THE INTERNATIONAL CONTINENCE SOCIETY

Registered charity 1074929 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The advancement of sciences, the promotion of research and the publication of results, concerned with the area of incontinence.

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Latest income
£952k
Latest spending
£590k
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity closed the year with a positive financial position, recording a net incoming fund of £394,611 and consolidated free reserves of £1,228,877. This reserve level is above the trustees' stated policy target of £1,119,689, which is calculated as two years of estimated future operating costs plus a £100,000 contingency. The charity is not dependent on external funding for its continued operation, as it generates significant income from its annual meeting and membership fees.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — above the median for charities its size (£60k)
One employee earned more than £60,000 during the year. — page 34
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
One employee earned more than £60,000 during the year. — page 34
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Conticom ICS Limited
The wholly owned subsidiary Conticom ICS Limited was established to undertake the commercial trading activities of the Charity. — page 6
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£952k
Total spending
£590k
Reserves (reported)
£1.2m
Employees
4

Reported reserves equal ~25.0 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bristol City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£952k£590k
31/12/2023£358k£545k
31/12/2022£761k£943k
31/12/2021£325k£365k
31/12/2020£285k£407k

Common questions

Is THE INTERNATIONAL CONTINENCE SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity closed the year with a positive financial position, recording a net incoming fund of £394,611 and consolidated free reserves of £1,228,877. This reserve level is above the trustees' stated policy target of £1,119,689, which is calculated as two years of estimated future operating costs plus a £100,000 contingency. The charity is not dependent on external funding for its continued operation, as it generates significant income from its annual meeting and membership fees. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE INTERNATIONAL CONTINENCE SOCIETY earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Association for Continence Professionals.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE INTERNATIONAL CONTINENCE SOCIETY£952k£60,001 - £70,0001unclearno doubt
Association for Continence Professionals FY2024£183k0unclearno doubt
THE INTENSIVE CARE SOCIETY FY2024£2.0maboveno doubt
THE INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE OF DERMATOLOGICAL SOCIETIES FY2024£5.1m£100,001 - £110,0002unclearno doubt
THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY FY2023£335k0unclearno doubt
THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HYDROLOGICAL SCIENCES LIMITED FY2024£253k0unclearno doubt

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