BRITISH SOCIETY FOR PLANT PATHOLOGY

Registered charity 1071465 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BSPP

Through education, the provision of bursaries, travel grants, publications and meetings the Society furthers the study of Plant Pathology

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY THE STUDY OF PLANT PATHOLOGY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE

Area of benefit: UK AND ELSEWHERE

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

Causes: Education/training · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£405k

Latest spending

£428k

Registered

1998

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,616,312, which the trustees consider sufficient to continue activities for seven years in the absence of income. The charity reports a net income of £24,038 for the year, with total income of £405,128 and charitable expenditure of £428,226. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: seven years in the complete absence of income (held: £1.6m)

“The reserves are sufficient to enable the British Society for Plant Pathology to continue all of its charitable activities for seven years in the complete absence of income.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Dr Gerard Clover received £5,500 for Editorial services; a close relative received £5,831 for Editorial Assistant services.

“Dr Gerard Clover received remuneration of £5,500 for Editorial services (2023: None). This is permitted by S185 of the Charities Act 2011. A close relative of Dr Gerard Clover was paid £5,831 for Editorial Assistant services (2023: None).” — page 17

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Note 9

“Dr Gerard Clover received remuneration of £5,500 for Editorial services (2023: None). This is permitted by S185 of the Charities Act 2011. A close relative of Dr Gerard Clover was paid £5,831 for Editorial Assistant services (2023: None). No other Trustees or key management personnel received any remuneration or benefits in respect of services provided during this or the preceding financial year. Nine Trustees were reimbursed £7,033 (2023: £3,615) for travel and subsistence expenses. There are no other related party transactions.” — page 17

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Professor Saskia Adriane Hogenhoutchair
Dr Ashleigh Holmes
Dr Athina Koutouleas
Dr Carrie Louise Brady
Dr Gerard Robin Guy Clover
Dr Helen Maria Armitage
Dr Jennifer Hodgetts
Dr Mojgan Rabieyghahfarokhy
Dr Trisna Dewi Tungadi
Professor Katherine Janet Denby
Professor Paul Robert James Birch

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

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

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£405k	£428k
31/12/2023	£432k	£437k
31/12/2022	£362k	£343k
31/12/2021	£375k	£538k
31/12/2020	£370k	£259k

Common questions

Is BRITISH SOCIETY FOR PLANT PATHOLOGY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,616,312, which the trustees consider sufficient to continue activities for seven years in the absence of income. The charity reports a net income of £24,038 for the year, with total income of £405,128 and charitable expenditure of £428,226. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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
PROJECT GIVING BACK	1	£324k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BARNABAS WOODSIDE PARK	1	£176k
WINCHMORE HILL BAPTIST CHURCH	1	£78k
ENFIELD BAPTIST CHURCH	1	£28k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES WITH ST MATTHEW, MUSWELL HILL	1	£26k
HIGHGATE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY	1	£19k
JOHN JAMES CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£16k
THE MAURICE AND HILDA LAING CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PATHOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND.

THE PATHOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND income £1.5m
THE BRITISH NEUROPATHOLOGICAL SOCIETY income £189k
BRITISH MYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY income £322k
THE BRITISH PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY income £13.4m
BRITISH SOCIETY OF SOIL SCIENCE income £712k
BRITISH PHARMACOLOGICAL SOCIETY income £9.9m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BRITISH SOCIETY FOR PLANT PATHOLOGY	£405k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PATHOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND FY2024	£1.5m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE BRITISH NEUROPATHOLOGICAL SOCIETY FY2024	£189k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
BRITISH MYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY FY2024	£322k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BRITISH PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY FY2024	£13.4m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BRITISH SOCIETY OF SOIL SCIENCE FY2024	£712k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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