THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY

What THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY does

The British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (BSACI) is a UK-registered charity (No. 1069199) and professional medical society founded in 1948 (originally as the British Allergy Society), headquartered in Battersea, London. It serves over 1,000 healthcare professional members working across allergy, clinical immunology, paediatrics, ENT, dermatology, and respiratory medicine. Its core products and services include tiered professional membership (annual fees from £11 for students to £148 for non-trainee doctors), the flagship Annual Conference held at ICC Wales, the Global Allergy Online Symposium, monthly webinars and Lunch and Learn sessions, regional Primary Care Allergy Training Days, and postgraduate courses. The society also produces authoritative clinical guidelines (secondary and primary care), Allergy Action Plans developed with patient charities, patient information leaflets, the UK Fatal Anaphylaxis Registry (UKFAR), the Registry for Immunotherapy (BRIT), and the Improving Quality in Allergy Services (IQAS) accreditation standards, and operates a public Find a Clinic NHS directory.

BSACI's business model is a hybrid of subscription membership fees, corporate sponsorship (pharmaceutical and allergy-immunotherapy firms such as ALK Abello, AstraZeneca, Allergy Therapeutics), conference and event revenue, commercial meeting room hire at its London head office (£70/hour commercial rate with 20% member discount), donations, and legacies. The society is governed by an elected Council and Board of Trustees, including the President, Treasurer, Secretary, and four Vice Presidents covering Education and Training, Workforce, Services, and Science and Research. It maintains strategic alliances with the World Allergy Organisation (WAO), the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI, via NAS Dual Membership), Allergy UK, Anaphylaxis Campaign, Asthma UK, the UK Respiratory Research Collaborative (UKRRC), and the Royal College of Physicians, and plays a coordinating role in the National Allergy Strategy Group, which helped secure the UK's first National Allergy Strategy.

Name

THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY

Legal name

The British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Website

https://bsaci.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

BSACI is the UK's leading professional society for allergy and clinical immunology, serving over 1,000 healthcare professional members with clinical guidelines, accredited education, an annual conference, patient registries, and representation to NICE and the Royal College of Physicians.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Medical Society Services

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Clinical Quality Assurance (GCP QA, TMF/QMS oversight) (HLAGAKAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Workforce Training, Credentialing & Clinical Protocols for Vaccination (HLAJAHAL)

Keywords

• Clinical allergy guidelines
• Allergy professional society
• Medical education events
• Allergy immunology research
• Healthcare professional 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, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual membership fees from healthcare professionals including allergists, immunologists, nurses, dietitians, researchers, and trainees. Fees range from £11 for students to £148 for non-trainee doctors.
2. Corporate Partnerships and Industry Support: Corporate sponsors and partners fund projects, events, and activities. Examples include ALK Abello (£75,385 for Annual Conference 2025 tailored package), AstraZeneca, Allergy Therapeutics, and other pharmaceutical companies providing advertising and conference support.
3. Meeting Room Hire: BSACI hires out meeting facilities at their London head office. Commercial rate is £70 per hour with 20% discount for members. Available Monday-Friday 10am-5pm.
4. Annual Conference and Events: Revenue from the Annual Conference at ICC Wales, Global Allergy Online Symposium, webinars, and various educational workshops and training courses.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

BSACI is a UK professional membership society for healthcare practitioners in allergy and clinical immunology, providing tiered individual membership, evidence-based clinical guidelines for secondary and primary care, an annual scientific conference, the Global Allergy Online Symposium, webinars and training workshops, clinical and patient registries, Allergy Action Plans, and patient information resources. It serves over 1,000 members across multiple medical specialties and operates as a registered charity.

Product overview

The British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (BSACI) operates as a membership-based professional society rather than a unified software product. Its portfolio consists of membership services, educational programs, clinical guidelines, registries, and patient resources. Core offerings include the annual conference and Global Allergy Online Symposium, webinars and training workshops, comprehensive secondary and primary care guidelines, Allergy Action Plans, Patient Information Leaflets, and the Research Hub database. BSACI also operates patient registries (UKFAR and BRIT), awards programs, nursing mentorship, and a Find a Clinic directory. These products function as interconnected resources supporting the allergy care community through education, standards, and research facilitation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• BSACI Membership Annual membership program for healthcare professionals in allergy and clinical immunology, providing access to clinical guidelines, the Clinical & Experimental Allergy journal, BSACI Newsletter and Allergy Updates, discounted Annual Meeting and additional meeting rates, and BSACI Travel Fellowship preference. Tiered pricing from £11 (students) to £148 (doctors).
• BSACI Annual Conference

Quantifiable outcome

• Published 13 clinical guidelines by 2017 and continues to develop new guidelines through Standards of Care Committee
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and major.

• ALK AbellominorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Corporate partner for Annual Conference 2025 with £75,385 tailored package. Also purchased advertising (£2,400). Pharmaceutical company specialising in allergy immunotherapy.
• AstraZenecaminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Corporate partner for Annual Conference 2025 (£17,410). Pharmaceutical company with respiratory and allergy portfolio.
• Allergy TherapeuticsminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Corporate partner for Annual Conference 2025 (£6,875 tailored package). Specialist in allergy immunotherapy products.
• Allergy TeamminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Corporate partner for Annual Conference 2025 (£735).
• Alive DXminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Corporate partner for Annual Conference 2025 tailored package (£1,470).
• Dr Falk PharmaminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Purchased advertising (£2,900). Pharmaceutical company.
• InitiativeminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Purchased advertising (£4,800).
• MadXminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Purchased advertising (£5,300).
• World Allergy Organisation (WAO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBSACI is a member of WAO. Benefits include: opportunity to request endorsement and speakers for scientific programs; chance to promote the society on WAO website; access to materials for World Allergy Week; ability to contribute to WAO Position papers and publications; participation in WAO governance through committees; participation in Emerging Societies Programme.
• European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBSACI offers NAS (National Allergy Society) Dual Membership with EAACI. BSACI members receive complimentary first-year membership, followed by 30 EUR fee for second year. Collaboration on allergy education and research across Europe.
• Allergy UKmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPatient charity collaboration. Worked together on developing Allergy Action Plans for adults and children. Part of National Allergy Strategy Group alliance lobbying for better allergy care provision.
• Anaphylaxis CampaignmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPatient charity collaboration. Co-developed Allergy Action Plans. Both are part of National Allergy Strategy Group alliance working to improve allergy care in the UK.
• National Allergy Strategy Group (NASG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBSACI has been instrumental in lobbying for better provision of allergy care in this alliance with patient charities and supported by industry. Successfully advocated for UK's first National Allergy Strategy to address the allergy crisis affecting millions.
• Royal College of PhysiciansmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBSACI provides professional representation with the RCP. Many members give evidence at Government enquiries into allergy care and represent the society on NICE guidelines.
• Asthma UKmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates with Asthma UK to access funding opportunities for projects, grants and fellowships in allergy and respiratory research.
• UK Respiratory Research Collaborative (UKRRC)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBSACI works closely with UKRRC, endorsing research priorities and submitting them for funding. Collaborates on basic, clinical and translational studies in Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• British Society for Immunology (BSI): BSI is the UK's primary immunology professional society and overlaps with BSACI on clinical immunology training, guidelines, and workforce representation. BSACI has a BSI/CIPN representative on its Council, evidencing close operational overlap.
• European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI): EAACI is the European professional society for allergy and clinical immunology, BSACI's most direct continental peer. BSACI offers members a low-cost NAS Dual Membership with EAACI, evidencing direct overlap in congresses, education, and guideline-setting for the same specialty audience.
• World Allergy Organisation (WAO): WAO is the global umbrella organisation for allergy societies. BSACI is a WAO member society and works with WAO on World Allergy Week and joint position papers, making WAO a structurally linked global peer.

Others

• Anaphylaxis Campaign: Anaphylaxis Campaign is a UK patient charity and co-developer with BSACI of Allergy Action Plans and a fellow member of the National Allergy Strategy Group. It is a strategic peer in advocacy and public-facing allergy education.
• Allergy UK: Allergy UK is BSACI's primary patient charity partner under the National Allergy Strategy Group, co-developing Allergy Action Plans. Although a patient-facing charity rather than a professional society, it is a key alliance partner and channel for BSACI's public-facing resources.

Regional players

• British Thoracic Society (BTS): BTS is the UK professional society for respiratory medicine, a closely adjacent specialty in which a significant share of BSACI's members also practise. It is a useful peer for benchmarking UK membership, conference, and guideline business models in respiratory.
• Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA): ASCIA is the national allergy and clinical immunology society for Australia and New Zealand. It operates a comparable structure (membership, guidelines, conferences, registers) and competes with BSACI for international membership and event attendance.
• Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (CSACI): CSACI is Canada's national specialty society for allergy and clinical immunology, with a similar mandate to produce guidelines and host an annual scientific meeting. It represents a structurally analogous peer in a different geography.

Broad incumbents

• American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI): AAAAI is the largest established US professional society for allergy/immunology specialists. While geographically distinct, its membership, conference, and guidelines model closely mirrors BSACI's structure and mission, and serves as the North American analogue.
• Royal College of Physicians (RCP): RCP is the broader UK professional body for physicians, with which BSACI has a Major-tier partnership for professional representation. RCP is a peer in the sense of running UK medical education, conferences, and guideline pipelines at greater scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

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