Occupation: Medical Doctor

MCGILL, Fiona Janet, Dr
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Consultant Physician

PARTRIDGE, David George
Appointed: 2019
Occupation: Consultant Microbiologist

THAKER, Hitendrakumar Bhupendra, Dr
Appointed: 2021
Occupation: Medical Doctor

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 26/07/1999, number: SC029247
Registered at Companies House on 26/07/1999, number: SC198418

Filing Record

5 returns made; AR21: 51 days late, AR20: 43 days late, AR19: 247 days late,

Main office

, HU10 7TL

Objectives

The Association aims to ensure the optimum delivery of healthcare to patients diagnosed with infection, and to represent the interests of its members. Specifically: - To provide expert opinions and represent the views of specialists in infection to anybody seeking advice relevant to infection or infection professionals. - To set and review standards in infection practice including the development of guidelines, working in collaboration where appropriate. - To support members of the Association in the performance of their professional duties. - To develop and provide education and training in infection for all and in particular to support training grades. - To foster excellence in all aspects of infection-related research. - To support all aspects of communication between different branches of infection medicine and to work towards the development of an integrated voice for infection specialists. - To provide a public face for infection and represent infection opinions to the general public and to patients. Groups who might be expected to consult The British Infection Association include, but are not limited to, the Department of Health and similar bodies in the devolved government, the Royal Colleges, NICE, statutory medical bodies, House of Lords select committees and other professional bodies, including the professional media. Provision of advice to the general public on personal or individual medical conditions is outside the remit of the Association.