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THE PATHOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND

Registered charity 1154851 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PATHSOC · also registered in Scotland as SC045004 (OSCR)

The charity's mission is to promote any activity that furthers the understanding of disease. Such an understanding is both a direct and indirect benefit for patients. The Society encompasses a broad church ranging from those engaged in diagnostic pathology through to basic scientists, and its remit encompasses educational as well as research activities.

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Latest income
£1.5m
Latest spending
£1.7m
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves total £7,565,414, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain operations for three to six months of expenditure. Although the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £287,641 for the year due to decreased journal income and increased grant spending, it relies on its investment portfolio to replace lost income and sustain its activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“The main source of income to the Society is from The Journal of Pathology” — page 8
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three and six month's expenditure (held: £7.6m)
“It is the policy of the charitable company that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to at least three and six month's expenditure.” — page 9
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

The charity’s company — latest Companies House iXBRL filing (balance sheet 31.12.25)
  • Average employees: 2

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.

Official officers record.

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

Total income
£1.5m
Total spending
£1.7m
Cost of raising funds
£30k
Reserves (reported)
£7.6m
Employees
2

Reported reserves equal ~52.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (48% 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: 2.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Ireland · Northern Ireland · Scotland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£1.5m£1.7m
31/12/2023£1.0m£1.8m
31/12/2022£1.2m£961k
31/12/2021£1.2m£1.5m
31/12/2020£1.2m£1.1m

Common questions

Is THE PATHOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves total £7,565,414, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain operations for three to six months of expenditure. Although the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £287,641 for the year due to decreased journal income and increased grant spending, it relies on its investment portfolio to replace lost income and sustain its activities. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited.

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 THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST1£601k
THE JORON CHARITABLE TRUST1£220k
Aruna and Ambika Paul Foundation1£100k
The Lord Leonard and Lady Estelle Wolfson Foundation1£45k
THE ALAN AND SHEILA DIAMOND CHARITABLE TRUST1£40k
THE EXILARCH'S FOUNDATION1£22k
THE COLT FOUNDATION1£13k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRITISH SOCIETY FOR PLANT PATHOLOGY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PATHOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND£1.5m—0above—no doubt
BRITISH SOCIETY FOR PLANT PATHOLOGY FY2024£405k—0above—no doubt
THE BRITISH NEUROPATHOLOGICAL SOCIETY FY2024£189k—0above—no doubt
FOUNDATION FOR THE SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH AND ILLNESS FY2025£371k—0above—no doubt
THE VASCULAR SOCIETY FY2025£590k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR PARASITOLOGY FY2024£121k—0above—no doubt

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