THE BRITISH SOCIETY OF GERONTOLOGY

Registered charity 264385 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q19596205 · Wikipedia

Promoting understanding of ageing and later life

Objects

1. FOR THE FURTHERANCE AND PROMOTION OF GERONTOLOGY. 2. THE CARE AND RELEIF OF THE AGED. 3. RESEARCH AND STUDY OF THE PROBLEMS RELATED TO SOCIAL AND BEHAVIOURAL GERONTOLOGY.

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.

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Registered contact address: Winchester, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£195k

Latest spending

£166k

Registered

1973

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds were maintained at a level equating to approximately six months of unrestricted expenditure, meeting the charity's stated reserves policy. Per the trustees' report, the charity generated a net income of £28,874 for the year, with total funds increasing from £170,068 to £198,942. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts present a true and fair view with no material issues coming to their attention.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately six month's unrestricted expenditure (held: £192k)

“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves of the charity, at a level that equates to approximately six month's unrestricted expenditure.” — page 4

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.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr Martin Hydechair
Dr Andrew King
Dr Christine Brown Wilson
Dr Christoph Heuser
Dr David Lain
Dr Fawn Harrad Hyde
Dr Hannah Marston
Dr Junjie Huang
Dr Linda Birt
Dr Lisa Davison
Dr Matthew Lariviere
Dr Natasha Fothergill Misbah

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£195k	£166k
31/03/2024	£183k	£176k
31/03/2023	£74k	£71k
31/03/2022	£82k	£71k
31/03/2021	£172k	£131k

Common questions

Is THE BRITISH SOCIETY OF GERONTOLOGY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds were maintained at a level equating to approximately six months of unrestricted expenditure, meeting the charity's stated reserves policy. Per the trustees' report, the charity generated a net income of £28,874 for the year, with total funds increasing from £170,068 to £198,942. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts present a true and fair view with no material issues coming to their attention. 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
ROBERT LUFF FOUNDATION LIMITED	1	£35k
PETER SOWERBY FOUNDATION	1	£13k
THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST	1	£8k
G M MORRISON CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£3k
YORKSHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£2k

Charities like this

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

THE BRITISH TRAUMA SOCIETY income £39k
BNJC income £4.1m
BRITISH SOCIETY OF GASTROINTESTINAL AND ABDOMINAL RADIOLOGY income £201k
THE BRITISH GERIATRICS SOCIETY income £1.8m
THE BRITISH PORPHYRIA ASSOCIATION income £179k
BRITISH THYROID FOUNDATION income £305k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE BRITISH SOCIETY OF GERONTOLOGY	£195k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE BRITISH TRAUMA SOCIETY FY2025	£39k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BNJC FY2025	£4.1m	£100,000-£140,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
BRITISH SOCIETY OF GASTROINTESTINAL AND ABDOMINAL RADIOLOGY FY2025	£201k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE BRITISH GERIATRICS SOCIETY FY2025	£1.8m	£110,001 - £120,000	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BRITISH PORPHYRIA ASSOCIATION FY2026	£179k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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