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BRITISH MENOPAUSE SOCIETY

Registered charity 1015144 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as B M S, BMS

The British Menopause Society is a multi-disciplinary society aimed at the medical profession with membership open to healthcare professionals specialising in post reproductive health.The BMS is dedicated to advancing education in all matters related to post reproductive health through lectures, conferences, meetings, exhibitions, publications, including its journal, Menopause International.

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Latest income
£2.2m
Latest spending
£1.3m
Registered
1992
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £953,499 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income exceeding £2.2 million. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £2,856,761, which is significantly above the stated policy target of £1,275,000. The auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £90,001 - £100,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £70k)
“The number of employees whose employee benefits including employer’s national insurance (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was: £90,001 - £100,000 1” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“The number of employees whose employee benefits including employer’s national insurance (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was: £90,001 - £100,000 1” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 12 months operating costs which equates to £1,275,000 (held: £2.9m)
“Since then, the board has directed that reserves should be built up year-on-year to a target of 12 months operating costs which equates to £1,275,000.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: One trustee received remuneration for facilitating services totalling £2,480.
“One trustee (2024: three trustee) received remuneration for facilitating services totalling £2,480 (2024: £2,500).” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: One trustee received remuneration for facilitating services.
“One trustee (2024: three trustee) received remuneration for facilitating services totalling £2,480 (2024: £2,500). There were no other related party transactions in either the current or the prior year.” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Knox Cropper LLP. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£2.2m
Total spending
£1.3m
Reserves (reported)
£2.9m
Employees
8

Reported reserves equal ~27.3 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 (97% 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).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£2.2m£1.3m
31/12/2024£2.0m£1.2m
31/12/2023£1.2m£922k
31/12/2022£963k£628k
31/12/2021£722k£420k

Common questions

Is BRITISH MENOPAUSE SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £953,499 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income exceeding £2.2 million. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £2,856,761, which is significantly above the stated policy target of £1,275,000. The auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Knox Cropper LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of BRITISH MENOPAUSE SOCIETY earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £90,001 - £100,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

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
ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH UK1£55k
THE SHOE ZONE TRUST1£35k
G M MORRISON CHARITABLE TRUST1£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with The British Fertility Society.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BRITISH MENOPAUSE SOCIETY£2.2m£90,001 - £100,0001above—no doubt
The British Fertility Society FY2025£309k—0above—no doubt
BRITISH HIP SOCIETY FY2025£643k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BRITISH GERIATRICS SOCIETY FY2025£1.8m£110,001 - £120,000—unclear—no doubt
THE BRITISH MASS SPECTROMETRY SOCIETY FY2024£318k—0unclear—no doubt
British Obesity and Metabolic Specialist Society FY2024£534k—0above—no doubt

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