The Royal College of Anaesthetists

Analysis

The Royal College of Anaesthetists is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Royal College of Anaesthetists reported income of £28.6m and spending of £17.3m, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £11.9m to £28.6m (+141%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income rose by 96%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Royal College of Anaesthetists sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Churchill College in the University of Cambridge (£28.6m), Headington School Oxford Limited (£28.8m) and Benenden School (Kent) Limited (£28.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 51%, investments 4.6%, donations and legacies 2.5% and trading 1.2%. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 5.8%. Grants to other organisations totalled £78k. Reserves of £8.4m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 132 people.