The British Association of Urological Nurses (BAUN)

What The British Association of Urological Nurses (BAUN) does

The British Association of Urological Nurses (BAUN) is a UK-registered charity (Charity No: 1140616), founded in 1995 and headquartered operationally in Seafield, West Lothian, Scotland, that operates as the sole UK-wide professional membership association specifically for urological nurses. BAUN serves approximately 900+ individual members through annual subscriptions (Full and Associate Members at £55/year, Retired Members free) alongside 18 corporate members drawn from pharmaceutical, medical device, and continence-care suppliers (including AbbVie, Pfizer Oncology, Coloplast, BD, B. Braun, Convatec, and Ipsen) paying £1,500/year. The association's service portfolio comprises the annual three-day conference rotating across UK cities, an annual study day (BAUN Day), four CPD-accredited webinars per year, the peer-reviewed International Journal of Urological Nursing co-published with John Wiley & Sons, an awards programme including the Bruce Turner mentorship award, educational bursaries, and a library of clinical guidelines (LATP Biopsy, IVC, Flexible Cystoscopy, Nephrostomy).

The underlying technology stack is a conventional association-management configuration rather than a proprietary platform: a WordPress website integrated with aMember Pro for membership and direct-debit sign-ups via GoCardless, EventsAir for conference and webinar registration, Zoom for webinar delivery, and the Wiley Online Library for journal distribution. BAUN's most distinctive recent output is EFUNCore, an international educational framework launched at the Edinburgh 2025 conference, co-developed with ANZUNS (Australia/NZ), EAUN (Europe), and NZUNS as the first global standard for urology nursing competency. Day-to-day operations are outsourced to Fitwise Management Limited, which handles membership services, events, and communications.

Revenue is generated from four streams: individual and corporate membership subscriptions, conference and study-day delegate fees together with exhibition/sponsorship income, corporate endorsement and product-surgery fees, and ancillary educational grants. The organisation is not investor-backed and is governed by a board of trustees under charity law, with no disclosed financial accounts in the input data.

Name

The British Association of Urological Nurses (BAUN)

Legal name

The British Association of Urological Nurses

Website

https://baun.co.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

BAUN is a UK-registered charity and the only UK-wide professional membership association dedicated to urological nurses, serving 900+ members through subscriptions, an annual conference, CPD webinars, peer-reviewed journal publication, clinical guidelines, and the new international EFUNCore educational framework.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Nursing Association

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392), Professional Organizations (813920), Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Nursing & Allied Health Certification Prep (CNA, EMT/Paramedic, Radiology, Sonography, PT/OT) (EDANAIAB)

Keywords

• Urological nursing association
• Professional nursing membership
• Clinical practice guidelines
• Nursing continuing education
• Healthcare professional development

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Subscriptions: Annual membership fees from Full Members (£55/year), Associate Members (£55/year), Corporate Members (£1,500/year), and Retired Members (Free). Processed via direct debit through GoCardless.
2. Corporate Membership and Sponsorship: Corporate membership fees of £1,500 per year providing website links, priority conference exhibition booking, newsletter inserts, use of BAUN Corporate Member logo, app sponsorships, and endorsement opportunities for educational materials (£1,000+VAT for members) and study days.
3. Conference and Event Revenue: Revenue from annual conference delegate fees and study day attendance. Non-members pay £60 for study day attendance while members attend free. Additional revenue from exhibition space, sponsorship, and awards dinner tickets.
4. Educational Grants and Bursaries: BAUN provides educational bursaries to support urology nurses attending annual conference, covering full conference place, accommodation for one night, and travel reimbursement up to £100 including VAT.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

BAUN is a UK-registered charity and professional membership association providing paid membership subscriptions, an annual national conference, study days, quarterly webinars, peer-reviewed journal publication (IJUN), clinical practice guidelines, an awards and bursary programme, and the EFUNCore international educational framework for urological nurses. It also offers corporate membership packages that include exhibition space, sponsorship opportunities, and educational endorsement services for medical device and pharmaceutical companies.

Product overview

The British Association of Urological Nurses (BAUN) is a professional membership association, not a technology product company. BAUN operates as a unified membership organisation offering a coordinated portfolio of professional services for urological nurses: BAUN Membership serves as the core subscription service providing access to all other offerings; BAUN Annual Conference provides annual three-day educational conferences with workshops; BAUN Study Days and Webinars deliver ongoing CPD; the International Journal of Urological Nursing (IJUN) provides peer-reviewed publications; BAUN Awards recognise excellence; BAUN Bursary/Grants fund professional development; EFUNCore establishes international educational standards; BAUN Guidelines deliver clinical best practices; and Networking/Mentoring programmes support career development. These services work together as an integrated professional development ecosystem for urology nursing professionals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EFUN Core: A Core Educational Framework for Urology Nursing - an international educational framework developed in partnership with ANZUNS, EAUN, and NZUNS to establish minimum standards for urology nursing education worldwide.

Products and services

• BAUN Membership Annual subscription membership for urological nursing professionals providing access to all BAUN resources, educational events, the IJUN journal, webinars, conference discounts, mentorship programmes, and professional development opportunities. Tiers include Full Member (£55/year), Associate Member (£55/year), Corporate Member (£1,500/year), and Retired (free).
• BAUN Annual Conference
• BAUN Study Day Annual educational study day combining professional development with celebration of urology nurses (BAUN Day, 6 June annually). Free for BAUN members; £60 for non-members. Location rotates annually. Focused on early-career urology nurses.
• BAUN Webinars
• International Journal of Urological Nursing (IJUN)
• BAUN Awards Programme
• BAUN Bursary and Grants
• EFUNCore International Educational Framework International Educational Framework for Urology Nursing developed in partnership with ANZUNS (Australia), EAUN (Europe), and NZUNS (New Zealand). Proposes core knowledge and competency skills fundamental for all urology nurses worldwide to facilitate minimum standards of practice.
• BAUN Clinical Guidelines

Quantifiable outcome

• BAUN Annual Conference counts as 16.5 hours Participatory CPD for NMC revalidation
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

27 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• European Association of Urology Nurses (EAUN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partnership for urology nursing education and standards. EAUN collaborated on EFUNCore framework development alongside ANZUNS, BAUN, and NZUNS. BAUN also links to EAUN guidelines on their resources page.
• Australia and New Zealand Urological Nurses Society (ANZUNS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partnership for urology nursing education. Collaborated on EFUNCore framework development alongside EAUN, BAUN, and NZUNS.
• New Zealand Urological Nurses Society (NZUNS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partnership for urology nursing education. Collaborated on EFUNCore framework development alongside ANZUNS, BAUN, and EAUN.
• The Urology FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-sponsors the Nurse Of The Year Award with BAUN. The Urology Foundation provides £2,000 educational/clinical visit grant to the award winner.
• Prostate Cancer UKcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartners with BAUN on the People's Choice Award presented at BAUN annual conference. Prostate Cancer UK manages nominations and provides £1,000 bursary to winner.
• John Wiley & SonscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-publisher of the International Journal of Urological Nursing (IJUN). IJUN is an international peer-reviewed journal advancing urological nursing profile in UK.
• Fitwise Management LimitedcoreOthersManagement services provider handling BAUN's day-to-day operations including membership management, event organisation, communications, and member services. Located at Blackburn House, Redhouse Road, Seafield, Bathgate, West Lothian, EH47 7AQ.
• Craigavon Urological Research and Education (CURE)minorOthersAllowed BAUN to use resources that enabled the development of their new website. Contributed to website redesign project.
• ACP (Association for Continence Practice)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed among urology associations BAUN has relationships with. BAUN has strong relationships with fellow urology associations including EAUN, ANZUNS, and ACP.
• AbbVie (previously Allergan)minorOthersCorporate member of BAUN. Mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines in immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, virology, women's health, gastroenterology, and aesthetics.
• Accord HealthcareminorOthersCorporate member. One of UK's largest manufacturers and suppliers to NHS, providing nearly 10% of all UK medicines. Sells medicines in over 85 countries worldwide.
• Aspire PharmaminorOthersCorporate member established in 2009. One of fastest growing pharmaceutical companies in UK focusing on ophthalmology and urology.
• B. BraunminorOthersCorporate member. One of world's leading medical technology companies for over 180 years. Provides urinary retention and urinary incontinence products.
• BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company)minorOthersCorporate member. One of largest global medical technology companies with 77,000 employees and presence in virtually every country.
• CliniMedminorOthersCorporate member specialising in innovative urology and continence products including Instillagel, Curan ISC range, and CliniSure continence products. Sister company SecuriCare offers home delivery service.
• ColoplastminorOthersCorporate member. Develops ostomy, continence, urology and wound care products. Products include SpeediCath and Luja intermittent catheters, Coveen Optima sheaths. Home delivery service via Coloplast Charter.
• Consilient HealthminorOthersCorporate member. Medium-sized pharmaceutical company offering treatments for Bladder Pain Syndrome (BPS) and Overactive Bladder Syndrome (OAB).
• ConvatecminorOthersCorporate member. Global medical products and technologies company focused on chronic conditions management. Leading positions in advanced wound care, ostomy care, continence & critical care, and infusion care.
• FittleworthminorOthersCorporate member. Independent medical products delivery service trusted by more than 50,000 people monthly. Provides discreet home delivery of medical products.
• iMEDicareminorOthersCorporate member (listed as iMedicare). Dynamic medical device distributor established 2004 offering products for urology and continence management throughout UK and Ireland.
• IpsenminorOthersCorporate member. Mid-sized global biopharmaceutical company improving patients' lives through research, innovation and transformative medicines in Oncology, Rare Disease and Neuroscience.
• Manfred Sauer UKminorOthersCorporate member. UK distributor for Manfred Sauer product portfolio including urinary sheath sizes, leg bags, and Nephsys nephrostomy system. Based in Northampton with products manufactured in Germany.
• medac PharmaminorOthersCorporate member. Globally operating pharmaceutical company developing innovative therapies in autoimmune, urology, haematology, and oncology.
• Pfizer OncologyminorOthersCorporate member. Dedicated to advancing medicines for people living with cancer including breast, genitourinary, haematology-oncology, and lung cancers. Has over 20 approved cancer medicines in UK.
• Pierre FabreminorOthersCorporate member of BAUN.
• Prostate Cancer ResearchminorOthersCorporate member. Supports patients and healthcare professionals with BAUN-endorsed interactive website (infopool) and Treating Prostate Cancer booklet. Information co-designed with HCPs and patients, endorsed by PIF TICK.
• WellspectminorOthersCorporate member. Develops innovative continence care solutions including LoFric and Navina brands. Leading industry for over 40 years with focus on climate neutrality.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• New Zealand Urological Nurses Society (NZUNS): NZUNS is a national urology nursing society in New Zealand and a co-developer of EFUNCore with BAUN, EAUN, and ANZUNS. It provides a direct functional parallel in the New Zealand market.
• Association for Continence Practice (ACP): ACP is a UK-based allied professional association listed among BAUN's partners, focused on continence practice. It overlaps significantly with BAUN's continence, catheter, and urology nursing remit and is a closely adjacent peer.
• Society of Urological Nurses and Associates (SUNA): SUNA is the US-based professional association for urology nurses and associates, offering analogous membership, education, conference, and certification programmes. It is the most comparable functional peer in the North American market.
• European Association of Urology Nurses (EAUN): EAUN is the European-level counterpart to BAUN for urology nurses and is one of the four co-developers of EFUNCore. It serves a similar membership-base, education, and guideline-development mission at continental scope, making it the closest functional peer to BAUN.
• Australian and New Zealand Urological Nurses Society (ANZUNS): ANZUNS is a national professional association for urology nurses in Australia and New Zealand and a co-developer of EFUNCore alongside BAUN. Its structure, mission, and member services directly mirror BAUN's, making it a strong regional peer.
• Canadian Urological Nurses' Association (CUNA): CUNA is the national Canadian society for urology nurses, providing membership services, an annual conference, and education similar to BAUN. It is a direct counterpart in the Canadian market.

Others

• Prostate Cancer UK: Prostate Cancer UK partners with BAUN on the People's Choice Award and shares overlapping patient-education and nursing-engagement objectives in urological cancer. It is a major adjacent charity rather than a direct functional peer.
• The Urology Foundation: The Urology Foundation is a UK charity that co-funds BAUN's Nurse of the Year Award and invests in urology education and research. It is an adjacent enabling organisation in the same urology ecosystem rather than a direct peer.
• British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS): BAUS is the UK professional body for urological surgeons and a natural multidisciplinary partner to BAUN. While focused on surgeons rather than nurses, it shares the same clinical specialty, guidelines ecosystem, and NHS stakeholder relationships.

Broad incumbents

• Royal College of Nursing (RCN): RCN is the UK's largest nursing professional body and trade union, offering CPD, revalidation support, and specialist networks that overlap with BAUN's value proposition. It is a much larger incumbent competing for the same nurses' subscriptions and engagement.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/BAUNpage
• Instagraminstagram.com/baun_official
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/british-association-of-urological-nurses

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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