British Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology - BSGAR

What British Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology - BSGAR does

BSGAR (British Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology) is a UK-registered charity (No. 1208678) founded in 1998 that serves as the professional membership body for clinicians working in gastrointestinal and abdominal radiology. The society is co-located at the Royal College of Radiologists' premises at 63 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, and operates with a lean staff of 6 employees. It functions as a subspecialty community for radiologists across career stages, with tiered membership (Full £80, Junior £50, Associate £25, Overseas £2-£25) that segments trainees, established consultants, allied professionals, and international members.

The society's core offerings include the ROBOT online education platform, clinical research programmes such as the PERFECTS-2 study conducted in partnership with the National CT Colonography Trial Advisory Panel (NCTCTAP), and standards work including the updated CTC reporting minimum data set published in October 2024. BSGAR runs an annual scientific meeting — the 28th edition is scheduled for February 2026 — which functions as its flagship scientific exchange and member engagement event. The society maintains formal affiliations with the Royal College of Radiologists and several peer organisations including ACPGBI, BSIR, BSG, ESGAR, ARGANZ, ISGAR, and the Japanese Society of Abdominal Radiology.

BSGAR's business model is a non-profit membership and event economy: recurring subscription fees, annual meeting income, educational content monetisation through ROBOT, and (implicitly) sponsorship or grants supporting clinical research. There is no evidence of commercial product sales, equity funding, or enterprise contracting. Strategic positioning centres on subspecialty standard-setting, evidence generation, and convening the UK GI/abdominal radiology community, with international reach exercised through affiliation rather than direct commercial expansion.

Name

British Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology - BSGAR

Legal name

British Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology

Website

https://bsgar.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

BSGAR is a UK-registered charity and professional membership society founded in 1998 for gastrointestinal and abdominal radiologists, delivering education via its ROBOT platform, clinical research such as PERFECTS-2, and an annual scientific meeting.

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Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual membership subscriptions from radiologists, junior members, associate members, and overseas members. Full membership increased to £80 on 1st September 2025. Junior membership is £50. Associate membership is £25. Overseas membership ranges from £2-£25 based on relative earnings in the applicant's country.

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Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

BSGAR is a UK registered charity (number 1208678) and professional society for radiologists specialising in gastrointestinal and abdominal radiology. It delivers subspecialty education and training (including the ROBOT online training programme), runs an annual scientific meeting and topic-specific courses, operates clinical research infrastructure (registries and multi-centre trials), and provides mentoring, bursaries, and clinical standards to support professional development for its members.

Product overview

BSGAR is a professional society offering a comprehensive portfolio of educational products and services for gastrointestinal and abdominal radiology professionals. The core offerings include ROBOT (Recognition of BSGAR Online Training) - a structured online education programme for subspecialist trainees with weekly case-based sessions and certification tracking from bronze to gold. The society provides the National CT Colonography Academy offering funded training places, alongside online education modules for both subspecialist (ST4+) and core (ST1-3) trainees. Annual activities include the BSGAR Annual Meeting, Residents' Study Day, Christmas Lecture, and various courses. Supporting infrastructure includes BSGAR Standards (clinical guidelines and templates), research bursaries, education bursaries, conference bursaries, a mentoring programme, endoscopy training resources, and fellowship information directories. The society maintains clinical trial infrastructure including registries for colorectal and oesophageal stents, and coordinates multi-centre research trials in the field. Membership is available in multiple categories with access to educational resources and reduced meeting registration fees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• BSGAR Membership

Quantifiable outcome

• 28th Annual Meeting hosting multiple courses, workshops, and poster presentations
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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (ACPGBI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on the Colorectal Stent Registry. The registry is funded and monitored by ACPGBI who own and maintain the data. Collaborators include Dendrite Clinical Systems.
• British Society of Interventional Radiology (BSIR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborator on the Oesophageal Stent Registry (ROST). Also partner in the RCR/BSGAR Travelling Professorship programme.
• British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborator on the Oesophageal Stent Registry (ROST) and various research trials including METRIC study.
• Association of Upper GI SurgeonsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborator on the Oesophageal Stent Registry (ROST).
• European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology (ESGAR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated European society for GI/abdominal radiology. Provides ESR/ESGAR Exchange Programme for Fellowship opportunities.
• Society of Gastrointestinal Radiologists (SGR)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational affiliated society based in the USA for gastrointestinal radiology.
• Abdominal Radiology Group Australia and New Zealand (ARGANZ)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated society providing abdominal imaging fellowships in Australia and New Zealand.
• Japanese Society of Abdominal RadiologyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated international society for abdominal radiology in Japan.
• Indian Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology (ISGAR)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated international society for GI and abdominal radiology in India.
• The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBSGAR is hosted at RCR headquarters. Jointly runs the BSGAR/RCR Travelling Professorship programme. RCR HPB Oncology Education Day is listed as an event for junior members.
• Pancreatic Society of Great Britain & IrelandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRelated professional society listed under Other Relevant Societies for collaboration.
• St Mark's Hospital FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunding source for PERFECTS trial along with 40tude charity, Edith Murphy Foundation, and Peter Stebbings Memorial Charity.
• National CT Colonography Training and Accreditation Programme (NCTCTAP)coreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership for PERFECTS-2 study providing online CTC interpretation training course free of charge to accepted participants. Part of Health Education England (HEE) London pump prime funding.
• British Institute of Radiology (BIR)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBritish radiology society listed as a related professional organization.
• Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean interventional radiology society listed as a related organization.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology (ESGAR): ESGAR is the pan-European counterpart to BSGAR for GI and abdominal radiology. Both organize annual meetings, run subspecialty education, and share the same core audience of GI/abdominal radiologists - ESGAR at a European scale, BSGAR at the UK scale.
• Society of Gastrointestinal Radiologists (SGR): SGR is the US-based GI radiology society with the same subspecialty focus, annual meeting cadence, and educational mission as BSGAR. It serves as BSGAR's primary international counterpart for content exchange and fellowship pathways.

Emerging players

• British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG): BSG is the UK gastroenterology society that partners with BSGAR on the Oesophageal Stent Registry and trials like METRIC. It is the clinical counterpart to BSGAR's imaging focus, with overlapping disease-area research but different clinical specialty.
• Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (ACPGBI): ACPGBI owns and funds the Colorectal Stent Registry in collaboration with BSGAR. It is a related clinical specialty society whose members are key referrers and co-investigators for BSGAR's colorectal research.
• British Society of Interventional Radiology (BSIR): BSIR is a UK subspecialty society that collaborates with BSGAR on the Oesophageal Stent Registry and the Travelling Professorship. It focuses on interventional radiology and partially overlaps with BSGAR's GI intervention work.

Regional players

• Japanese Society of Abdominal Radiology: Japan's abdominal radiology society, affiliated with BSGAR for international liaison. It offers a directly comparable subspecialty society model in a different geography.
• Abdominal Radiology Group Australia and New Zealand (ARGANZ): ARGANZ is the Australia/New Zealand counterpart to BSGAR focused on abdominal imaging education and fellowship opportunities. It operates the same subspecialty society model but in a different geography.
• Indian Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology (ISGAR): ISGAR is the Indian counterpart GI/abdominal radiology society affiliated with BSGAR. It shares the same subspecialty educational mission but is regional in scope.

Broad incumbents

• British Institute of Radiology (BIR): BIR is a UK-wide multidisciplinary radiology organization hosting the Annual Congress. It serves as a broader incumbent offering general radiology education that overlaps with some BSGAR content areas.
• Royal College of Radiologists (RCR): RCR is the UK umbrella professional body for clinical radiology that physically hosts BSGAR and jointly runs the Travelling Professorship. It is a broader incumbent offering overlapping subspecialty programming as part of a wider portfolio.

Market position

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Customer concentration

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