The British Association for the Study of Headache

Analysis

The British Association for the Study of Headache is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Suffolk. It was registered in December 1998, 28 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 03660000). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2024, The British Association for the Study of Headache reported income of £55k and spending of £36k, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income grew from £36k to £55k (+51%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 90%. Over the whole period it spent 79% 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 for the Study of Headache sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Future Health Africa (£55k), British Society for Ecological Medicine (£55k) and Bharuch Muslim Medical and Welfare Trust U K (£55k).