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Orthopaedic Research UK
The Charity’s objects (‘the Objects’) are to advance such charitable purposes (according to the law of England and Wales) as the trustees see fit from time to time in particular but not limited to promoting the advancement of orthopaedic research...
- 6 trustees
- Income £1.4m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Where
- Scotland, Northern Ireland
- Website
- www.oruk.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Orthopaedic Research UK
- Registered
- 2005
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£1.4m£2.3m
- 2024£2.3m£2.1m
- 2023£2.1m£1.7m
Earlier years
- 2022£1.3m£1.6m
- 2021£1.2m£1.2m
Charitable objects
The Charity’s objects (‘the Objects’) are to advance such charitable purposes (according to the law of England and Wales) as the trustees see fit from time to time in particular but not limited to promoting the advancement of orthopaedic research and education, and in particular but not exclusively by, the encouragement of innovation and partnership to advance knowledge and awareness of bone, joint & muscle health in the UK, provided that the useful results of such research shall be published.
Board analysis for researchers
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.
6 trustees on the board
- Dr Benjamin Ellis since 2025
- Dr Helen Compton since 2025
- Jenny Chong since 2023
- Professor Michael Reed since 2023
- Professor Neil Rushton since 2020
- Sarah Harkness since 2019
Trustees past 6 years
- Sarah Harkness since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Dr Helen Compton since 2025
- Professor Michael Reed since 2023
- Professor Neil Rushton since 2020
- Sarah Harkness since 2019
Portfolio (2)
- Dr Benjamin Ellis since 2025
- Jenny Chong since 2023
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
3.8 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 6.7 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1111657
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 6 OCTOBER 2005 as amended on 20 Jun 2021
- Companies House
- Company number 05585452 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 02076375789 · info@oruk.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 13th September 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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