The British Transplantation Society

Analysis

The British Transplantation Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in July 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04691176). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending October 2025, The British Transplantation Society reported income of £774k and spending of £605k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £224k to £774k (+246%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2022, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 86% 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 Transplantation Society 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 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Belvedere Trust (£773k), The Brazzaville Foundation (£774k) and Soft Touch Arts Limited (£773k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 80%, donations and legacies 18% and investments 1.1%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £414k would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate.