BRITISH SOCIETY FOR GENETIC MEDICINE

Registered charity 1058821 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as B.S.H.G., BRITISH SOCIETY FOR HUMAN GENETICS

The activities of the Society are to advance the science of human genetics by promoting study and research into human genetics as it relates to health and disease. Promoting Public Awareness. Supporting, guiding and informing the professions contributing to applications of genetics in the health care systems of the United Kingdom.

Objects

THE PROMOTION, ENCOURAGEMENT AND ADVANCEMENT OF THE STUDY AND PRACTICE OF CLINICAL GENETICS AND GENOMICS

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £19,616 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £264,531 to £244,915. The trustees confirm that the charity remains a going concern with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue operations. Unrestricted funds stood at £240,515, providing a buffer against the reported expenditure surplus.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Karen Lynn Vallance-Owenchair
• Dimitra Georgiou
• Dr Helen Stewart
• Dr John Charles Stewart Dean

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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