Association of Anaesthetists (Great Britain & Ireland)

Analysis

Association of Anaesthetists (Great Britain & Ireland) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1986, 40 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 01963975). It says it makes grants to individuals, sponsors or undertakes research and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Association of Anaesthetists (Great Britain & Ireland) reported income of £8.7m and spending of £7.7m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £3.9m to £8.7m (+125%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income rose by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Association of Anaesthetists (Great Britain & Ireland) sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wirral Hospice St John's (£8.7m), Manchester United Foundation (£8.7m) and Brain Tumour Research (£8.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 45%, trading 30%, charitable activities 18% and investments 6.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.5m. Charitable activities took 89% of spending and raising funds 0.8%. Grants to other organisations totalled £313k. Reserves of £10.6m would cover about 15 months of spending at that rate. It employed 42 people.