British Association of Paediatric Surgeons

What British Association of Paediatric Surgeons does

The British Association of Paediatric Surgeons (BAPS) is a non-profit professional membership association founded in 1953, headquartered at the Royal College of Surgeons of England in London. The organization serves paediatric surgeons, surgical trainees, and allied health professionals through its core offering: the BAPS Annual International Congress, which in 2026 reaches its 72nd edition in Manchester. BAPS's primary product is the annual scientific meeting, complemented by membership subscriptions, social event add-ons (such as the Gala Dinner at £85), and publication partnerships with the Journal of Pediatric Surgery. The congress attracts delegates across five continents and features an outstanding scientific programme, parallel sessions on new frontiers, and networking events for the international paediatric surgery community.

The organization's technology stack is built on a WordPress-based congress website (congress.baps.org.uk) with Adaptive Images for responsive delivery, Google Analytics for traffic tracking, Google Maps for venue information, and a BAPS Congress mobile app hosted on the Oxford Abstracts platform (baps2026.oa-event.com). The Oxford Abstracts submission system manages abstract submissions for oral presentations, poster presentations, and case reports, with multiple prize categories including the Peter Paul Rickham Prize, President's Prize, Richard Stewart Poster Prize, David Lloyd Prize, Munther Haddad Prize, and Mark Davenport Prize. A photo gallery service hosted on Zenfolio documents previous congresses. The organization maintains compliance with the MedTech Europe Code of Ethical Business Practice and GDPR/CCPA data protection standards.

BAPS generates revenue through three primary streams: congress registration fees (tiered pricing from £250 to £705 for 3-day access depending on membership status and professional category), social event tickets (Gala Dinner at £85, Presidential Welcome Reception), and membership subscription fees that confer substantial registration discounts. Distribution is direct-to-delegate through the congress website, with no hybrid or virtual attendance option. The association is governed by an elected Executive Committee and operates with a small staff of approximately 12. No external funding, acquisitions, or parent company relationships are identified; BAPS is funded entirely through membership fees and congress-generated revenue.

Name

British Association of Paediatric Surgeons

Legal name

British Association of Paediatric Surgeons

Website

https://congress.baps.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1953

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The British Association of Paediatric Surgeons (BAPS) is a non-profit professional association founded in 1953 that operates the annual BAPS International Congress — a scientific meeting for paediatric surgeons, trainees, and allied health professionals across five continents. Headquartered in London with 12 staff, BAPS generates revenue through congress registration fees, membership subscriptions, and event add-ons.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Professional Conference Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910)

akta.pro primary industry

Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Medical & Health Sciences Congresses (THAHAJAA), Academic & Scientific Conferences (MPAGAGAD), Conference Proceedings & Research Reports Publishing (EDAGAFAL)

Keywords

• Paediatric surgery congress
• Medical professional association
• Surgical scientific meetings
• Continuing medical education
• Medical society membership

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

Revenue model

1. Congress Registration Fees: Revenue generated from delegate registrations for the annual BAPS Congress with tiered pricing for members, non-members, consultants, trainees, and allied health professionals
2. Social Event Tickets: Revenue from optional add-ons including Gala Dinner (£85) and Presidential Welcome Reception tickets
3. Membership Fees: BAPS offers membership with substantial discounts on congress registration fees, indicating membership subscription revenue

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

BAPS operates as a learned society that delivers an annual international scientific congress for paediatric surgeons. The congress features scientific sessions, symposia, abstract presentations, parallel sessions, and social events including a Gala Dinner and Presidential Welcome Reception. Supporting offerings include abstract submission management, a journal publication programme in partnership with the Journal of Pediatric Surgery, and an official photo gallery service for delegates.

Product overview

The British Association of Paediatric Surgeons operates primarily as an annual congress organization offering the BAPS Congress Annual Scientific Meeting - an international conference for paediatric surgeons featuring scientific sessions, symposia, and networking events. The organization provides supporting services including the Oxford Abstracts submission system for abstract management, a Journal of Pediatric Surgery publication partnership for congress edition manuscripts, and Congress Photo Gallery services hosted on Zenfolio. The product portfolio is structured around the annual in-person congress supplemented by digital platforms for abstract submission and programme access.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• BAPS Congress Annual Scientific Meeting Annual international conference for paediatric surgeons featuring scientific sessions, symposia, abstract presentations, parallel sessions exploring new frontiers, and networking events including the Gala Dinner and Presidential Welcome Reception. The 72nd edition is scheduled for June 2026 in Manchester.
• Journal of Pediatric Surgery Publication Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 72nd annual congress demonstrating long-standing tradition and consistent delivery
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Royal College of Surgeons of EnglandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBAPS is headquartered at the Royal College of Surgeons of England, indicating a close institutional relationship. The venue hosts the association's main office and provides institutional support for the professional association.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• American Pediatric Surgical Association: APSA is the leading US-based professional association for paediatric surgeons, running its own large annual scientific meeting and membership programmes that directly parallel BAPS in mission and operating model.
• European Paediatric Surgeons' Association: EUPSA organises the annual European paediatric surgery congress for the European paediatric surgery community, directly overlapping with BAPS's international delegate base and competing for European surgeon attendance.

Broad incumbents

• British Medical Association: The BMA is the largest UK-wide medical professional association, running events, publications and membership services that sit above BAPS's narrower surgical specialty focus and shape the broader UK medical conference landscape.
• Royal College of Surgeons of England: RCS England is the broader UK surgical professional body that physically hosts BAPS at Lincoln's Inn Fields and runs its own wider portfolio of education, examinations and events that subsumes BAPS's narrower paediatric surgery focus.
• World Federation of Associations of Pediatric Surgeons: WOFAPS is an umbrella federation of national paediatric surgery associations including BAPS, providing the global coordination layer above national bodies like BAPS and competing for the international paediatric surgery agenda.

Regional players

• Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland: ASGBI is a UK and Ireland-based professional association for surgeons that runs annual scientific congresses and membership programmes covering general surgery, closely mirroring BAPS's UK association-congress operating model.
• British Orthopaedic Association: BOA is a UK specialist surgical association running an annual congress and membership model very similar to BAPS, but focused on orthopaedic rather than paediatric surgeons, providing a close operational comparison.

Emerging players

• International Pediatric Endosurgery Group: IPEG runs an international annual meeting for paediatric minimally invasive and endoscopic surgery, addressing a narrower sub-specialty of BAPS's paediatric surgery membership but competing for the same surgeon audience.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/BAPSCongress
• Facebookfacebook.com/BAPS1953
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/british-association-of-paediatric-surgeons
• Instagraminstagram.com/baps1953

Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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