The British Association of Day Surgery

Analysis

The British Association of Day Surgery is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03182143). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The British Association of Day Surgery reported income of £240k and spending of £175k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £98k to £240k (+146%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 91%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The British Association of Day Surgery sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Barnabas Pre-School Playgroup (£240k), The Wells Cathedral School Foundation (£240k) and Crofton Early Learners (£240k).