The British Orthodontic Society

Analysis

The British Orthodontic Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1999, 27 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 03695486). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The British Orthodontic Society reported income of £1.9m and spending of £1.7m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.2m to £1.9m (+58%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 109% 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 Orthodontic Society sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Marina Dalglish Appeal (£1.9m), Via Residential Ltd (£1.9m) and The 999 Club and Lady Florence Trust (£1.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96%, investments 2.5% and trading 1.4%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.0m would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.