Annual accounts
Small accounts
30/09/2026Filing deadline
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/12/2025
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/12/2024
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
Appointment of Ms Lesley Anne Colvin as a director on 2025-11-18
Appointment of Dr Ben Shelley as a director on 2024-07-09
Termination of appointment of Helen Frances Galley as a secretary on 2024-09-30
Termination of appointment of Helen Frances Galley as a director on 2024-09-30
What Pre-Score will tell you

The two filings Companies House requires every year, and where each one stands against its deadline today.
Small accounts
30/09/2026Filing deadline
Confirms the registry record is up to date
09/11/2026Filing deadline
The latest figures BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2024; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
2023: £23.96M
Total Assets
2023: £2.07M
Cash in Bank
2023: £1.63M
Total Liabilities
2023: £1.92M
Employees
2023: 7
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 1 rose and 3 fell. Total liabilities moved furthest, down 84.39% on 2023. See the full financial analysis for BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA.
The full financial record
Four ways through BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2024.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | -2 |
| 2023 | 7 | +1 |
| 2022 | 6 | +1 |
| 2021 | 5 | – |
Reported employee count was unchanged at 5 between 2021 and 2024. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
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Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 20/08/2018–24/11/2023 | 3 | |
| Director | 02/06/2026–Present | 12 | |
| Director | 18/11/2025–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 01/01/2018–30/09/2024 | 0 | |
| Director | 09/07/2024–Present | 0 | |
| Secretary | 01/01/2018–30/09/2024 | 0 | |
| Director | 01/01/2018–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 31/12/2023–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 01/06/2012–01/09/2022 | 0 | |
| Director | 01/01/2011–31/12/2023 | 0 | |
| Director | 12/09/2013–Present | 3 | |
| Director | 01/09/2022–Present | 0 |
Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 26/10/2016–Present | 0 |
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
Appointment of Ms Lesley Anne Colvin as a director on 2025-11-18
Appointment of Dr Ben Shelley as a director on 2024-07-09
Termination of appointment of Helen Frances Galley as a secretary on 2024-09-30
Termination of appointment of Helen Frances Galley as a director on 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement made on 2025-10-26 with no updates
Accounts for a small company made up to 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement made on 2024-10-26 with no updates
Accounts for a small company made up to 2023-12-31
Termination of appointment of Michael Brown as a director on 2023-11-24
Appointment of Dr Simon James Howell as a director on 2023-12-31
Termination of appointment of David George Lambert as a director on 2023-12-31
Full accounts made up to 2022-12-31
Showing 12 of 95 filings
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA is a private limited company by guarantee without share capital, use of "limited" exemption registered in the United Kingdom, based in 3rd Floor 56 Wellington Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS1 2EE. Companies House classifies its business as Other education n.e.c., one of 2 SIC classifications on its record. It has been on the register for 18 years 11 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2024 accounts report net assets of £25.44M and 5 employees. Its accounts are past the filing deadline shown on the registry record.
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA under 2 registered business activities: Other education n.e.c. (85.59 - SIC 2007) and Other human health activities (86.90 - SIC 2007).
BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 26/10/2007.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2024 and report net assets of £25.44M, total assets of £774.01K, cash in bank of £677.45K and total liabilities of £299.91K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 06/07/2026: Appointment of Ms Lesley Anne Colvin as a director on 2025-11-18, 2 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 30/09/2026, which has passed and the next confirmation statement is due by 09/11/2026.
Companies House lists 12 officers (7 currently in post) and 1 person with significant control.