British Journal of Anaesthesia

Analysis

British Journal of Anaesthesia is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in 56 Wellington Street. It was registered in December 2007, 19 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 06410445). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, British Journal of Anaesthesia reported income of £1.9m and spending of £1.2m, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.8m to £1.9m (+4.8%), an average of +1.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, British Journal of Anaesthesia sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Charity (£1.9m), The Lowdown (£1.9m) and The Jessie May Trust (£1.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 54% and investments 46%. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 6.4%. Grants to other organisations totalled £497k. It employed 5 people.