British Society for Rheumatology

Analysis

British Society for Rheumatology is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 1997, 29 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 03470316). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, British Society for Rheumatology reported income of £5.4m and spending of £5.0m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £4.9m to £5.4m (+10%), an average of +2.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, British Society for Rheumatology sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Easy Housing Association (£5.4m), Social Care in Action (£5.4m) and London Hearts (£5.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 71%, trading 20%, donations and legacies 5.7% and investments 3.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £310k. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £11.4m would cover about 27 months of spending at that rate. It employed 33 people.