BRITISH SOCIETY FOR COLPOSCOPY AND CERVICAL PATHOLOGY

Registered charity 1188125 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BSCCP

To actively promote high standards of colposcopy & research into screening for, diagnosis and prevention of cervical cancer. The BSCCP is committed to an international approach to the disease and continues to oversee trainees & registered colposcopists, who are currently practising, to ensure they maintain their competence.

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Latest income
£655k
Latest spending
£678k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £22,677 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total funds decreasing from £594,221 to £571,544. The trustees note that reserves of £571,544 remain above their stated policy target of approximately £450,000, which represents one year's normal expenditure. The charity confirms it is operating as a going concern with adequate resources to continue its activities for at least twelve months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Conference income (56% of income)
“Conference income 368,016”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: one year's normal expenditure (c£450,000) (held: £572k)
“The Executive Team are of the opinion that it is therefore not unreasonable to maintain the equivalent of at least one year’s normal expenditure in a reserve fund which equates to c£450,000.” — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Total income
£655k
Total spending
£678k
Reserves (reported)
£450k
Employees
2

Reported reserves equal ~8.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Ireland · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£655k£678k
31/12/2023£496k£487k
31/12/2022£428k£445k
31/12/2021£508k£330k
31/12/2020£0£0

Common questions

Is BRITISH SOCIETY FOR COLPOSCOPY AND CERVICAL PATHOLOGY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £22,677 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total funds decreasing from £594,221 to £571,544. The trustees note that reserves of £571,544 remain above their stated policy target of approximately £450,000, which represents one year's normal expenditure. The charity confirms it is operating as a going concern with adequate resources to continue its activities for at least twelve months. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ASSOCIATION FOR THE GLOBAL ADVANCEMENT OF ENT SURGERY AND HEAD AND NECK CANCER RESEARCH.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BRITISH SOCIETY FOR COLPOSCOPY AND CERVICAL PATHOLOGY£655k—0above—no doubt
ASSOCIATION FOR THE GLOBAL ADVANCEMENT OF ENT SURGERY AND HEAD AND NECK CANCER RESEARCH FY2025£105k—0below—noted
ASSOCIATION OF CANCER PHYSICIANS FY2024£101k—0unclear—no doubt
INTERNATIONAL CANCER IMAGING SOCIETY FY2025£186k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ASSOCIATION OF COLOPROCTOLOGY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND FY2024£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt
BRITISH DIVISION OF THE INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF PATHOLOGY CIO FY2024£538k£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt

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