Overseas Plastic Surgery Appeal
Analysis
Overseas Plastic Surgery Appeal is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Henry Boot Way. It was registered in October 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Overseas Plastic Surgery Appeal reported income of £20k and spending of £76k, spending 375% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £84k to £20k (-76%), an average of -30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 143%. Over the whole period it spent 134% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Overseas Plastic Surgery Appeal sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Nawroz School in Leeds (£20k), The Hornsby Professional Cricketers Fund (£20k) and The Parachute Regimental Association London Branch (£20k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Provide life-enhancing reconstructive surgery to babies and children from impoverished families in the third world who have cleft lip and palate conditions, and other disfiguring deformities, and who have no other recourse to such treatment. Provide on-site training to other local professionals and ancillary staff. Procure and provide surgical and aneasthetic equipment for use in the 3rd world.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Nawroz School in Leeds | West Yorkshire | £20k |
| The Hornsby Professional Cricketers Fund | Northampton | £20k |
| The Parachute Regimental Association London Branch | London | £20k |
| Ignite Ministries | Shrewsbury | £20k |