The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

The British Society for Surgery of the Hand

Registered charity 268396 Registered since 1975

Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Cambodia, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Malawi, Burma, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sudan

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Board DNA

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16
trustees on the board
1.8y median 1.5y
average tenure
9y
longest tenure
1
trustees past 6 years
10.4y
average years in governance
14 vs 1 portfolio
first-time trustees
16
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 16General Charitable Purposes 16The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 16

Commercial experience

Other services 18Health and social care 9Transport 1

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Contact

Websitehttp://www.bssh.ac.uk
Emailsecretariat@bssh.ac.uk
Phone02078315162
AddressThe Royal College of Surgeons, 38-43 Lincolns Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3PE

Finances

£1,254,103 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£904,249£864,877
2022£855,555£967,076
2023£1,214,525£1,309,748
2024£1,375,978£1,536,992
2025£1,254,103£1,185,191

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Who

Other Defined Groups

How

Makes Grants To IndividualsProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchActs As An Umbrella Or Resource BodyOther Charitable Activities

Charitable objects

The objects for which the Society is established are: (a) to optimise treatments and outcomes for patients with hand related pathology or injury;(b) to promote the prevention of hand related injuries and pathologies;(c) to advance and direct the development of Hand Surgery;(d) to foster and co-ordinate education, study and research in Hand Surgery and to disseminate the knowledge of Hand Surgery among members of the Society, the Medical Profession and the general public.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 28 MAY 1975AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 30 OCT 1997NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 03 NOV 2005NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 16 DEC 2021AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 25 NOV 2022 as amended on 13 Oct 2022 as amended on 13 Oct 2022 as amended on 14 Nov 2024

Trustees (16)

16trustees
55median age
0aged 70+

Linked company (Companies House)

British Society for Surgery of the Hand(the) · 01213983 · Active

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 28/05/1975

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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