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BRITISH SOCIETY FOR ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Registered charity 1093118 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The society undertakes a range of activities to facilitate the acquisitiion and dissemination of knowledge in the field of antimicrobial chemotherapy. These activities include funding research, awarding grants, organising educational meeting, events and e-learning, service standards, publishing peer review journals, advising external bodies and collaborating with likewise organisations globally.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£2.7m
Latest spending
£2.3m
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves totalled £10,798,990, which exceeds the Trustees' policy target of maintaining reserves sufficient to cover at least 24 months' expenditure. The charity reported a net income of £864,434 for the year, supported by strong investment gains of £521,312, and the Trustees confirmed there is no material uncertainty regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £110,001 - £120,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £70k)
“In the band £110,001 -120,000 1”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee expenses reimbursed
“10 Trustees of the charitable company received £13,533 (2024 £16,468) in relation to reimbursed expenses for travel and subsistence incurred as part of their role as trustees.” — page 39
“In total, the charitable company paid £3,103 (2024 £5,498) to third parties for travel and subsistence of trustees for expenses incurred as part of their role as Trustee and for speaking at conferences, events and otherwise representing BSAC.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payments to third parties for trustee activities
“10 Trustees of the charitable company received £13,533 (2024 £16,468) in relation to reimbursed expenses for travel and subsistence incurred as part of their role as trustees.” — page 39
“In total, the charitable company paid £3,103 (2024 £5,498) to third parties for travel and subsistence of trustees for expenses incurred as part of their role as Trustee and for speaking at conferences, events and otherwise representing BSAC.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by MHA. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Electoral Commission register entries

Entries on the Electoral Commission’s public register where this charity (or its company) appears as the source — typically sponsorship of an APPG or an overseas visit provided to an MP, which charities may lawfully do. Shown with the Commission’s own reference; this is a transparency record, not an allegation.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Total income
£2.7m
Total spending
£2.3m
Cost of raising funds
£27k
Reserves (reported)
£9.3m
Employees
16

Reported reserves equal ~47.6 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 (94% 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: 1.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

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

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£2.7m£2.3m
30/09/2024£2.6m£2.4m
30/09/2023£2.7m£2.6m
30/09/2022£2.8m£2.7m
30/09/2021£2.6m£2.1m

Common questions

Is BRITISH SOCIETY FOR ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves totalled £10,798,990, which exceeds the Trustees' policy target of maintaining reserves sufficient to cover at least 24 months' expenditure. The charity reported a net income of £864,434 for the year, supported by strong investment gains of £521,312, and the Trustees confirmed there is no material uncertainty regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by MHA.

What does the highest-paid employee of BRITISH SOCIETY FOR ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £110,001 - £120,000 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE COMPANY OF BIOLOGISTS1£110k
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST1£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BRITISH SOCIETY FOR ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY£2.7m£110,001 - £120,000—above—no doubt
THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY FY2024£335k—0unclear—no doubt
THE FEDERATION OF EUROPEAN MICROBIOLOGICAL SOCIETIES FY2024£2.0m€150,001 - €160,000—unclear—no doubt
BRITISH MYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY FY2024£322k—0unclear—no doubt
BRITISH SOCIETY FOR PLANT PATHOLOGY FY2024£405k—0above—no doubt
THE SOCIETY FOR EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY FY2024£2.9m——below—no doubt

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