CCEW Charity Commission profile

BRITISH SOCIETY FOR RHEUMATOLOGY

Registered charity 1067124 · organisation 3946595

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
31 December 1997
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
03470316
Financial period
1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income
£5,398,515
Latest expenditure
£5,033,231
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: BRITISH SOCIETY FOR RHEUMATOLOGY, 18-20 BRIDE LANE, LONDON, EC4Y 8EE

Website recorded by the regulator: www.rheumatology.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The charity's principal activity is the advancement of education, research and training of the multidisciplinary team; the development of clinical and scientific knowledge about arthritis, musculoskeletal and autoimmune rheumatic conditions; andthe advancement of health by the improvement of standards of clinical care in paediatric, adolescent and adult rheumatology.

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
29 June 2026
Date Accounts Received
29 June 2026
Total Gross Income
£5,398,515
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,033,231
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
8 August 2025
Date Accounts Received
8 August 2025
Total Gross Income
£4,840,317
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,467,181
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
23 October 2024
Date Accounts Received
23 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£4,835,362
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,066,399
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
24 July 2023
Date Accounts Received
24 July 2023
Total Gross Income
£5,435,467
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,327,818
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
24 May 2022
Date Accounts Received
24 May 2022
Total Gross Income
£4,895,597
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,132,925

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
29 June 2026
Total Gross Income
£5,398,515
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,033,231
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
4
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Volunteers
974
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
8 August 2025
Total Gross Income
£4,840,317
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,467,181
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
3
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
0
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
0
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
0
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
0
Count Salary Band 130001 140000
0
Count Salary Band 140001 150000
0
Count Salary Band 150001 200000
0
Count Salary Band 200001 250000
0
Count Salary Band 250001 300000
0
Count Salary Band 300001 350000
0
Count Salary Band 350001 400000
0
Count Salary Band 400001 450000
0
Count Salary Band 450001 500000
0
Count Salary Band Over 500000
0
Count Volunteers
50
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
23 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£4,835,362
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,066,399
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
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
1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
0
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
24 July 2023
Total Gross Income
£5,435,467
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,327,818
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
3
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Volunteers
200
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
24 May 2022
Total Gross Income
£4,895,597
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,132,925
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any 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
75

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
29 June 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
310160
Income Other Trading Activities
1080320
Income Charitable Activities
3814525
Income Investments
193510
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
5398515
Income Legacies
310160
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£4,495,222
Expenditure Other
538009
Expenditure Total
5033231
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
50577
Expenditure Support Costs
923206
Expenditure Depreciation
111418
Gain Loss Investment
-113480
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£11,354,739
Assets Total Fixed
8656480
Assets Own Use
2835960
Assets Long Term Investment
5820520
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£4,199,454
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,381,544
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£11,474,390
Creditors One Year Total Current
1381544
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£3,162,711
Funds Endowment
119651
Funds Unrestricted
11273885
Funds Restricted
80854
Funds Total
11474390
Count Employees
33
Consolidated 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
8 August 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
1489
Income Other Trading Activities
1085663
Income Charitable Activities
3524207
Income Investments
228958
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
4840317
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£4,883,486
Expenditure Other
583695
Expenditure Total
5467181
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
101296
Expenditure Support Costs
1436128
Expenditure Depreciation
92080
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£8,550,925
Assets Total Fixed
8656480
Assets Own Use
2835960
Assets Long Term Investment
5820520
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£4,199,454
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,381,544
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£11,474,390
Creditors One Year Total Current
1381544
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£3,162,711
Funds Endowment
119651
Funds Unrestricted
11273885
Funds Restricted
80854
Funds Total
11474390
Count Employees
40
Consolidated 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
23 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
30
Income Other Trading Activities
1036938
Income Charitable Activities
3590274
Income Investments
208120
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
4835362
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,756,425
Expenditure Other
3309974
Expenditure Total
6066399
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
2761589
Expenditure Depreciation
89769
Gain Loss Investment
616692
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
60970
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£8,851,000
Assets Total Fixed
8462313
Assets Own Use
1938788
Assets Long Term Investment
6523525
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£4,793,652
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,436,459
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£11,819,506
Creditors One Year Total Current
1436459
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£3,858,940
Funds Endowment
84613
Funds Unrestricted
11661541
Funds Restricted
73352
Funds Total
11819506
Count Employees
40
Consolidated 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
24 July 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
1136
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
4257520
Income Investments
116038
Income Other
1060773
Income Total Income And Endowments
5435467
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£4,851,115
Expenditure Other
476703
Expenditure Total
5327818
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
37969
Expenditure Support Costs
2431339
Expenditure Depreciation
111011
Gain Loss Investment
486553
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£10,671,859
Assets Total Fixed
7324465
Assets Own Use
2402385
Assets Long Term Investment
4922080
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£6,891,259
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,477,982
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£12,737,742
Creditors One Year Total Current
1477982
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£5,661,781
Funds Endowment
84613
Funds Unrestricted
12579807
Funds Restricted
73322
Funds Total
12737742
Count Employees
34
Consolidated 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
24 May 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
3978982
Income Investments
72099
Income Other
844517
Income Total Income And Endowments
4895598
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,962,282
Expenditure Other
170643
Expenditure Total
4132925
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
2190999
Expenditure Depreciation
109976
Gain Loss Investment
-803552
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
770293
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£11,527,037
Assets Total Fixed
7809621
Assets Own Use
2400989
Assets Long Term Investment
5408632
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£6,524,665
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,217,640
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£13,116,646
Creditors One Year Total Current
1217640
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£5,077,179
Funds Endowment
84613
Funds Unrestricted
12959847
Funds Restricted
72186
Funds Total
13116646
Count Employees
38
Consolidated Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
301
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Individuals
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations
Classification Code
103
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities
Classification Code
304
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Human Resources
Classification Code
310
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Other Charitable Activities
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
Classification Code
308
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
BRITISH SOCIETY FOR RHEUMATOLOGY
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1997-12-31T00:00:00
Charity Name
BRITISH SOCIETY FOR RHEUMATOLOGY
Charity Event Order
3
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2016-01-14T00:00:00
Reason
Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number
4046975
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1132967
Assoc Charity Name
BRITISH SOCIETY FOR PAEDIATRIC AND ADOLESCENT RHEUMATOLOGY
Charity Name
BRITISH SOCIETY FOR RHEUMATOLOGY
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2013-05-09T00:00:00
Assoc Organisation Number
1000668
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1000668
Assoc Charity Name
BRITISH HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN RHEUMATOLOGY

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 24/11/1997AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24/04/2008AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 30/04/2009NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 22/04/2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14/04/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 20/05/2015 as amended on 02 May 2018 as amended on 01 May 2019
Charitable Objects
TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC:1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND TRAINING OF THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM;2. THE DEVELOPMENT OF CLINICAL AND SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE ABOUT ARTHRITIS, MUSCULOSKELETAL AND AUTOIMMUNE RHEUMATIC CONDITIONS; AND3. THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH BY THE IMPROVEMENT OF STANDARDS OF CLINICAL CARE IN PAEDIATRIC, ADOLESCENT AND ADULT RHEUMATOLOGY.
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
461294
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
BSR

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures