# BRITISH FOUNDATION FOR INTERNATIONAL RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY AND TRAINING

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1154315
- **Other names:** BFIRST
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Oct. 23, 2013
- **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=1154315


## Contact

- **Address:** Royal College Of Surgeons Of Englan, 38-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields, LONDON
- **Postcode:** WC2A 3PE
- **Phone:** 02078315161
- **Email:** info@bfirst.org.uk
- **Website:** www.bfirst.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:1. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY IN UNDERDEVELOPED COUNTRIES AND SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT IN SUCH COUNTRIES OF SUSTAINABLE HIGH QUALITY RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY2. TO RELIEVE THE SICKNESS AND DISTRESS AND FURTHER THE HEALTH OF PEOPLE AFFECTED BY NATURAL AND OTHER DISASTERS IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD BY THE PROVISION OF RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY SERVICES.

**Activities:** BFIRST trains surgeons working in the poorest countries in the world to enable them to undertake reconstructive Plastic Surgery, releasing children and adults from the state of poverty and destitution associated with disability and deformity, awards Fellowships to overseas doctors to study reconstructive surgery abroad and provides resources for local departments to support reconstructive surgery




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Human Resources, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Bangladesh
- Cambodia
- Ethiopia
- Nepal
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
- Sri Lanka
- Vietnam



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 30, 2024 | £378586 | £336516 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2023 | £112952 | £91245 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2022 | £70799 | £72996 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2021 | £284156 | £26104 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2020 | £63049 | £16778 | — | — |



## Trustees

- ANTHONY GEORGE BARABAS — appointed Oct. 1, 2021
- Adam Reid — appointed Sept. 1, 2020
- Jonathan Dunne — appointed Nov. 1, 2023
- Khurram Khan — appointed Nov. 1, 2023
- Maniram Ragbir — appointed Jan. 1, 2023
- Nadeem Khwaja — appointed Oct. 1, 2021
- Naveen Cavale — appointed Jan. 1, 2022
- Sarah Catherine Tucker — appointed Jan. 1, 2016
- Vivekananda Rajah THAYALAN — appointed Feb. 15, 2016