BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 4 December 2007
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 06410445
Financial period: 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income: £1,776,709
Latest expenditure: £1,108,057
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 3rd Floor, 56 Wellington Street, LS1 2EE

Website recorded by the regulator: https://bjanaesthesia.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Production of the British Journal of Anaesthesia. Provision of grant support for education and research.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

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: 15 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 15 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,776,709
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,108,057

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: 17 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 17 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,774,940
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,655,001

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: 31 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 31 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,822,791
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,488,620

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: 12 December 2022
Date Accounts Received: 12 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,848,451
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,133,477

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 29 September 2021
Date Accounts Received: 29 September 2021
Total Gross Income: £1,735,238
Total Gross Expenditure: £793,187

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
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: 15 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,776,709
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,108,057
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
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: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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: 17 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,774,940
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,655,001
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: Yes
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
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: 31 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,822,791
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,488,620
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Professional Fundraiser: 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: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
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: 12 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,848,451
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,133,477
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: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 29 September 2021
Total Gross Income: £1,735,238
Total Gross Expenditure: £793,187
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: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
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: 15 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 915083
Income Investments: 861626
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1776709
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £78,552
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,029,505
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1108057
Expenditure Investment Management: 78552
Expenditure Grants Institution: 602191
Expenditure Governance: 62480
Expenditure Support Costs: 62480
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 814237
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 25916553
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 25916553
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £774,010
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,248,107
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £25,442,456
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1248107
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £677,452
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 25442456
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 25442456
Count Employees: 5
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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: 17 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 995402
Income Investments: 779538
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1774940
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £62,902
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,592,099
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1655001
Expenditure Investment Management: 62902
Expenditure Grants Institution: 919842
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 81932
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 1101593
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £23,520,773
Assets Total Fixed: 23810585
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 23810585
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,070,130
Assets Total Liabilities: £2,359,942
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £23,520,773
Creditors One Year Total Current: 2359942
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,629,299
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 23520773
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 23520773
Count Employees: 7
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
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: 31 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1171276
Income Investments: 651515
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1822791
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £70,095
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,418,525
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1488620
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 102289
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: -1322582
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £22,299,241
Assets Total Fixed: 22439229
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 22439229
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,740,567
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,880,555
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £22,299,241
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1880555
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,340,982
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 22299241
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 22299241
Count Employees: 6
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
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: 12 December 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1267683
Income Investments: 580768
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1848451
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £59,167
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,074,310
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1133477
Expenditure Investment Management: 59167
Expenditure Grants Institution: 605295
Expenditure Governance: 118690
Expenditure Support Costs: 118690
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 2086566
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 8624
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £23,287,652
Assets Total Fixed: 22880256
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 22880256
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,055,775
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,648,379
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £23,287,652
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1648379
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,925,965
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 23287652
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 23287652
Count Employees: 10
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 29 September 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 291
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1187611
Income Investments: 547336
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1735238
Income Legacies: 291
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £50,695
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £742,492
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 793187
Expenditure Investment Management: 50695
Expenditure Grants Institution: 264335
Expenditure Governance: 71017
Expenditure Support Costs: 67024
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: -626230
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 4812
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £20,486,112
Assets Total Fixed: 20192321
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 20192321
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,748,808
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,455,017
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £20,486,112
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1413351
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 41666
Assets Cash: £1,314,542
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 20486112
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 20486112
Count Employees: 10
Charity Only 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: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2007-12-04T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 26 OCTOBER 2007 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 26 JUNE 2008 AND 26 JUNE 2009. as amended on 02 Dec 2021
Charitable Objects: 3. OBJECTS3.1 PRIMARILY:3.1.1 TO ADVANCE AND IMPROVE THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS IN ALL BRANCHESOF ANAESTHESIA, CRITICAL CARE AND PAIN MEDICINE, AND RELATED TOPICS AND3.1.2 TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF ALL PERSONS BY IMPROVING ANDDISSEMINATING KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS OF ANAESTHESIA, CRITICAL CARE AND PAIN MEDICINEAND THEREBY REDUCING THE SUFFERING AND DANGERS OF ANAESTHESIA AND SURGERY,BY PROCURING THE PUBLICATION AND DISSEMINATION IN ANY SUITABLE MEDIA OF A JOURNAL ("THEJOURNAL") IN THE ABOVE FIELDS OF THE BEST AVAILABLE QUALITY FROM ANY LEGITIMATE SOURCE. THEJOURNAL SHALL BE CALLED "BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA", AND SHALL CONSIST PRINCIPALLY OF PEER-REVIEWED REPORTS OF CLINICAL AND LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS, REVIEWS OF OTHER PAPERS, EXPOSITION OF SCIENTIFIC THEORY, CASE STUDIES, AND EDITORIALS. ALL REPORTS AND OTHER ITEMS SHALL BE SELECTED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE JOURNAL ON THE BASIS OF THEIR FULFILMENT OF THE OBJECTS SET OUT IN SUB-CLAUSSES 3.1.1 AND 3.1.2 ABOVE, IRRESPECTIVE OF ANY OTHER CONSIDERATION OR INTEREST THEREIN, WHETHER OF THE CHARITY OR ANY OTHER PERSON.IN THE PURSUIT OF THIS OBJECT IT SHALL BE PERMISSIBLE :-(I) TO CHARGE RECIPIENTS OF THE JOURNAL OR ANY PART THEREOF SUCH COSTS AS ARE REASONABLE INVIEW OF THE VALUE OR COST OF THE CONTENT AND THE RESOURCES OF THE READER; AND(II) TO CHARGE THE AUTHORS OR OTHER PROVIDERS OF THE MATERIAL FOR THE PUBLICATION SUCHCHARGES AS ARE REASONABLE OR COMMON FOR SUCH PUBLICATION. 3.2 SECONDLY, AND CONDITIONAL UPON THE PRIMARY OBJECT ABOVE BEING SUBSTANTIALLY ACHIEVED:3.2.1 TO ENCOURAGE AND FACILITATE RESEARCH IN ALL BRANCHES OF ANAESTHESIA, CRITICAL CARE ANDPAIN MEDICINE AND RELATED FIELDS BY MAKING GRANTS AVAILABLE TO SUITABLE PERSONS TO ASSIST THEM WITH ACADEMIC FEES AND MATERIALS, SALARIES, FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, ACCOMMODATION AND SUBSISTENCE, AND SUCH OTHER COSTS AS THE CHARITY SHALL DETERMINE;3.2.2 TO ADVANCE, IMPROVE AND MAINTAIN THE EDUCATION OF STUDENTS, RESEARCHERS AND MEDICALPRACTITIONERS IN ALL BRANCHES OF ANAESTHESIA, CRITICAL CARE AND PAIN MEDICINE AND RELATED FIELDS, BY MEANS OF THE PUBLICATION OF A JOURNAL AND THE PUBLICATION AND DISSEMINATION IN ANY SUITABLE MEDIA OF SPECIALISED EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS;3.2.3 TO PROMOTE AND ASSIST CONTINUING EDUCATION IN ALL BRANCHES OF ANAESTHESIA, CRITICAL CAREAND PAIN MEDICINE AND RELATED FIELDS BY PUBLICATIONS, LECTURES, DEMONSTRATIONS, PAMPHLETS AND ANY OTHER SUITABLE MEDIA;3.2.4 TO PROMOTE THE OBJECTS SET OUT ABOVE BY GIVING DONATIONS AND SUBSCRIBING TO OTHER CHARITABLE BODIES AND SOCIETIES HERE SUCH GIFTS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS SHALL BE USED FOR PROMOTING OBJECTS CLOSELY SIMILAR TO THOSE ABOVE.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE: WORLDWIDE.

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment