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MANCHESTER MEDICAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 222800 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The cultivation and promotion of all branches of medicine and of all related sciences through a comprehensive programme of scientific meetings and seminars which coincide with the academic year.

Objects

THE CULTIVATION AND PROMOTION OF ALL BRANCHES OF MEDICINE AND OF ALL RELATED SCIENCES CONNECTED WITH THEM, INCLUDING THE CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE MEDICAL LIBRARY FOUNDED BY THE ORIGINAL MANCHESTER MEDICAL SOCIETY AND PRESENTED TO THE VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER IN 1930.

Area of benefit: MANCHESTER AND DISTRICT

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£68k
Latest spending
£98k
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £18,396 for the year, driven by running costs exceeding income, although this deficit was smaller than the previous year's unsustainable level. Per the trustees' report, total charity funds remain at £561,284, which is considered sufficient for functional operability despite the ongoing challenge that membership fees do not cover running costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“Income derives principally from two sources—subscription income and income from the dividends on investments.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: a third of the income (held: £561k)
“It is important that the Society maintains reserves as a third of the income to run the Society comes from the investment income and without it, subscription fees for Fellows and Full Members would have to be greatly increased.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Council considers the Catherine Chisholm Lecture Fund to be a connected charity. The principal contact address and administration are located at the offices of the Manchester Medical Society.
“The Council considers the Catherine Chisholm Lecture Fund to be a connected charity. The principal contact address and administration are located at the offices of the Manchester Medical Society.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester · Lancashire · Manchester City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£68k£98k
31/03/2024£68k£134k
31/03/2023£73k£130k
31/03/2022£82k£124k
31/03/2021£252k£109k

Common questions

Is MANCHESTER MEDICAL SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £18,396 for the year, driven by running costs exceeding income, although this deficit was smaller than the previous year's unsustainable level. Per the trustees' report, total charity funds remain at £561,284, which is considered sufficient for functional operability despite the ongoing challenge that membership fees do not cover running costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.