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SOCIETY FOR ENDOCRINOLOGY

Registered charity 266813 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Advancement of scientific and clinical education and research in endocrinology for the public benefit through grants, events, research, education of doctors, nurses and scientists, publications and to educate and inform the public and patients through providing support and information on all aspects of endocrinology.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£5.6m
Latest spending
£6.1m
Registered
1974
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £304k for the year ended 31 December 2024, following total expenditure of £6.0M against total income of £5.6M. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £4.2M, which exceeds the stated policy target of £2.85M by £0.25M, indicating the charity is currently meeting its own reserves policy.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Journals (50% of income)
“In 2024, journal income accounted for 50% of the Society’s charitable activities”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £2.85M (held: £4.2m)
“the target reserves figure should be set at £2.85M” — page 13
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Bioscientifica Limited
“The Society has a wholly-owned trading subsidiary, Bioscientifica Limited, which provides publishing, event management and association management services to biomedical communities.” — page 12
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Society For Endocrinology (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £1.7m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

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

Total income
£5.6m
Total spending
£6.1m
Cost of raising funds
£2.8m
Reserves (reported)
£4.2m
Employees
62

Reported reserves equal ~8.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (60% 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: 49.9% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Denmark · Germany · Greece · India · Malta · Netherlands · Nigeria · Romania · Scotland · Serbia · South Africa · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£5.6m£6.1m
31/12/2023£5.5m£6.2m
31/12/2022£6.3m£7.0m
31/12/2021£6.2m£5.8m
31/12/2020£5.5m£5.4m

Common questions

Is SOCIETY FOR ENDOCRINOLOGY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £304k for the year ended 31 December 2024, following total expenditure of £6.0M against total income of £5.6M. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £4.2M, which exceeds the stated policy target of £2.85M by £0.25M, indicating the charity is currently meeting its own reserves policy. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.

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
ARDONAGH COMMUNITY TRUST1£5k
THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (GEORGE HENRY T AND LAURENCE J CADBURY SECTIONS)1£5k
THE DANSON FOUNDATION1£3k
RESTORE OUR PLANET1£0

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF ENDOCRINOLOGY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SOCIETY FOR ENDOCRINOLOGY£5.6m——unclear—no doubt
EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF ENDOCRINOLOGY FY2025£3.1m—4above—no doubt
EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR PAEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY FY2025£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt
BRITISH SOCIETY FOR NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY FY2024£579k—0above—no doubt
FOUNDATION OF THE SOCIETY OF RETINA SPECIALISTS FY2024£2.7m€100,001 - €110,000—above—no doubt
THE MEDICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON FY2025£221k—0unclear—no doubt

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