THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Registered charity 1030406 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ISUOG, THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY

The objectives of the charity are to improve women's health through the provision, advancement and dissemination of the highest quality education, standards and research information around ultrasound in obstetrics and gynecology.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£3.9m

Latest spending

£4.6m

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £212,903 for the year ended 31 December 2024, following a surplus in the previous year. However, the trustees consider the level of resources to be strong, with unrestricted reserves of £10,434,874 and a robust cash position, which they deem sufficient to meet future commitments and continue operating.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Congress income (58% of income)

“Congress income 2,255,619”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: 18-24 months of operating budget (held: £10.4m)

“ISUOG currently holds reserves of £10.4M, which covers the contingency reserve policy to hold 18-24 months of operating budget.” — page 24

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Payments totaling £2,000 were made to 6 Trustees as speaker fees on education courses.

“Payments totaling £2000 (2023: £400) were made to 6 Trustees (2023: 2) as speaker fees on education courses.” — page 39

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: ISUOG Conferences & Courses Ltd (CCL) is an associated charity to the main charity in that its three Trustees are also Trustees of ISUOG. CCL did not trade during 2024 (2023: did not trade).

“ISUOG Conferences & Courses Ltd (CCL), is an associated charity to the main charity in that its three Trustees are also Trustees of ISUOG. CCL did not trade during 2024 (2023: did not trade). Related party transactions are disclosed under note 17.” — page 25

“Payments totaling £2000 (2023: £400) were made to 6 Trustees (2023: 2) as speaker fees on education courses.” — page 39

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Payments totaling £2,000 were made to 6 Trustees as speaker fees on education courses.

“ISUOG Conferences & Courses Ltd (CCL), is an associated charity to the main charity in that its three Trustees are also Trustees of ISUOG. CCL did not trade during 2024 (2023: did not trade). Related party transactions are disclosed under note 17.” — page 25

“Payments totaling £2000 (2023: £400) were made to 6 Trustees (2023: 2) as speaker fees on education courses.” — page 39

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustees' expenses totaling £104,903 were incurred by 15 board members.

“ISUOG Conferences & Courses Ltd (CCL), is an associated charity to the main charity in that its three Trustees are also Trustees of ISUOG. CCL did not trade during 2024 (2023: did not trade). Related party transactions are disclosed under note 17.” — page 25

“Payments totaling £2000 (2023: £400) were made to 6 Trustees (2023: 2) as speaker fees on education courses.” — page 39

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: ISUOG Courses and Conferences Limited

“The Charity controls the subsidiary, ISUOG Courses and Conferences Limited, a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in England and Wales, which is currently dormant.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

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

Total income

£3.9m

Total spending

£4.6m

Reserves (reported)

£10.4m

Employees

26

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 (93% 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

Prof. Laurent Salomonchair
Dr Fatima Crispi Brillas
Dr George Condous
Dr Mala Sibal
Dr Reem Abu-Rustum
Dr Ritsuko Pu
Dr Simon Meagher
Dr Steven Robert Goldstein
Dr Suresh Seshadri
Prof Fabricio da Silva Costa
Prof. Alexandros Sotiriadis · trustee of 1 other charity
Prof. Asma Khalil · trustee of 1 other charity
Prof. Liona Poon · trustee of 1 other charity
Prof. Thomas Bourne

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

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Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£3.9m	£4.6m
31/12/2023	£4.0m	£4.3m
31/12/2022	£3.0m	£3.8m
31/12/2021	£2.2m	£2.8m
31/12/2020	£2.2m	£2.5m

Common questions

Is THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £212,903 for the year ended 31 December 2024, following a surplus in the previous year. However, the trustees consider the level of resources to be strong, with unrestricted reserves of £10,434,874 and a robust cash position, which they deem sufficient to meet future commitments and continue operating. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE KIRBY LAING FOUNDATION	1	£1.8m
DINWOODIE CHARITABLE COMPANY	1	£28k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF RADIOGRAPHERS AND RADIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGISTS.

INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF RADIOGRAPHERS AND RADIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGISTS income £110k
INTERNATIONAL CANCER IMAGING SOCIETY income £186k
ROYAL COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNAECOLOGISTS income £20.5m
OBSTETRICS ANAESTHETISTS ASSOCIATION income £835k
CICELY SAUNDERS INTERNATIONAL income £424k
THE BRITISH MEDICAL ULTRASOUND SOCIETY income £635k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY	£3.9m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF RADIOGRAPHERS AND RADIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGISTS FY2025	£110k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
INTERNATIONAL CANCER IMAGING SOCIETY FY2025	£186k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ROYAL COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNAECOLOGISTS FY2025	£20.5m	—	41	above	—	no doubt
OBSTETRICS ANAESTHETISTS ASSOCIATION FY2025	£835k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CICELY SAUNDERS INTERNATIONAL FY2024	£424k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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