THE PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 211585 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Society's main aims are to promote the advancement of physiology and to facilitate communication, both between scientists and with the wider public, through: the publication of scientific journals; support for scientific meetings; grants to allow physiologists to attend scientific meetings and develop research collaborations; and by supporting education and outreach activities.

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating surplus of £1,070,000 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by increased publishing income and careful cost control. However, the trustees highlight significant financial risks, noting that 81% of income is generated through publishing and that there is growing uncertainty in the academic publication sector which may require the utilization of available reserves.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Reported reserves equal ~16.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (84% 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: 1.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (26/03/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (20/10/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Professor Michael Tiptonchair
• Dr Fearon Clare Cassidy
• Dr Richard Peter Marshall
• Professor Aine Kelly
• Professor Andrew John Parker
• Professor Catherine Hall
• Professor David James Angus Wyllie
• Professor Hugh Edward Montgomery · trustee of 1 other charity
• Professor Nephtali Marina-Gonzalez
• Professor Paul McLoughlin
• Professor Stuart Robert Gray

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

Operates in: City Of Westminster · Islington

Income and spending

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Charities like this

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• CAMBRIDGE PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY income £988k
• THE GENETICS SOCIETY income £530k
• THE SOCIETY FOR EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY income £2.9m
• MICROBIOLOGY SOCIETY income £4.2m
• ANATOMICAL SOCIETY income £1.7m
• ROYAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE income £2.2m

Side by side with its peers

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