The British Academy of Western Medical Acupuncture

Analysis

The British Academy of Western Medical Acupuncture is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Merseyside. It was registered in April 1982, 44 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 trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The British Academy of Western Medical Acupuncture reported income of £23k and spending of £22k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £19k to £23k (+19%), an average of +4.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The British Academy of Western Medical Acupuncture sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hopelink (£23k), Rotary Club of Amersham Trust Fund (£23k) and Birmingham Community Development Complex (£23k).