THE BRITISH PHYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 246707 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Society aims to advance education by the encouragement and pursuit of all aspects of the study of algae and to publish the results of this research in a journal. The Society assists young researchers and eligible persons/organisations in research, education and dissemination of information relating to Phycology.

Objects

THE AIMS OF THE SOCIETY SHALL BE TO ADVANCE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION BV THE ENCOURAGEMENT AND PURSUIT OF ALL ASPECTS OF THE STUDY OF ALGAE AND TO PUBLISH THE RESULTS OF THIS RESEARCH IN A JOURNAL, AND ALSO IN OTHER PUBLICATIONS WHICH SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME APPEAR DESIRABLE, PROVIDED THAT ALL PUBLICATIONS OF THE SOCIETY SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. IN FURTHERANCE OF THOSE AIMS, BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE SOCIETY SHALL ALSO AIM TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE AND APPLICATIONS OF ALGAE, AND TO CONTRIBUTE TO PUBLIC DEBATE ON ISSUES INVOLVING ALGAE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: Education/training · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Kensington and Chelsea, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£104k

Latest spending

£89k

Registered

1967

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's total funds carried forward at the end of the financial year were £319,611, representing a net movement in funds of £15,726 for the year. The trustees report that the financial situation remains very healthy, although they note that the charity does not currently have a reserves policy in place. The document highlights a correction of prior year accounting errors totaling £21,165, which affected the comparatives but did not impact the current year's healthy standing.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Journal profit share (82% of income)

“BPS incoming funds for the 12-month period YE 31st March 2025 was £104,493 with the majority coming from the Society's journal profit share from publishers Taylor and Francis £85,677” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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 31/03/2025

Volunteers: 48
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for acting as trustee
Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

Volunteers: 35
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for acting as trustee
Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

Volunteers: 25
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit
Grant-making is its main activity

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

Dr Hilary Redden
Dr Jessica Mora Macdonald Adams
Dr Nicola Slee
Francis Bunker
Jane Purton
Prof Saul Purton

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	£104k	£89k
31/03/2024	£126k	£89k
31/03/2023	£98k	£80k
31/03/2022	£88k	£72k
31/03/2021	£163k	£86k

Common questions

Is THE BRITISH PHYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's total funds carried forward at the end of the financial year were £319,611, representing a net movement in funds of £15,726 for the year. The trustees report that the financial situation remains very healthy, although they note that the charity does not currently have a reserves policy in place. The document highlights a correction of prior year accounting errors totaling £21,165, which affected the comparatives but did not impact the current year's healthy standing. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE COMPANY OF BIOLOGISTS	1	£175k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE BRITISH TOXICOLOGY SOCIETY.

THE BRITISH TOXICOLOGY SOCIETY income £283k
BRITISH SOCIETY FOR PLANT PATHOLOGY income £490k
MICROBIOLOGY SOCIETY income £4.2m
THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR PARASITOLOGY income £121k
BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY income £904k
BRITISH SOCIETY FOR CELL BIOLOGY income £138k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE BRITISH PHYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY	£104k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BRITISH TOXICOLOGY SOCIETY FY2025	£283k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BRITISH SOCIETY FOR PLANT PATHOLOGY FY2025	£490k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
MICROBIOLOGY SOCIETY FY2025	£4.2m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR PARASITOLOGY FY2025	£121k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY FY2025	£904k	—	0	unclear	0.0%	no doubt

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