THE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF INBORN ERRORS OF METABOLISM

Registered charity 1010639 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as S S I E M

The aim of SSIEM is to foster the study of inherited metabolic disorders and related topics by arranging scientific meetings, publications and training. SSIEM is willing to spread interest and study in inborn errors around the world by selectively supporting membership and attendance at conferences from areas where financial resources are more limited.

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Latest income
£2.5m
Latest spending
£2.0m
Registered
1992
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to €3,602,320, significantly exceeding the stated policy target of €1,000,000. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding going concern and note that investment assets are sufficient to guarantee normal running for at least one year. The charity achieved a net increase in reserves of €575,445 for the year.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: €1,000,000 (held: £4.2m)
“It is the policy of the Society to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves, at a level that is sufficient to cover management and administration, and support costs and allows the Society to be managed efficiently. This reserve is set at €1,000,000” — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£2.5m
Total spending
£2.0m
Reserves (reported)
£3.1m
Employees
2

Reported reserves equal ~18.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Algeria · Argentina · Australia · Austria · Belarus · Belgium · Brazil · Canada · Chile · China · Colombia · Costa Rica

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£2.5m£2.0m
31/12/2023£584k£530k
31/12/2022£2.4m£2.0m
31/12/2021£509k£576k
31/12/2020£633k£714k

Common questions

Is THE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF INBORN ERRORS OF METABOLISM financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to €3,602,320, significantly exceeding the stated policy target of €1,000,000. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding going concern and note that investment assets are sufficient to guarantee normal running for at least one year. The charity achieved a net increase in reserves of €575,445 for the year. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
PRISM THE GIFT FUND1£100k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Metabolic Support.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF INBORN ERRORS OF METABOLISM£2.5m——unclear—no doubt
Metabolic Support FY2025£482k——above—no doubt
EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR PAEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY FY2025£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt
THE BRITISH MASS SPECTROMETRY SOCIETY FY2024£318k—0unclear—no doubt
EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF ENDOCRINOLOGY FY2025£3.1m—4above—no doubt
THE GENETICS SOCIETY FY2024£530k—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.