01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 19 December 1997
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 03482958
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £3,350,645
- Latest expenditure
- £3,425,384
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 38-43 LINCOLNS INN FIELDS, LONDON, WC2A 3PE
Website recorded by the regulator: boa.ac.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Annual Congress & educational courses for members, curriculum development for all T&O trainees, provision of website for members & public. Research grants, professional practice publications. Regular communications with Government, it's agencies, allied bodies, patient groups, related international bodies etc.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 14 October 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 14 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £3,350,645
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,425,384
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 October 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,227,833
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,469,603
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 14 November 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 14 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £3,047,890
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,333,080
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 5 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 5 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £3,683,308
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,948,252
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 17 October 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £3,136,031
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,778,999
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 14 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £3,350,645
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,425,384
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 59
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 30 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,227,833
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,469,603
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 59
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 14 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £3,047,890
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,333,080
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 56
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 5 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £3,683,308
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,948,252
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 63
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 17 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £3,136,031
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,778,999
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 45
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 14 October 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 63587
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1620
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3169991
- Income Investments
- 115447
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3350645
- Income Legacies
- 17866
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £131,304
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,274,593
- Expenditure Other
- 19487
- Expenditure Total
- 3425384
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 43259
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 377108
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1105617
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 19943
- Gain Loss Investment
- 298807
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- -74739
- Reserves
- £3,834,629
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4705531
- Assets Own Use
- 12579
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 4692952
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,321,198
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £697,907
- Assets Current Investment
- 100408
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £6,328,822
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 697907
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,624,302
- Funds Endowment
- 1190683
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3834629
- Funds Restricted
- 1303510
- Funds Total
- 6328822
- Count Employees
- 19
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 30 October 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 55022
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 66855
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2956477
- Income Investments
- 149479
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3227833
- Income Legacies
- 11901
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £147,833
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,308,476
- Expenditure Other
- 13294
- Expenditure Total
- 3469603
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 55585
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 47515
- Expenditure Governance
- 419647
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1102203
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 20310
- Gain Loss Investment
- 218430
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £3,635,973
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4399950
- Assets Own Use
- 3963223
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 436727
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,400,235
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £695,431
- Assets Current Investment
- 77498
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £6,104,754
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 687931
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 7500
- Assets Cash
- £1,721,348
- Funds Endowment
- 1095176
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3635973
- Funds Restricted
- 1373605
- Funds Total
- 6104754
- Count Employees
- 16
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 14 November 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 67055
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 62752
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2777450
- Income Investments
- 140633
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3047890
- Income Legacies
- 8913
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £202,072
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,131,008
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3333080
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 50971
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 211550
- Expenditure Governance
- 309597
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 880849
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 13909
- Gain Loss Investment
- 185394
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £3,612,411
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4159637
- Assets Own Use
- 47859
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 4111778
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,790,151
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £821,693
- Assets Current Investment
- 44592
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £6,128,095
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 791693
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 30000
- Assets Cash
- £2,088,469
- Funds Endowment
- 1040455
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3612411
- Funds Restricted
- 1475229
- Funds Total
- 6128095
- Count Employees
- 16
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 5 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 210389
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3300818
- Income Investments
- 105662
- Income Other
- 66440
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3683309
- Income Legacies
- 146175
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £148,899
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,772,596
- Expenditure Other
- 26757
- Expenditure Total
- 3948252
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 45397
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 126190
- Expenditure Governance
- 282595
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 864982
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 13973
- Gain Loss Investment
- -565535
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,400,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 3840494
- Assets Own Use
- 27968
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 3812526
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,278,657
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £891,259
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £6,227,892
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 891259
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,655,624
- Funds Endowment
- 990433
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3434813
- Funds Restricted
- 1802646
- Funds Total
- 6227892
- Count Employees
- 16
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 17 October 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 259143
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 57872
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2710296
- Income Investments
- 108720
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3136031
- Income Legacies
- 207090
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £100,816
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,561,296
- Expenditure Other
- 116887
- Expenditure Total
- 2778999
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 36291
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 58618
- Expenditure Governance
- 310434
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 942344
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 73303
- Gain Loss Investment
- 376370
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 357033
- Reserves
- £3,546,236
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4475825
- Assets Own Use
- 18401
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 4457424
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,523,385
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £940,840
- Assets Current Investment
- 143366
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £7,058,370
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 940840
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,690,960
- Funds Endowment
- 1205985
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3546236
- Funds Restricted
- 2306149
- Funds Total
- 7058370
- Count Employees
- 16
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Northern Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 301
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BRITISH ORTHOPAEDIC ASSOCIATION
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1997-12-19T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 12TH DECEMBER 1997 AND CHARITY COMMISSION SCHEME DATED 4TH MAY 2001. as amended on 16 Sep 2020 as amended on 22 Sep 2021 as amended on 21 Sep 2022 as amended on 20 Sept 2023
- Charitable Objects
- THE ADVANCEMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THE SCIENCE, ART AND PRACTICE OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY WITH THE AIM OF BRINGING RELIEF TO PATIENTS OF ALL AGES SUFFERING FROM THE EFFECTS OF INJURY OR DISORDERS OF THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 403667
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- JOINT ACTION
- Charity Name Id
- 403650
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- BOA
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling