THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR PARASITOLOGY

Registered charity 1171659 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Promotion of Parasitology by convening conferences on the subject of Parasitology, Sponsoring of student training in the field or Lab in the area of Parasiology. Promoting better public understanding of Parasitology.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE STUDY OF PARASITOLOGY AND, BY FACILITATION INTERCOURSE AND DISCUSSION AMONGST THOSE INTERESTED IN PARASITOLOGY, TO PROMOTE THE WIDER DISSEMINATION OF RECENT ADVANCES IN THIS SUBJECT.

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 · Animals · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Bedford, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£121k

Latest spending

£143k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating deficit of £21,268 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by a decrease in meeting income and increased support costs. However, net gains on investments of £30,472 resulted in an overall surplus of £9,204, increasing unrestricted funds to £633,557. The trustees maintain that reserves are above their stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure and confirm the entity is a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between three and six month’s expenditure (held: £634k)

“It is the policy of the Society that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustees reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses

“Trustees were reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses incurred in carrying out their duties. These amounts are disclosed in the Trustees’ expenses note.” — page 21

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
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Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Register events

Received assets from another charity (29/03/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr Helen Phillippa Pricechair
Christina Naula
Dr Catherine Jill Merrick
Dr James LaCourse
Dr John Archer
Dr Michael Barrett OBE
Dr Nicolas Pionnier
Dr Russell Mark Morphew
Godwin Unekwuojo Ebiloma
Rebecca Shears
Virginia Marugan-Hernandez

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£121k	£143k
31/12/2024	£145k	£154k
31/12/2023	£164k	£168k
31/12/2022	£111k	£132k
31/12/2021	£64k	£50k

Common questions

Is THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR PARASITOLOGY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an operating deficit of £21,268 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by a decrease in meeting income and increased support costs. However, net gains on investments of £30,472 resulted in an overall surplus of £9,204, increasing unrestricted funds to £633,557. The trustees maintain that reserves are above their stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure and confirm the entity is a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. 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
THE BARBERS' COMPANY GENERAL CHARITIES	1	£8k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with British Society for Medical Mycology.

British Society for Medical Mycology income £29k
THE BRITISH TOXICOLOGY SOCIETY income £283k
BRITISH SOCIETY OF TOXICOLOGICAL PATHOLOGY income £96k
BRITISH LARYNGOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION income £134k
BRITISH PHARMACOLOGICAL SOCIETY income £9.9m
THE BRITISH ENTOMOLOGICAL AND NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY income £361k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR PARASITOLOGY	£121k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
British Society for Medical Mycology FY2025	£29k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BRITISH TOXICOLOGY SOCIETY FY2025	£283k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BRITISH SOCIETY OF TOXICOLOGICAL PATHOLOGY FY2025	£96k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BRITISH LARYNGOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION FY2025	£134k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BRITISH PHARMACOLOGICAL SOCIETY FY2025	£9.9m	£120,001 - £130,000	—	above	—	no doubt

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