British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine
Analysis
British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Doncaster. It was registered in March 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and amateur sport, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01962979). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending December 2025, British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.1m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £743k to £1.2m (+58%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 85% 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 of Sport and Exercise Medicine sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Neotree (£1.2m), The Balcombe Charitable Trust (£1.2m) and Sandra Charitable Trust (£1.2m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 87%, trading 6.2% and investments 5.9%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £2.7m would cover about 30 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 0.8%
- Charitable activities 87%
- Trading 6.2%
- Investments 5.9%
In the charity's own words
BASEM is the representative body in sport and exercise medicine (SEM), offering membership to all those suitablly qualified and involved in the care and welfare of the exercising individual. It promotes education of SEM, offering a range of educational programmes to members and non-members, who wish to progress their SEM knowledge and qualifications.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Neotree | London | £1.2m |
| The Balcombe Charitable Trust | London | £1.2m |
| Sandra Charitable Trust | London | £1.2m |
| British Olympic Foundation | London | £1.2m |