British Foundation for International Reconstructive Surgery and Training
Analysis
British Foundation for International Reconstructive Surgery and Training is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2013, 13 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 08176873). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.
In the financial year ending September 2025, British Foundation for International Reconstructive Surgery and Training reported income of £151k and spending of £303k, spending 200% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £284k to £151k (-47%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 235%. Over the whole period it spent 83% 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 Foundation for International Reconstructive Surgery and Training sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nishkam Healthcare Trust (£151k), Hearts for Herts (£151k) and York Pride (£151k).
Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
BFIRST trains surgeons working in the poorest countries in the world to enable them to undertake reconstructive Plastic Surgery, releasing children and adults from the state of poverty and destitution associated with disability and deformity, awards Fellowships to overseas doctors to study reconstructive surgery abroad and provides resources for local departments to support reconstructive surgery
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Nishkam Healthcare Trust | Birmingham | £151k |
| Hearts for Herts | Hertfordshire | £151k |
| York Pride | York | £151k |
| The Light House (Christian Care Ministry) Trust Limited | Coventry | £151k |