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British Association for Sexual Health and HIV

Registered · see notesRegistered charity number 1148196LondonHealth and saving lives
Income£926k2025-07-31
Spending£1.2msame year
Spent / received117%5-year average
Size in its cause89th pctHealth and saving lives
Registered2012Charitable company
Employees2latest return

Analysis

British Association for Sexual Health and HIV is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2012, 14 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 07863350). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending July 2025, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV reported income of £926k and spending of £1.2m, spending 134% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £480k to £926k (+93%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 117% 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 Association for Sexual Health and HIV sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Humanimal Trust (£926k), British HIV Association (£926k) and The Freshfield Foundation (£925k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94% and investments 6.3%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.7%. Reserves of £1.5m would cover about 14 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.

Income and spending

£0£311k£621k£932k£1.2m2021 Income: £479,5102021 Spending: £476,56420212022 Income: £714,1512022 Spending: £647,11120222023 Income: £755,9752023 Spending: £758,09920232024 Income: £841,0882024 Spending: £1,234,33120242025 Income: £925,9642025 Spending: £1,242,6992025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Charitable activities 94%
  • Investments 6.3%

In the charity's own words

To promote, encourage and improve the study and practice of diagnosing, treating and managing sexually transmitted infections (STI), HIV and other sexual health problems. To champion and promote high quality standards in the multidisciplinary speciality of Genitourinary Medicine and in all individuals and all services providing STI, HIV and sexual health care.

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