THE CHARTERED SOCIETY OF FORENSIC SCIENCES

Registered charity 1156052 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CSFS

Charitable activities include promotion and development of regulation in forensic science and practice. Provision of opportunities for education, training and development for forensic practitioners. Support and encouragement for research and development in the forensic sciences.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a healthy surplus of £72,162 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves totaling £710,717. The trustees confirmed that sufficient resources are available to continue ongoing activities, noting that £703,555 of the reserves could be converted into liquid funds within one month. Per the trustees' report, the society maintains a risk register and insurance cover to mitigate major risks to its operations.

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 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~19.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (27/01/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Craig Arnold
• Dr Ana Flavia Belchior de Andrade
• Dr Anya Louise Hunt
• Dr Helen Tidy
• Ian Turner
• Leisa Nichols-Drew
• Peter Zioupos
• Robert Milne
• Tim Thompson

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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