01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC037737
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Cross Border
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- Not supplied
- Staff
- 132
- Postcode
- WC1R 4SG
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The objects for which the college is incorporated shall be to (a) advance promote and carry on study and research into anaesthesia and related subjects and to disseminate the useful results of any such research. (b) educate medical practitioners to maintain the highest possible standards of professional competence in the practice of anaesthesia for the protection and benefit of the public. (c) further instruction and training in anaesthesia both in the United Kingdom and overseas, and (d) educate the general public in all matters relating to anaesthesia.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | £28,608,000 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £17,332,000 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 132 | 9 April 2026 |
| 30 June 2024 | £14,616,000 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £14,819,000 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 132 | 30 December 2024 |
| 30 June 2023 | £13,804,824 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £13,679,904 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 132 | 8 December 2023 |
| 30 June 2022 | £12,401,753 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £12,420,186 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 132 | 31 December 2022 |
| 30 June 2021 | £11,856,917 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £11,700,256 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 132 | 28 February 2022 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- Churchill House, 35 Red Lion Square, London
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.rcoa.ac.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
No direct external links on this profile. The official OSCR record and source documentation are available through BritDB’s dedicated source page.
05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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