--- title: "The Royal Surgical Aid Society rating | CharityCompare" description: "Is The Royal Surgical Aid Society a legitimate UK charity? Clarity Score 56/100. Accounts 2025: income £278k · cause-spend split not disclosed. Reg 216613." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-royal-surgical-aid-society retrieved: 2026-08-18T04:12:28.907Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is The Royal Surgical Aid Society a good charity? The Royal Surgical Aid Society scores 56/100 (2 stars, Poor) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£278k total income, cause-spend split not disclosed). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown. London · UK-wide · SE1 3GN | Reg [216613](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-royal-surgical-aid-society) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://dementiacarers.org.uk/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/216613) Donate ## How can you give to THE ROYAL SURGICAL AID SOCIETY? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official THE ROYAL SURGICAL AID SOCIETY form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://dementiacarers.org.uk/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=216613) ## What does The Royal Surgical Aid Society do? The Royal Surgical Aid Society is a registered charity (no. 216613) working in health across the United Kingdom. Its latest Charity Commission filing does not disclose a charitable-activities spend split in recent filings, holding roughly 76 months of reserves, and files its annual accounts on time. Reported income has been declining (≈18% a year). CharityCompare's Clarity Score rates the organisation only from public Charity Commission accounts — accountability, financial health, efficiency and community support — not the quality or impact of its programmes. Summarised from public filings — The Royal Surgical Aid Society hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-royal-surgical-aid-society) **In short:** THE ROYAL SURGICAL AID SOCIETY scores 56 out of 100 (2 stars). Cause-spend split not disclosed in recent filings. Review the pillar breakdown below. ## What is The Royal Surgical Aid Society? The Royal Surgical Aid Society has a Clarity Score of 56 out of 100 on CharityCompare (2 stars, Poor). Charity Commission registration number 216613. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Health. Latest accounts year 2025: total income £278k, cause-spend split not disclosed in that filing. Accounts filing: up to date. Reserves: approximately 76 months of operating costs. 1 filing concern(s) noted on this profile. Scores are independent and based on official filings — not a donation recommendation. Data from [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), last updated 17 July 2026. Overall score 56/100 2★ · Poor Cause spend N/D Not disclosed in filings Accountability 93/100 Finance beacon Income £278k Latest year 2025 Reserves 76 mo Months of running costs Accounts filing On time Charity Commission Fundraising efficiency not stated · Overhead not disclosed · Website on register · Confidence: medium ## How does THE ROYAL SURGICAL AID SOCIETY compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers THE ROYAL SURGICAL AID SOCIETY scores higher than. Income band (£100k–£500k)17thpercentile **Scores higher than 17% of 972 charities in its income band** · 56/100 vs 70 peer average (marker). Health charities10thpercentile **Scores higher than 10% of 528 charities in this cause** · 56/100 vs 76 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is The Royal Surgical Aid Society's data? Source Charity Commission (England & Wales) Accounts year 2025 Filing date 24 June 2026 Profile reviewed 17 July 2026 Medium confidence — some data missing or late Scores reflect the latest annual accounts on the register. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources: [Charity Commission for England and Wales](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), [Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator](https://www.oscr.org.uk/) and [Charity Commission for Northern Ireland](https://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/). [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). ## What is The Royal Surgical Aid Society's Beacon report? Detailed accountability and finance metrics from UK regulator filings — structured for transparency in our four-beacon report. ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 93/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Filing history (5 years) 100% on-time over five years = 15 pts · one late filing = 5 pts · two or more = 0 pts. | 100% | 15/15 pts | | Trustee oversight Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three). | 100% | 11 trustees · 15/15 pts | | Declared policies Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return. | 70% | 7/10 pts | ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 17/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Reserves (months of cash) 3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years (hoarding) = 0 pts. | 0% | 76 months · 0/15 pts | | Income stability / growth +20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between. | 0% | 0/10 pts · 3-year average | | Liabilities to assets 0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt. | 100% | 1% · 5/5 pts | ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 50/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 0% | Not stated · 0/10 pts | | Fundraising efficiency ≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income). | 100% | 0p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average) | ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 40/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Volunteer-to-staff ratio Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between. | 40% | 11 volunteers / 13 staff · 4/10 pts | [How we calculate beacon scores →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What is The Royal Surgical Aid Society's Clarity Score? 56/100 total · Poor · 2 of 5 stars Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings. 93/100 Accountability & Transparency 17/100 Financial Health 50/100 Financial Efficiency 40/100 Community Support ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 93/100 Filing history (5 years)15/15 pts Trustee oversight11 trustees · 15/15 pts Declared policies7/10 pts ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 17/100 Reserves (months of cash)76 months · 0/15 pts Income stability / growth0/10 pts · 3-year average Liabilities to assets1% · 5/5 pts ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 50/100 Program expense ratioNot stated · 0/10 pts Fundraising efficiency0p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average) ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 40/100 Volunteer-to-staff ratio11 volunteers / 13 staff · 4/10 pts ## How much does The Royal Surgical Aid Society raise and spend? Latest filed year 2025 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £278k | — | | Total expenditure | £1.3m | — | | Charitable activities | Not disclosed | — | ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2025) · £1.3m spent. Not disclosed in this filing — the Charity Commission return omits the charitable-activities split. ## What trust indicators does The Royal Surgical Aid Society have? Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported. - ✓ Accounts filed on time up to date · last filing 24 June 2026 - ✓ Trustee board size (3–12) 11 trustees on the Charity Commission register - ✓ Workforce on register 13 employees · 11 volunteers (1:1 volunteer-to-staff) Fundraising Regulator Not listed as member Separate from our financial scores — shows whether the charity follows the Code of Fundraising Practice. [Check Fundraising Regulator →](https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/members/) Official register Reg 216613 Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission. [View on Charity Commission →](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/216613) ### Trustees & officers - David James Goodridge since 2017 - Catherine Anne A'Bear since 2019 - Julie Anne Flower since 2019 - Gaynor Hillier since 2021 - Dean Cassar since 2022 - Dr Vellingiri Raja Badrakalimuthu since 2022 - Liz Jones since 2022 - Timothy Wells since 2022 - Drake Peabody since 2026 - Ellen Miller since 2026 - Emma Green since 2026 100 How we score charities +The Clarity Score is a 100-point rating from UK regulator filings (Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and CCNI). Four pillars — Accountability & Transparency (40), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10) — each scored on a continuous scale, not pass/fail cutoffs. A statutory inquiry sets the score to 0 automatically. [Full methodology →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) Accountability & Transparency Scored from filings 40 points — filing history (15), trustee oversight (15, scaling up to a board of three or more), declared policies (10). Financial Health Scored from filings 30 points — reserves (15, full marks 3–24 months, tapering on both sides), income stability (10), liabilities to assets (5, scaling down as debt rises). Financial Efficiency Scored from filings 20 points — program expense ratio and fundraising cost, each on a graduated scale (not a single cutoff). Kept at 20% of the total: financial-ratio scoring alone is not a reliable effectiveness signal (see "why not just an overhead ratio?" below). Community Support Scored from filings 10 points — volunteer-to-staff ratio from Charity Commission workforce data, scaling continuously up to a 2:1 ratio. Overall score Sum of all pillar points. Display stars use the same bands as the labels: 90–100 → 5★ Exceptional; 75–89 → 4★ Good; 60–74 → 3★ Needs improvement; 1–59 → 2★ Poor; 0 → not rated. ## How have The Royal Surgical Aid Society's finances changed over five years? - Income - Spending - Cause spend Values in £ thousands · Cause spend plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission accounts ## What are the key facts about The Royal Surgical Aid Society? Overall score 56/100 (2★) Income £278k Cause spend Not disclosed Reg number 216613 Scope UK-wide Reserves 76 months Trustees 11 Accounts year 2025 Filing up to date ## How does THE ROYAL SURGICAL AID SOCIETY compare, and where else can you look? 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That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate. Is The Royal Surgical Aid Society a legitimate charity? + Yes — The Royal Surgical Aid Society is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 216613). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/216613. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is The Royal Surgical Aid Society's charity number? + The Royal Surgical Aid Society's charity number is 216613. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals. What is The Royal Surgical Aid Society's charity rating? + The Royal Surgical Aid Society scores 56 out of 100 on CharityCompare (2 stars — Poor). The Clarity Score V1 sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking. Does The Royal Surgical Aid Society have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Royal Surgical Aid Society. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (1 filing concern(s) noted on this profile). For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How much of my donation reaches The Royal Surgical Aid Society? + The Royal Surgical Aid Society does not disclose a charitable-activities spend split in its recent UK regulator filings, so there is no official figure for how much of a donation reaches the cause. CharityCompare reports this as "not disclosed" rather than assuming a number. What are The Royal Surgical Aid Society's overheads? + The Royal Surgical Aid Society's recent UK regulator filings do not disclose a fundraising or governance cost split, so no official overhead percentage is available. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what The Royal Surgical Aid Society's chief executive is paid — where disclosure rules apply, senior pay appears in the trustees' annual report on the Charity Commission register. How much income does The Royal Surgical Aid Society receive? + The Royal Surgical Aid Society reported £278k total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: declining. Are The Royal Surgical Aid Society's accounts up to date? + Filing status: up to date (last filing 2026-06-24). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score. Where is The Royal Surgical Aid Society based? + The Royal Surgical Aid Society is listed at London · UK-wide · SE1 3GN and operates UK-wide, focused on health. How does CharityCompare score The Royal Surgical Aid Society? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in The Royal Surgical Aid Society's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought. How often is this page updated? + This profile was last updated on 17 July 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and The Royal Surgical Aid Society's most recent accounts cover 2025. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.