Surgical Research Society

Analysis

Surgical Research Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Rochdale. It was registered in December 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 02767055). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Surgical Research Society reported income of £24k and spending of £58k, spending 242% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £5,368 to £24k (+346%), an average of +45% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 543%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Surgical Research Society sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Gosport Shed (£24k), Precious Gifts (£24k) and Burton Lazars Village Hall (£24k).