British Geriatrics Society

Name

British Geriatrics Society

Legal name

British Geriatrics Society

Website

https://bgs.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1947

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Healthcare Membership Organization

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment & Care Planning (HLADALAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Chronic Disease & Complex Care Management (Geriatrics) (HLADALAC), Chronic Care & Complex Care Management (HSABAIAD)

Keywords

• Geriatric medicine society
• Healthcare professional membership
• Continuing professional development
• Multidisciplinary medical education
• Clinical geriatrics research

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Membership Fees: Annual membership fees ranging from free (students) to £237 (Senior Doctors). Fees are categorized by professional role and career stage with various discount tiers available.
2. Group/Organisation Membership: Team-based membership packages for nursing and AHP teams with tiered pricing based on group size. Packages start at £579 for up to 10 members.
3. Event Registration Fees: Revenue from conference and meeting registrations. BGS hosts major events including Spring Meeting, Autumn Meeting, regional meetings, and SIG conferences. Both in-person and online attendance options with tiered pricing.
4. Donations: Charitable donations from supporters to fund research, education, training, advocacy, and best practice sharing for older people's healthcare.
5. Legacies/Bequests: Donations made through wills to help secure the future of BGS and healthcare for older people.
6. Leadership and Management Course: Specialized two-day course for those in training roles in geriatric medicine, moving into senior roles. Course focuses on management and leadership issues.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

The British Geriatrics Society (BGS) is a UK charitable membership organization that provides multidisciplinary healthcare professionals with membership, education, events, research resources, and advocacy focused on improving healthcare for older people. Its core offerings include individual and group professional memberships, elearning and microlearning modules, the Age and Ageing scientific journal, the AGENDA magazine, national and regional conferences, Special Interest Groups, grants, and a peer-to-peer forum. Established in 1947, BGS serves over 5,300 members including consultant geriatricians, nurses, GPs, old age psychiatrists, allied health professionals, and researchers.

Product overview

The British Geriatrics Society offers a platform of interconnected membership-based products and services for healthcare professionals specializing in older people's healthcare. The core offering is multidisciplinary membership (Individual, Group, and Organizational tiers) providing access to educational content (Elearning/Microlearning modules), the Age and Ageing scientific journal, and AGENDA magazine. Events and Conferences form a major component with Spring and Autumn national meetings plus regional events across Scotland, Wales, and English regions, available in hybrid format with CPD accreditation. The Society provides Special Interest Groups focused on conditions like Falls, Cardiovascular Disease, Dementia, and Diabetes, plus a dedicated Nurses and AHPs Council. Additional services include a Research Hub, BGS Forum for peer discussion, Grants and Fully Funded Places for conference attendance, Leadership and Management training courses, and Key Messages resources for policy advocacy. The portfolio emphasizes continuing professional development across geriatric medicine, frailty care, and multidisciplinary collaboration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Age and Ageing: The international clinical geriatrics journal published by BGS in partnership with Oxford University Press
• AGENDA
• Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA)
• #ChooseGeriatrics
• Nurses and AHPs Council

Products and services

• Individual Membership Multidisciplinary membership for healthcare professionals caring for older people, including consultant geriatricians, nurses, GPs, old age psychiatrists, allied healthcare professionals, and researchers. Annual fees range from free (students) to £237 (Senior Doctors), with access to elearning, events, journal, grants, and networking.
• Group/Organizational Membership Team-based membership packages for nursing and AHP teams providing access to high-quality education and professional development at discounted institutional rates. Four tiers covering <10, 11-20, 21-30, and 31-40 members, managed by institution.
• Elearning and Microlearning Modules Online educational modules covering topics such as sarcopenia, oral health, comprehensive geriatric assessment, and other clinical topics relevant to older people's healthcare. Free for members, with over £750 in savings compared to non-member pricing.
• Age and Ageing Journal International clinical geriatrics journal published in partnership with Oxford University Press. Available online to most membership categories, worth £417 on the open market. Members receive 20% discount on Open Access fees.
• AGENDA Magazine Bimonthly membership magazine sent to UK members' doorsteps, with digital issues available online. Covers topics relating to older people's healthcare including end of life care, nutrition, research, and workforce issues.
• Events and Conferences Annual and regional meetings including Spring Meeting, Autumn Meeting, Scotland, Wales, and various SIG meetings. Offers hybrid (in-person and online) attendance with CPD accreditation. Features abstract presentations, workshops, and networking.
• Leadership and Management Course Two-day face-to-face course for those in training roles in geriatric medicine moving into senior roles. Covers management and leadership issues using the NHS Leadership Framework with interactive group sessions for interview preparation. Pricing ranges £256-£488 with 10% early bird discount.

Quantifiable outcome

• 93% of POPS meeting attendees agreed or strongly agreed the meeting was relevant to their educational needs
• +3 more outcomes

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Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• University of GlasgowcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Leadership and Management Course with travel and accommodation support. Vivensa Foundation Grant to Dr Jenni Burton supporting 4 registration grants for nurses and AHPs.
• Wellcome CollectionminorOthersVenue hosting for BGS events including POPS and Cardiovascular Health meetings in London.
• theStudio (Glasgow)minorOthersVenue hosting for BGS Scotland Autumn Meeting 2025 and 2026.
• EMCC (East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham)minorOthersVenue hosting for BGS Autumn Meeting 2025.
• theStudio (Manchester)minorOthersVenue hosting for BGS Leadership and Management Course 2026.
• Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr Education CentreminorOthersVenue hosting for BGS Wales Autumn Meeting 2025.
• Royal College of Physicians (RCP) FederationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCPD accreditation provider for BGS events. Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom approves CPD credits for BGS conferences.
• Macmillan Cancer SupportcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint BGS and Macmillan oncogeriatrics meetings and educational content for cancer care in older people.
• Royal College of Radiologists (RCR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint oncogeriatrics meetings and collaboration on cancer care for older people.
• Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBGS and GIRFT jointly published guidance on 'Six steps to better care for older people in hospital'. GIRFT national report on geriatric medicine.
• Age UKcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch collaboration on older people's attitudes and feelings towards language around frailty. Joint work on frailty language and perceptions.
• NHS EnglandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on proactive care frameworks and NHS England guidance. NHS England publishes corridor care data referenced by BGS.
• Event Sponsors and ExhibitorsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsors for Autumn Meeting 2025: Pierre Fabre Ltd, Pfizer (sponsors), Abbott, Alliance Pharmaceuticals, GlaxoSmithKlein, HSE, NIHR, Insightec, Nutrinovo, NHS Elect, Merz Pharma, Sanofi, Theramex (exhibitors).

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG): Global umbrella organization for gerontology and geriatrics societies, including BGS-aligned member societies worldwide. Comparable as a multidisciplinary professional body focused on ageing, with international congress and research dissemination functions.
• American Geriatrics Society: The US national medical society for geriatricians and multidisciplinary professionals caring for older adults. Directly comparable to BGS as a membership organization, education provider, journal publisher (Journal of the American Geriatrics Society), and policy advocate for older people's healthcare.
• Royal College of Psychiatrists: UK royal college whose Old Age Psychiatry faculty serves a closely related member population to BGS. Both are multidisciplinary professional bodies providing CPD-accredited education, events, and policy advocacy, with overlapping interest in dementia and complex care for older adults.
• European Geriatric Medicine Society (EuGMS): The European scientific society for geriatric medicine, holding the academic congress and publishing European Geriatric Medicine. Directly comparable as a pan-European counterpart to BGS, with similar focus on education, research, and multidisciplinary practice in older people's healthcare.
• Royal College of Nursing (RCN): UK nursing professional body and trade union. Comparable to BGS in providing membership, events, learning resources, and policy voice, with substantial overlap in nurse members focused on older people's care.

Others

• Age UK: Major UK charity advocating for older people and a BGS strategic partner (joint research on frailty language). Comparable as a mission-aligned organization serving the older people's agenda, but operates on the public/patient side rather than the professional member side.

Broad incumbents

• Royal College of Physicians (RCP): UK medical royal college that BGS is federated with for CPD accreditation. Much larger and broader across all physician specialties, but overlaps with BGS on physician education, policy, and continuing professional development for geriatric medicine.
• Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP): UK royal college for GPs, a primary member segment for BGS (GPs with Extended Role in Older People). Wider scope than BGS but directly comparable as a UK primary care professional body providing membership, CPD, and events.

Regional players

• Canadian Geriatrics Society: Canadian national specialty society for geriatric medicine. Directly comparable to BGS in mission, multidisciplinary membership model, and provision of CPD-accredited education and events for clinicians serving older adults in Canada.
• Australian and New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine: Regional counterpart to BGS serving geriatricians across Australia and New Zealand. Directly comparable as a multidisciplinary professional society providing education, conferences, and advocacy for older people's healthcare in a different geography.

Market position

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Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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