The British Association of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons

Analysis

The British Association of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02657454). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The British Association of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.5m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £1.4m (+24%), an average of +5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The British Association of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Glyn Nest Baptist Home (£1.4m), Dig Deep (Africa) (£1.4m) and Neuromuscular Centre (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 65%, trading 20% and investments 15%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £60k. Reserves of £2.7m would cover about 21 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.