THE VASCULAR SOCIETY

Registered charity 1102769 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CIRCULATION FOUNDATION

The objects of the Society are to relieve sickness and to preserve, promote and protect the health of the public in Great Britain, Ireland and the world by advancing for the public benefit, the science and art of, and research into the treatment of vascular disorders, and promoting or conducting or causing to be carried out or fund all types of research relevant to vascular disease.

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

Latest income
£590k
Latest spending
£718k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £123,046 for the year ended 30 June 2025, reversing a previous decline in Annual Scientific Meeting profits. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves stood at £790,372, which exceeds the stated policy target of £600,000, providing a buffer against the loss of previous industry funding sources.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £600,000 (held: £790k)
“the desirable reserve for the above objectives has been calculated as £600,000”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: VSGBI Limited
“The charity has a wholly owned trading subsidiary which is incorporated in the United Kingdom, VSGBI Limited (registered number 04020415)” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Total income
£590k
Total spending
£718k
Cost of raising funds
£4k
Reserves (reported)
£790k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~13.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (89% 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: 0.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£590k£718k
30/06/2024£958k£1.1m
30/06/2023£797k£693k
30/06/2022£861k£681k
30/06/2021£307k£310k

Common questions

Is THE VASCULAR SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £123,046 for the year ended 30 June 2025, reversing a previous decline in Annual Scientific Meeting profits. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves stood at £790,372, which exceeds the stated policy target of £600,000, providing a buffer against the loss of previous industry funding sources. Its FY2025 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
G M MORRISON CHARITABLE TRUST1£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR VASCULAR SURGERY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE VASCULAR SOCIETY£590k—0unclear—no doubt
EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR VASCULAR SURGERY FY2024£2.5mmore than €70,0001unclear—no doubt
THE PATHOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND FY2024£1.5m—0above—no doubt
THE BRITISH BLOOD TRANSFUSION SOCIETY FY2025£290k—0unclear—no doubt
ROYAL STATISTICAL SOCIETY FY2024£2.3munclear—unclear—no doubt
THE MEDICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON FY2025£221k—0unclear—no doubt

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