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national back pain association

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, and the general public. National Back Pain Association is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in Hertfordshire and operates in England And Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

BackCare (registered as the National Back Pain Association) is an independent national charity that helps people manage and prevent back pain by providing information, promoting self help, encouraging debate and funding research into better back care.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£254,596
Latest Expenditure
£173,232

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 20.2%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 89.7%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 10.3%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £741,484
Charitable Activities £29,216
Other Trading £90,596
Investments £12,839
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £176,634
Raising Funds £20,221
Governance £0
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£254,596£173,2320 / 20
2023£874,135£196,855£176,634£857,184£805,9181 / 10
2022£176,000£177,0000 / 50
2021£140,658£191,3530 / 50
2020£177,818£147,8210 / 40

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
BackCare
29 Bridge Street
HITCHIN
Hertfordshire
SG5 2DF
Registration Date
27 September 1968
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
256751
Charity Number
256751

Trustees

Jeremy Fairbank
EAMONN SWANTON
Bob Chatterjee
Frances Williams Professor

Also Known As

  • BACKCARE-THE CHARITY FOR HEALTHIER BACKS