THE BRITISH INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGY

Registered charity 215869 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as B I R

THE BRITISH INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGY IS A SOCIETY WHOSE MEMBERSHIP IS OPEN TO EVERYONE INTERESTED IN RADIOLOGY, RADIATION ONCOLOGY AND THE UNDERLYING SCIENCES, AND WHICH EXISTS TO HELP IMPROVE THE PREVENTION, DETECTION AND TREATMENT OF DISEASE. IT DISSEMINATES KNOWLEDGE THROUGH ITS MEETINGS, PUBLICATIONS AND INFORMATION SERVICES.

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Latest income

£2.0m

Latest spending

£2.4m

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a net deficit of £566,317 for the year ended 31 March 2025, compared to a net surplus in the previous year. Despite the operating deficit, the trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves of £4,463,924 are sufficient to cover foreseeable deficits and maintain liquidity for at least 12 months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of administrative and office costs (held: £4.5m)

“Accordingly the Council has decided that the Institute should maintain readily realisable assets sufficient to cover not less than six months of administrative and office costs. In keeping with this, the unrestricted reserves level is currently set at £920,000.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The BIR, together with The Society and College of Radiographers (SCoR) and The Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM), is a Member Organisation of Radiology and Oncology Congresses (ROC), a charity registered in England and Wales no: 1087939.

“The BIR, together with The Society and College of Radiographers (SCoR) and The Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM), is a Member Organisation of Radiology and Oncology Congresses (ROC), a charity registered in England and Wales no: 1087939.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£2.0m

Total spending

£2.4m

Cost of raising funds

£36k

Reserves (reported)

£5.2m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~25.7 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 (91% 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: 1.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (28/02/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Dr Michael Christopher Kirbychair
Andrew Peter Matthew Blakeman · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Amrita Kumar · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Amy Eccles · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Peter David Strouhal
Dr Teik Choon See
Professor Agata Rembielak
Professor Christina Malamateniou
Professor Daniel McGowan
Professor Erika Denton
Professor Helen Anne McNair
SHEILA HASSAN · trustee of 3 other charities
Wendy Catherine Louise Wilkinson

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£2.0m	£2.4m
31/03/2024	£2.0m	£2.2m
31/03/2023	£2.2m	£2.2m
31/03/2022	£2.0m	£1.9m
31/03/2021	£1.7m	£1.7m

Common questions

Is THE BRITISH INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a net deficit of £566,317 for the year ended 31 March 2025, compared to a net surplus in the previous year. Despite the operating deficit, the trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves of £4,463,924 are sufficient to cover foreseeable deficits and maintain liquidity for at least 12 months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE SOCIETY FOR RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTION.

THE SOCIETY FOR RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTION income £564k
BRITISH SOCIETY OF INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY income £540k
BRITISH SOCIETY OF NEURORADIOLOGISTS income £145k
BRITISH SOCIETY FOR IMMUNOLOGY income £1.8m
THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGISTS income £15.2m
BRITISH NUCLEAR MEDICINE SOCIETY income £625k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE BRITISH INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGY	£2.0m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
THE SOCIETY FOR RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTION FY2024	£564k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
BRITISH SOCIETY OF INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY FY2025	£540k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BRITISH SOCIETY OF NEURORADIOLOGISTS FY2025	£145k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
BRITISH SOCIETY FOR IMMUNOLOGY FY2025	£1.8m	—	4	above	—	no doubt
THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGISTS FY2025	£15.2m	£180,001 - £190,000	—	below	—	no doubt

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