THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF ANAESTHETISTS
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
The principle aims and ongoing objectives are, within the fields of anaesthesia, critical care, pain medicine and perioperative medicine (1) promote and carry on research, (2) educate doctors to maintain the highest professional standards in their practice, (3) give further instruction and training and (4) educate the general public in these fields and through these objects ensure patient safety.
Latest income
£28.6m
Expenditure
£17.3m
Financial year end
2025-06-30
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-30 | £11.9m | £11.7m | |
| 2022-06-30 | £12.4m | £12.4m | |
| 2023-06-30 | £13.8m | £13.7m | |
| 2024-06-30 | £14.6m | £14.8m | |
| 2025-06-30 | £28.6m | £17.3m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-06-30 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £702k |
| Charitable activities | £14.5m |
| Trading | £357k |
| Investment income | £1.3m |
| Total income | £28.6m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £15.6m |
| Raising funds | £1.0m |
| Grants to institutions | £78k |
| Governance | £441k |
| Total expenditure | £17.3m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £8.4m |
| Total funds | £45.4m |
| — restricted | £2.3m |
| — unrestricted | £36.6m |
| — endowment | £6.4m |
| Total assets | £45.4m |
| Cash | £2.3m |
People
| Employees | 132 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
Who it helps
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Provides Services
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.