South West Regional Anaesthesia Group
Analysis
South West Regional Anaesthesia Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Plymouth. It was registered in June 2011, 15 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 trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides other finance and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, South West Regional Anaesthesia Group reported income of £16k and spending of £6,228, leaving 61% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1,555 to £16k (+935%), an average of +79% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 172%. Over the whole period it spent 62% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, South West Regional Anaesthesia Group sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Children's Orthopaedic and Trauma Fund (£16k), The Margaret Rolfe Charitable Trust (£16k) and The Pinchbeck Charitable Trust (£16k).
Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
SOWRA aims to advance the standards and raise awareness of regional anaesthesia and pain management amongst the general public and medical profession. SOWRA provides a forum for networking for health professionals, provides training and educational activities and supports clinical and basic science research in the field of regional anaesthesia and pain management through research grants.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Children's Orthopaedic and Trauma Fund | Merseyside | £16k |
| The Margaret Rolfe Charitable Trust | Epsom | £16k |
| The Pinchbeck Charitable Trust | Oxfordshire | £16k |
| Run Breckland | Thetford | £16k |