BRITISH FOUNDATION FOR INTERNATIONAL RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY AND TRAINING

Charity number: 1154315
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

BFIRST trains surgeons working in the poorest countries in the world to enable them to undertake reconstructive Plastic Surgery, releasing children and adults from the state of poverty and destitution associated with disability and deformity, awards Fellowships to overseas doctors to study reconstructive surgery abroad and provides resources for local departments to support reconstructive surgery

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2024

Total income: £378,586
Total expenditure: £336,516

People

9 Trustee(s)

20 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Bangladesh
  • Cambodia
  • Ethiopia
  • Nepal
  • Nigeria
  • Pakistan
  • Sri Lanka
  • Vietnam

Governance

Registration history:
  • 23 October 2013: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • BFIRST (Working name)
Company number:
08176873 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Khurram Khan Trustee 01 November 2023
None on record
Jonathan Dunne Trustee 01 November 2023
None on record
Maniram Ragbir Trustee 01 January 2023
None on record
Naveen Cavale Trustee 01 January 2022
None on record
ANTHONY GEORGE BARABAS Trustee 01 October 2021
None on record
Nadeem Khwaja Trustee 01 October 2021
None on record
Adam Reid Trustee 01 September 2020
None on record
Vivekananda Rajah THAYALAN Trustee 15 February 2016
None on record
Sarah Catherine Tucker Trustee 01 January 2016
THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR SURGERY OF THE HAND
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023 30/09/2024
Total gross income £63.05k £284.16k £70.80k £112.95k £378.59k
Total expenditure £16.78k £26.10k £73.00k £91.25k £336.52k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 30 September 2024 25 July 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2024 25 July 2025 On time
Annual return 30 September 2023 16 May 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 16 May 2024 On time
Annual return 30 September 2022 12 June 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 12 June 2023 On time
Annual return 30 September 2021 11 July 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 11 July 2022 On time
Annual return 30 September 2020 24 May 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 24 May 2021 On time
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 13 AUG 2012

Charitable objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT: 1. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY IN UNDERDEVELOPED COUNTRIES AND SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT IN SUCH COUNTRIES OF SUSTAINABLE HIGH QUALITY RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY 2. TO RELIEVE THE SICKNESS AND DISTRESS AND FURTHER THE HEALTH OF PEOPLE AFFECTED BY NATURAL AND OTHER DISASTERS IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD BY THE PROVISION OF RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY SERVICES.

Contact information

Address:
Royal College Of Surgeons Of Englan
38-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields
LONDON
WC2A 3PE
Phone:
02078315161
Email:
info@bfirst.org.uk
Website:

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