# BRITISH MEDICAL ACUPUNCTURE SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1057942
- **Other names:** B M A S
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Sept. 10, 1996
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1057942


## Contact

- **Address:** BRITISH MEDICAL ACUPUNCTURE SOCIETY, ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL FOR, INTEGRATED MEDICINE, 60 GREAT ORMOND STREET, LONDON
- **Postcode:** WC1N 3HR
- **Phone:** 02077139437
- **Email:** admin@thebmas.com
- **Website:** www.medical-acupuncture.co.uk



## Activities

**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

**Activities:** The BMAS runs acupuncture training courses for healthcare professionals. BMAS was established to stimulate and promote the use and scientific understanding of acupuncture as part of the practice of medicine for the public benefit. It seeks to enhance the education and training of suitably qualified practitioners, and to promote high standards of working practices in acupuncture.

**Area of benefit:** IN PRACTICE,UK




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £436866 | £456692 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £515799 | £430227 | £1256518 | 6 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £479695 | £427963 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £437474 | £343366 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £384317 | £403853 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Donnchadh Lawler — appointed April 13, 2017
- Dr Affifah Farrukh — appointed June 24, 2020
- Dr Amit Kumar — appointed Sept. 6, 2023
- Dr Elaine Ying Kwan Cheung — appointed June 5, 2019
- Dr Federico Campos — appointed June 5, 2019
- Dr Mehrdad Bordbar Amirian — appointed June 4, 2025
- Dr Roop Mann — appointed June 4, 2025
- Hassane Charafeddine — appointed June 4, 2025
- Sean Julian Gilchrist — appointed March 6, 2024