The British Pain Society

Analysis

The British Pain Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2004, 22 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 05021381). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The British Pain Society reported income of £224k and spending of £300k, spending 134% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £311k to £224k (-28%), an average of -7.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income dropped by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 112% 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 Pain Society sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Phoenix Homes Colchester (£224k), Youth United Foundation (£224k) and Garnsychan Partnership (£224k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.