Obstetrics Anaesthetists Association

Analysis

Obstetrics Anaesthetists Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in September 2005, 21 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 05540014). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Obstetrics Anaesthetists Association reported income of £835k and spending of £890k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £581k to £835k (+44%), an average of +9.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Obstetrics Anaesthetists Association sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Life Centre (£835k), Derman - for the Well-Being of the Kurdish and Turkish Communities (£836k) and BBC Media Action (India) Limited (£834k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 54%, trading 39%, investments 4.1% and donations and legacies 2.7%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 1.3%. Grants to other organisations totalled £36k. Reserves of £1.5m would cover about 20 months of spending at that rate.