THE ASSOCIATION FOR CLINICAL GENOMIC SCIENCE

Registered charity 1153826 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ACGS, THE ASSOCIATION FOR CLINICAL GENETIC SCIENCE

The promotion, encouragement and advancement of the study and practice of clinical genomic science.The advancement of education, research and innovation in clinical genomic science.The development and promotion of clinical standards in clinical genomic science.

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE PROMOTION, PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF GOOD HEALTH, BY ANY MEANS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME, INCLUDING BY:- THE PROMOTION, ENCOURAGEMENT AND ADVANCEMENT OF THE STUDY AND PRACTICE OF CLINICAL GENETIC SCIENCE; - THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND INNOVATION IN CLINICAL GENETIC SCIENCE; AND- THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION OF CLINICAL STANDARDS IN CLINICIAL GENETIC SCEINECE.

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 · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£57k

Latest spending

£82k

Registered

2013

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net deficit of £25,467 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £56,556 against expenditure of £82,023. Unrestricted reserves stood at £85,894, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £50,000. The trustees confirmed that the financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis as no material uncertainties exist.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: an unrestricted reserve of £50,000 (reserves figure: £86k)

“The Charity acknowledges the volatility of its levels of generated income and its trustees have committed to setting aside an unrestricted reserve of £50,000 (2024: £50,000) to mitigate against potential income fluctuation and to insure against unexpected losses for example cancelled events due to circumstances beyond our control.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Financial Conduct Authority. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

Financial reserves 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.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 20

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 12

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 10

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (23/04/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

David Moore
John Short
Rachael Ellis

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£57k	£82k
31/12/2024	£70k	£76k
31/12/2023	£71k	£66k
31/12/2022	£86k	£59k
31/12/2021	£25k	£21k

Common questions

Is THE ASSOCIATION FOR CLINICAL GENOMIC SCIENCE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net deficit of £25,467 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £56,556 against expenditure of £82,023. Unrestricted reserves stood at £85,894, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £50,000. The trustees confirmed that the financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis as no material uncertainties exist. 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
HEALTH DATA RESEARCH UK	1	£2.2m
THE KENNEL CLUB CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£120k
ROYAL COMMISSION FOR THE EXHIBITION OF 1851	1	£86k
THE JAMES WEIR FOUNDATION	1	£80k
LLOYD'S REGISTER FOUNDATION	1	£40k
THE HORNERS CHARITY FUND	1	£25k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE CLINICAL GENETICS SOCIETY.

THE CLINICAL GENETICS SOCIETY income £27k
BRITISH SOCIETY FOR GENETIC MEDICINE income £172k
THE GENETICS SOCIETY income £489k
GENOME RESEARCH LIMITED income £180.3m
THE ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL SCIENTISTS income £35k
BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE income £6.4m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE ASSOCIATION FOR CLINICAL GENOMIC SCIENCE	£57k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE CLINICAL GENETICS SOCIETY FY2025	£27k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BRITISH SOCIETY FOR GENETIC MEDICINE FY2025	£172k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE GENETICS SOCIETY FY2025	£489k	—	0	above	—	not going concern
GENOME RESEARCH LIMITED FY2025	£180.3m	£290,000 to £299,999	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL SCIENTISTS FY2025	£35k	—	—	above	—	no doubt

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