BRITISH MATERNAL AND FETAL MEDICINE SOCIETY

Registered charity 1145101 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q15994953 · Wikipedia · also known as BMFMS

The Society aims to provide a forum where issues of relevance to Obstetricians and other professionals involved in maternity care are discussed. In particular the Society seeks to Disseminate knowledge, Promote research and audit, Establish good quality training programmes and Encourage development of clinical guidelines.

Objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE SUBJECT OF MATERNAL AND FETAL MEDICINE AND TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH BY ENCOURAGING IMPROVED STANDARDS OF PREGNANCY CARE.

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 · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Southwark, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's finances are sound, with unrestricted funds increasing to £434,080 at the year end. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £111,818, driven by total income of £361,617 against expenditure of £249,799. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for the foreseeable future, maintaining a going concern basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/01/2025 (received 03/12/2025, 3 days after the 30/11/2025 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Twins Trust — “Twins Trust/ BMFMS Bursaries” (source page)
• Wellbeing of Women — “BMFMS/Wellbeing of Women scholarship” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Emma Louise Ferrimanchair
• Dr Melissa Kate Whitworth
• Dr Surabhi Nanda

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Common questions

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Side by side with its peers

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