# BRITISH ELBOW & SHOULDER SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1191220
- **Other names:** BESS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Sept. 9, 2020
- **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=1191220


## Contact

- **Address:** Royal College Of Surgeons Of Englan, 38-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields, LONDON
- **Postcode:** WC2A 3PE
- **Phone:** 02072695200
- **Email:** office@bess.ac.uk
- **Website:** www.bess.ac.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A) PROMOTING HIGH QUALITY CARE OF PATIENTS REQUIRING SHOULDER AND ELBOW SURGERY IN THE UK THROUGH PROMOTING BEST PRACTICE;B) PROMOTING SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH RELATING TO SHOULDER AND ELBOW SURGERY AND ALLIED FIELDS BY PROVIDING A PLATFORM FOR PRESENTATION AND DISSEMINATION OF SUCH RESEARCH AND BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS FOR SUCH RESEARCH;C) ADVANCING EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THE FIELD OF SHOULDER AND ELBOW SURGERY AND ALLIED FIELDS.

**Activities:** We provide education and research opportunities to shoulder and elbow surgeons and physiotherapists so that we can promote best practice and improve patient care. We provide patient resources for conditions relating to shoulder and elbow surgery and rehabilitation. We operate throughout the UK.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £326740 | £311710 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £423770 | £359608 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £625366 | £609273 | £735806 | 2 |
| March 31, 2022 | £357848 | £237856 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £0 | £0 | — | — |



## Trustees

- AMOL ASHOK TAMBE — appointed June 21, 2024
- Ananth Ebinesan — appointed June 30, 2021
- Aparna Viswanath — appointed June 23, 2022
- Harvinder Pal Singh — appointed June 29, 2023
- Helen Tunnicliffe — appointed June 21, 2024
- Jaime Jose Candal-Couto — appointed June 26, 2025
- Joideep Phadnis — appointed June 21, 2024
- Katy Boland — appointed June 26, 2025
- Mark Andrew Austen Crowther — appointed June 26, 2025
- Professor Adam Watts — appointed June 30, 2021
- Rajesh Nanda — appointed June 26, 2025
- Stephen Drew — appointed June 21, 2018
- Vijay Bhalaik — appointed June 30, 2021