British Association for Immediate Care
Analysis
British Association for Immediate Care is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ipswich. It was registered in March 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03553177). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending April 2025, British Association for Immediate Care reported income of £588k and spending of £572k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £503k to £588k (+17%), an average of +4.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 107979%. Over the whole period it spent 91% 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 Immediate Care sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hoplite Fund (£588k), Lawrence Home Nursing Team Limited (£588k) and The Miscarriage Association (£588k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 55% and donations and legacies 43%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £164k. Reserves of £226k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 43%
- Charitable activities 55%
- Investments 0.8%
- Other 1.7%
In the charity's own words
The British Association for Immediate Care is a charitable company limited by guarantee that serves as a membership association for individuals and for affiliated immediate care schemes to promote pre-hospital immediate care. It provides education and resources to further pre-hospital immediate care through courses, conferences, and the provision of grants and bursaries.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Hoplite Fund | Hereford | £588k |
| Lawrence Home Nursing Team Limited | Oxfordshire | £588k |
| The Miscarriage Association | Wakefield | £588k |
| Light Peer Support (LTD) | South Yorkshire | £589k |