Mersey School of Anaesthesia

Registered charity 1149165 · since 2012msoa.org.uk·England, Wales·Updated 31 October 2026

At a glance

£12,718

Annual giving, year to 31 March 2025

From filed accounts

Key takeaways

This funder directs its work to anaesthetists and intensive care doctors, so your project fits best if it supports that group through training, audit and research, departmental books and equipment, or medical meetings and conferences.
Its annual report records £12,718 awarded in the latest reported year, the register does not confirm that scale, and no grant range is stated, so a modest request is a sensible starting point rather than an assumed amount.
Applicants who are not members of a Course Faculty, or who have not contributed to the MSA or its course faculty in the last 18 months or since their previous application, should not apply, and grants are sought through the charity's funding form, which asks for course-faculty membership, contributions, and the intended use and costs of the funding.
No other application process is publicly published, and no timing or level of competition is stated, so approach it directly and keep your expectations realistic.

Overview

Mersey School of Anaesthesia is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1149165).

The Mersey School of Anaesthesia exists to support anaesthetists and intensive care medicine doctors, chiefly by running high-quality national exam-preparation courses for the Primary and Final FRCA and FICM examinations and by funding their teaching, training and vocational development. It began as charitable trust accounts held at Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital and Aintree Hospitals before becoming an independent charitable company. It says it has donated over £950,000 to initiatives in research, education and patient care, primarily in anaesthesia or intensive care medicine. Its work spans anaesthesia education and training, audit and research, departmental books and equipment, and medical meetings and conferences, as well as patient care.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The MSA supports anaesthetists and intensive care doctors through high-quality examination-preparation courses and funding for teaching, training and vocational development. Its charitable fund supports initiatives in research, education and patient care, primarily in anaesthesia or intensive care medicine. It also supports audit and research, books and equipment for anaesthesia and intensive care departments, and meetings and conferences of interest to anaesthetic and intensive care doctors. Its course faculty members may apply for professional-development funding. The charity makes grants to individuals and organisations sharing similar objectives, and its grants and donations include charitable institutions. Income is reinvested in course operations, with surplus allocated to its charitable fund after operational costs, grants, donations and sponsorships.

Themes

Anaesthesia education and training
Audit and research
Departmental books and equipment
Medical meetings and conferences
Patient care

What they don't fund

Application for Funding Grant from Charity only: The foundation does not fund applicants who are not members of a Course Faculty; The foundation does not fund applicants who have not contributed to the MSA/Course Faculty over the last 18 months, or since their previous application for Funding

How to apply

MSA faculty members can apply through the charity’s funding form. It asks applicants to identify their course-faculty membership, describe their contributions to the MSA or course faculty, and explain the intended use and costs of the funding.

Where they fund

Registered area of operation (Charity Commission)

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Mersey School of Anaesthesia.

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Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 March 2021	£148,424	£219,323	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2021
year to 31 March 2022	£182,165	£229,785	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2022
year to 31 March 2023	£284,486	£344,892	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2023
year to 31 March 2024	£362,770	£361,867	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2024
year to 31 March 2025	£418,162	£428,787	£12,718	Accounts for year to 31 March 2025

Grants paid, year to 31 March 2025: grants awarded in the year, as reported in the accounts.

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.