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THE DEEP-SEA BIOLOGY SOCIETY

Registered charity 1173699 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The society enables the exchange of information on deep-sea biology through its membership program, digital communication platforms and the organisation and sponsorship of scientific meetings. We issue grants such as travel and career development awards. We give annual and triennial prizes recognising excellence in research. We conduct a mentoring program connecting senior and junior researchers.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN DEEP-SEA BIOLOGY BY THE OPERATION OF A SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY TO PROMOTE THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION, THE PROMOTION AND DISSEMINATION OF DEEP-SEA RESEARCH, TO FOSTER THE NEXT GENERATION OF DEEP-SEA BIOLOGISTS AND TO PROMOTE DEMOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY IN THE STUDY OF DEEP-SEA BIOLOGY.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income
£26k
Latest spending
£32k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £71,722, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover a typical year of expenditure. The charity reports no investments, no defined-benefit pension deficits, and no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Membership
“The charity's principal source of funds are membership fees, which have provided a steady income stream from the time of the society’s formation.” — page 8
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: funds sufficient to cover a typical year of expenditure (held: £72k)
“The charity seeks to hold reserves in line with charity commission guidance. We aim to hold funds sufficient to cover a typical year of expenditure.” — page 8
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Australia · Canada · Chile · France · Hong Kong · New Zealand · Throughout England And Wales · United States

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£26k£32k
31/12/2023£24k£39k
31/12/2022£8k£9k
31/12/2021£34k£39k
31/12/2020£34k£8k

Common questions

Is THE DEEP-SEA BIOLOGY SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £71,722, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover a typical year of expenditure. The charity reports no investments, no defined-benefit pension deficits, and no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.