The Society for the Advancement of Anaesthesia in Dentistry

Analysis

The Society for the Advancement of Anaesthesia in Dentistry is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Doncaster. It was registered in December 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 05314579). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Society for the Advancement of Anaesthesia in Dentistry reported income of £657k and spending of £558k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £277k to £657k (+137%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 91% 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 Society for the Advancement of Anaesthesia in Dentistry sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% 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 The Cadbury Foundation (£656k), London Ambulance Service Charitable Fund (£657k) and Visible Ministries (£655k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 70%, donations and legacies 13% and investments 5.3%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1,610. Reserves of £983k would cover about 21 months of spending at that rate.