THE SCIENTIFIC AND MEDICAL NETWORK

Registered charity 1101171 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

An interdisciplinary forum which challenges the adequacy of scientific materialism by exploring the frontiers of science, consciousness and spirituality, by means of public conferences, lectures, discussion groups and publications, and through an interactive website.

Objects

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE STUDY AND APPLICATION OF SCIENCE AND MEDICINE, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY ADOPTING AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH.

Area of benefit: WORLDWIDE.

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 · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£411k
Latest spending
£388k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The charity reported a surplus of £23,093 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted reserves increasing to £149,872. The trustees acknowledge that income from charitable activities has not fully covered expenditure for many years, leaving the organization dependent on donations and ongoing discussions about financial sustainability.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Membership Fees (23% of income)
“Membership Fees 95012” — page 13
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£411k£388k
31/12/2023£436k£369k
31/12/2022£280k£300k
31/12/2021£337k£261k
31/12/2020£164k£203k

Common questions

Is THE SCIENTIFIC AND MEDICAL NETWORK financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The charity reported a surplus of £23,093 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted reserves increasing to £149,872. The trustees acknowledge that income from charitable activities has not fully covered expenditure for many years, leaving the organization dependent on donations and ongoing discussions about financial sustainability. 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE COMPANY OF BIOLOGISTS1£110k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SCIENCE OF SPIRITUALITY CHARITABLE TRUST (UNITED KINGDOM).

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE SCIENTIFIC AND MEDICAL NETWORK£411k—0unclear—no doubt
SCIENCE OF SPIRITUALITY CHARITABLE TRUST (UNITED KINGDOM) FY2025£195k—0unclear—no doubt
The Anabaptist Mennonite Network FY2025£213k—0above—no doubt
THE SOCIETY FOR FREE RADICAL RESEARCH FY2024£186k—0unclear—no doubt
THE SOCIETY FOR EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY FY2024£2.9m——below—no doubt
The Society for Cardiac Science and Technology LTD FY2024£193k—0above—no doubt

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