BRITISH SOCIETY OF SOIL SCIENCE

Registered charity 1134456 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BSSS

The Charity aims to achieve its objectives through: - Promoting and funding research activities within the UK and internationally - Promoting, developing and providing professional standards of practice - Providing, promoting and improving soil education - Promoting the appropriate use of soil science for societal benefit - Publishing research in soil science

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Latest income

£646k

Latest spending

£509k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds freely available reserves of £1,308,820, which the trustees calculate would allow for approximately 33 months of continuing operations without further reserves becoming available. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £126,643 for the year, with total incoming resources of £645,928 against total expenditure of £509,402.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Cranfield University is a related party. The charity's office staff are employed by the University and costs are charged back to the Society.

“During the year they invoiced the charity £283,562 (2023: £2415,158) for goods and services, net of VAT, which were provided in the year. At the balance sheet date the charity owed £58,675 (2023: £35,864) to Cranfield University in respect of such good and services.” — page 41

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 07110309

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.

SAGOO, Elizabeth Margaret, Dr — director, appointed 01/01/2025on trustee list
TOMPKINS, David Stuart, Dr — director, appointed 01/01/2024on trustee list
HALLETT, Paul David, Prof — director, appointed 01/01/2023on trustee list
LAMBETH, Dan — director, appointed 02/08/2022on trustee list
SARKAR, Anirban — director, appointed 20/09/2021on trustee list
LITTLER, Jacqueline, Prof — director, appointed 01/01/2021not on trustee list
MORRIS, Andrew Alan — secretary, appointed 05/02/2024

Official officers record.

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

Total income

£646k

Total spending

£509k

Cost of raising funds

£771

Reserves (reported)

£1.3m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~30.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Anirban Sarkar
Dan Lambeth
Dr David Stuart Tompkins
Dr Elizabeth Margaret Sagoo
Dr Jacqueline Hannam
Dr Paul David Hallett

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£646k	£509k
31/12/2023	£584k	£516k
31/12/2022	£1.5m	£1.4m
31/12/2021	£454k	£354k
31/12/2020	£318k	£312k

Common questions

Is BRITISH SOCIETY OF SOIL SCIENCE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds freely available reserves of £1,308,820, which the trustees calculate would allow for approximately 33 months of continuing operations without further reserves becoming available. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £126,643 for the year, with total incoming resources of £645,928 against total expenditure of £509,402. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BRITISH SOCIETY OF SOIL SCIENCE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BRITISH SOCIETY OF SOIL SCIENCE as a grant recipient include CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£3k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Postcode Lottery	26/04/2022	£5k	Outreach Activities at The Glasgow Science Centre