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British Medical Acupuncture Society

Also known as B M A S (Charity Commission)

11 trustees
Income £412k (2025)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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About

What it does: Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Where: Scotland, Northern Ireland, Throughout England And Wales
Website: www.medical-acupuncture.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Linked company: British Medical Acupuncture Society
Registered: 1996

Income and spending

YearIncomeSpending
2025£412k£437k
2024£437k£457k
2023£516k£430k

Earlier years

2022£480k£428k
2021£437k£343k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Charitable objects

1)TO STIMULATE AND PROMOTE THE USE AND SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING OF ACUPUNCTURE AS PART OF THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT; AND 2)THE ADVANCEMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF SUITABLY QUALIFIED PRACTITIONERS IN PARTICULAR BY INSTITUTING OR ASSISTING IN THE INSTITUTION OF TESTS,EXAMINATIONS AND ACCREDITATION TO PROMOTE HIGH STANDARDS OF WORKING PRACTICES IN THE FIELD OF ACUPUNCTURE AMONGST SUCH PRACTITIONERS

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

11 trustees on the board

3.4y median 2y

average tenure

longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

7.1y

average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (11)

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 11The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 11

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Professional services 9Health and social care 5Other services 1

Gaps to watch

Narrow spread of causes across the board

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

incomespending£437k latest income

Qualified

Auditor's opinioniAuditor's opinionThe accounts_qualified flag on the latest filed annual return is True - the auditor qualified their opinion. A register flag, shown as filed.

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details

Registered charity number: 1057942
Status: Registered
Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 16 AUGUST 1996
Companies House: Company number 03238938 · Active
Contact on the register: 02077139437 · admin@thebmas.com
Edition: Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels: Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.

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