THE FEDERATION OF EUROPEAN MICROBIOLOGICAL SOCIETIES

Registered charity 1072117 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FEDERATION OF EUROPEAN MICROBIOLOGICAL SOCIETIES, FEMS

Our charitable objectives lie in advancing microbiology research and education, and applying microbiological knowledge. These are achieved by organising our Congress and supporting courses and networking events; publishing specialist journals; building capacity; supporting our Member Societies; and creating visibility through projects such as the European Academy for Microbiology (EAM).

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Latest income

£2.0m

Latest spending

£1.8m

Registered

1998

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was €2,354,249, with unrestricted reserves standing at €24,122,759. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern and notes that it does not depend on public funding or grants. The financial review highlights that the charity's principal funding comes from journal subscriptions and investment income, providing a stable financial position.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: €150,001 - €160,000 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £70k)

“In the band €150,001 - €160,000 1”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Largest income source: Income from journals (79% of income)

“Income from journals comprises royalties from the Federation's publisher receivable in the year under review.” — page 19

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Peters Elworthy & Moore. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Top pay band moved from £150,001 - £160,000 (FY2023) to €150,001 - €160,000 (FY2024).

Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.

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

Total income

£2.0m

Total spending

£1.8m

Cost of raising funds

£66k

Reserves (reported)

£20.1m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~137.0 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 (74% 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: 3.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Prof Michael Sauer
Professor Antonio Ventosa
Professor Branka Vasiljevic
Professor Cecilia Flocco
Professor Christopher Morton Thomas
Professor Evelyn Doyle
Professor Jana Jass
Professor Paul Cos

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

Operates in: Armenia · Australia · Austria · Belarus · Belgium · Bosnia And Herzegovina · Brazil · Bulgaria · Canada · China · Croatia · Czech Republic

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£2.0m	£1.8m
31/12/2023	£3.6m	£2.7m
31/12/2022	£2.9m	£1.8m
31/12/2021	£2.8m	£1.0m
31/12/2020	£2.7m	£1.4m

Common questions

Is THE FEDERATION OF EUROPEAN MICROBIOLOGICAL SOCIETIES financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year was €2,354,249, with unrestricted reserves standing at €24,122,759. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern and notes that it does not depend on public funding or grants. The financial review highlights that the charity's principal funding comes from journal subscriptions and investment income, providing a stable financial position. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Peters Elworthy & Moore.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE FEDERATION OF EUROPEAN MICROBIOLOGICAL SOCIETIES earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the €150,001 - €160,000 band.

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 COMPANY OF BIOLOGISTS	1	£110k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MICROBIOLOGY SOCIETY.

MICROBIOLOGY SOCIETY income £4.2m
BRITISH SOCIETY FOR ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY income £2.7m
THE FEDERATION OF EUROPEAN BIOCHEMICAL SOCIETIES income £6.5m
BRITISH MYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY income £322k
ROYAL MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETY income £1.7m
THE SOCIETY FOR EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY income £2.9m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE FEDERATION OF EUROPEAN MICROBIOLOGICAL SOCIETIES	£2.0m	€150,001 - €160,000	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MICROBIOLOGY SOCIETY FY2025	£4.2m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
BRITISH SOCIETY FOR ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY FY2025	£2.7m	£110,001 - £120,000	—	above	—	no doubt
THE FEDERATION OF EUROPEAN BIOCHEMICAL SOCIETIES FY2024	£6.5m	€70,000 - €79,999	2	unclear	—	no doubt
BRITISH MYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY FY2024	£322k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ROYAL MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETY FY2024	£1.7m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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