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SOCIETY FOR REPRODUCTION AND FERTILITY

Registered charity 261433 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as JOURNALS OF REPRODUCTION AND FERTILITY LIMITED, S R F

Supports research, education and training in reproductive biology and reproductive science.Holds one or two national or international conferences each year, sometimes in association with other learned societies.Provides grants in support of travel, special publications and other activities as agreed by the the Society's Council of Management.Owns and publishes an academic journal: Reproduction

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Latest income
£547k
Latest spending
£320k
Registered
1970
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the Society reported a net surplus of £430,805 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by total income of £547,320 and total expenditure of £320,184. Per the trustees' report, free reserves amounted to £534,504, which the Council believes provides adequate resources to continue activities for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Journal royalties (47% of income)
“Journal royalties 259,168”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: Maintaining reserves to meet at least one year’s running costs, including all overheads. Maintaining the investment funds held with Sarasin at a level which equates to approximately £1.9m Holding reserves which will defend the Society against significant changes in subscription income from publications and income from investments. (held: £535k)
“Maintaining reserves to meet at least one year’s running costs, including all overheads. Maintaining the investment funds held with Sarasin at a level which equates to approximately £1.9m Holding reserves which will defend the Society against significant changes in subscription income from publications and income from investments.” — page 8
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Note 15
“During the year, fertility bursaries amounting to £300 were paid to 1 Trustee (2023 - £Nil). At the time a decision was made to award these bursaries, the Trustee in question was not a Trustee.” — page 30
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£547k
Total spending
£320k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (95% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£547k£320k
31/12/2023£347k£476k
31/12/2022£268k£248k
31/12/2021£280k£372k
31/12/2020£332k£150k

Common questions

Is SOCIETY FOR REPRODUCTION AND FERTILITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the Society reported a net surplus of £430,805 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by total income of £547,320 and total expenditure of £320,184. Per the trustees' report, free reserves amounted to £534,504, which the Council believes provides adequate resources to continue activities for the foreseeable future. Its FY2024 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE COMPANY OF BIOLOGISTS1£110k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with The British Fertility Society.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SOCIETY FOR REPRODUCTION AND FERTILITY£547k—0unclear—no doubt
The British Fertility Society FY2025£309k—0above—no doubt
THE SOCIETY FOR FREE RADICAL RESEARCH FY2024£186k—0unclear—no doubt
THE SOCIETY FOR EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY FY2024£2.9m——below—no doubt
THE SOCIAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION FY2025£690k—0above—no doubt
SOCIETY FOR ENDOCRINOLOGY FY2024£5.6m——unclear—no doubt

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