THE SOCIETY FOR UNDERWATER TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

Registered charity 256659 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SOCIETY FOR UNDERWATER TECHNOLOGY - S U T · also registered in Scotland as SC043942 (OSCR)

Latest income
£356k
Latest spending
£345k
Registered
1968
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity returned a small surplus of £409 for the financial year, following a significant surplus in the previous year driven by a major conference. Per the trustees' report, the Society continues to meet its reserves policy of holding fifty percent of expected next year's expenditure, with net assets totaling £689,837.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £80,001 - £90,000 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £60k)
Employees earning more than £60,000 during the year: £80,001 - £90,000
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: approximately 50% of average annual expected expenditure (held: £690k)
The Council Members consider this to be approximately 50% of average annual expected expenditure.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Society for Underwater Technology Limited (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2024)

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£737k
Reserves (reported)
£689k
Employees
4

Reported reserves equal ~11.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Angola · Australia · Austria · Azerbaijan · Belgium · Brazil · Burma · Canada · China · Cyprus · Denmark · Egypt

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£356k£345k
30/06/2024£1.1m£737k
30/06/2023£318k£286k
30/06/2022£274k£270k
30/06/2021£319k£315k

Common questions

Is THE SOCIETY FOR UNDERWATER TECHNOLOGY LIMITED financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity returned a small surplus of £409 for the financial year, following a significant surplus in the previous year driven by a major conference. Per the trustees' report, the Society continues to meet its reserves policy of holding fifty percent of expected next year's expenditure, with net assets totaling £689,837. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE SOCIETY FOR UNDERWATER TECHNOLOGY LIMITED earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £80,001 - £90,000 band.

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