European Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Analysis

European Society of Thoracic Surgeons is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in March 2017, 9 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 10523525). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, European Society of Thoracic Surgeons reported income of £1.8m and spending of £1.4m, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £528k to £1.8m (+248%), an average of +37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 125%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, European Society of Thoracic Surgeons 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 Refuge4pets (£1.8m), Care for Children (£1.8m) and Osmani Trust (£1.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 62% and donations and legacies 37%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Reserves of £2.2m would cover about 18 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.