THE ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL PATHOLOGISTS

Registered charity 209455 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Promotion and encouragement of the practice of clinical pathology, including postgraduate education, research and professional development.

Objects

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:THE PRIMARY OBJECT FOR WHICH THE ASSOCIATION IS ESTABLISHED IS TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE THE STUDY AND PRACTICE OF CLINICAL PATHOLOGY;THE FURTHER OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE ASSOCIATION IS ESTABLISHED BUT WHICH ARE ANCILLARY TO AND FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF THE PRIMARY OBJECT ARE AS SET OUT IN MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL

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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Registered contact address: Brighton and Hove, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£389k
Latest spending
£323k
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted funds of £4,644,800, which significantly exceeds its stated policy requirement of holding 'an adequate reserve' relative to its approximate annual expenditure of £300,000. The charity reported a net income surplus of £424,078 for the year, driven largely by a £358,466 gain on investments, and the independent auditors confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)
“2025 2024 £60,001 - £70,000 1 1” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“2025 2024 £60,001 - £70,000 1 1” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: an adequate reserve of general funds is held (reserves figure: £4.6m)
“it is essential that an adequate reserve of general funds is held.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Parkers. Discloses 6 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Has a trading subsidiary

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£389k£323k
31/12/2024£356k£288k
31/12/2023£340k£314k
31/12/2022£247k£240k
31/12/2021£335k£247k

Common questions

Is THE ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL PATHOLOGISTS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted funds of £4,644,800, which significantly exceeds its stated policy requirement of holding 'an adequate reserve' relative to its approximate annual expenditure of £300,000. The charity reported a net income surplus of £424,078 for the year, driven largely by a £358,466 gain on investments, and the independent auditors confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Parkers.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL PATHOLOGISTS earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

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
SIR HALLEY STEWART TRUST1£30k
THE JABBS FOUNDATION1£12k
ILEOSTOMY AND INTERNAL POUCH ASSOCIATION1£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ASSOCIATION OF APPLIED BIOLOGISTS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL PATHOLOGISTS£389k£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
THE ASSOCIATION OF APPLIED BIOLOGISTS FY2025£907k——unclear—no doubt
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL TUTORS FY2025£156k—0above—no doubt
THE ASSOCIATION OF COLOPROCTOLOGY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND FY2025£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt
THE ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS IN OPHTHALMOLOGY FY2025£43k—0unclear—no doubt
The Person Centred Association FY2025£43k—0unclear—no doubt

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