British Microcirculation and Vascular Biology Society

Registered charity 243589 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE BRITISH MICROCIRCULATION SOCIETY

To provide a specialised network for the dissemination of new discoveries in the field of microcirovascular health research to scientists and lay persons, thus advancing our knowledge of small blood vessels. Allocation of small grants to perform laboratory visits and attend conferences, to foster career development of society members and scientific technologies in the UK.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY WILL BE TO ADVANCE THE STUDY OF THE CIRCULATION OF THE BLOOD AND OTHER TISSUE FLUIDS ESPECIALLY, THOUGH NOT EXCLUSIVLEY IN THE SMALL VESSELS, AND OF MATTERS RELATING THERTO.

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.

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

Registered contact address: Birmingham, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity's unrestricted net assets stand at £33,718, which is above its stated reserves policy target of £20,000. The accounts report a surplus of £17,243 for the year, driven by a significant increase in total receipts to £26,708 compared to the previous year. The trustees state that the current financial position is essentially at the target level and confirm that resources are adequate for the charity to continue its activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Andrew Benest
• Dr Juma El-awaisi · trustee of 1 other charity
• Professor Simon Charles Satchell

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

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

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRITISH SOCIETY OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY.

• BRITISH SOCIETY OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY income £364k
• THE BRITISH CARDIOVASCULAR SOCIETY income £3.4m
• BRITISH CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTION SOCIETY income £484k
• BRITISH SOCIETY FOR CELL BIOLOGY income £138k
• BRITISH SOCIETY OF BLOOD AND MARROW TRANSPLANTATION AND CELLULAR THERAPY income £638k
• THE BRITISH BLOOD TRANSFUSION SOCIETY income £281k

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