The Association for Perioperative Practice

Analysis

The Association for Perioperative Practice is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in North Yorkshire. It was registered in March 2007, 19 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 06035633). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Association for Perioperative Practice reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.5m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £1.2m to £1.5m (+33%), an average of +7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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 Association for Perioperative Practice sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Standing Voice (£1.5m), The Mary Kinross Charitable Trust (£1.5m) and Safe and Sound Group (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 79%, trading 20% and investments 1.1%. Charitable activities took 81% of spending and raising funds 17%. Reserves of £580k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 18 people.