The Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland

Analysis

The Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 05685735). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.1m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £978k to £1.1m (+13%), an average of +3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 106% 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 Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Mill Charitable Trust (£1.1m), The Ataxia-Telangiectasia Society (£1.1m) and The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust Charitable Fund and Related Charities (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94%, trading 4.9% and investments 1.2%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 0.5%. Reserves of £258k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.