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THE AMATEUR ENTOMOLOGISTS' SOCIETY

Registered charity 267430 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE A E S BUG CLUB, THE AES, THE AES BUG CLUB, THE BUG CLUB

The aim of the charity is to promote the study of entomology amongst amateurs, including in particular young people, by publishing books and periodicals and organising educational and other events. This includes involvement with invertebrate conservation matters.

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Latest income
£95k
Latest spending
£75k
Registered
1975
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £20,089, increasing its cash reserves to £22,808. The Board of Trustees determined a target general cash reserve of a minimum of £2,000, which was comfortably exceeded. The charity also holds an investment portfolio with a market value of £150,451.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £4,680
“An honorarium of £4,680 (2024: £4,680) was paid to one Trustee during the year, for administering the charity’s membership.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: a minimum of £2,000 (held: £23k)
“The Board of Trustees has determined that the AES will have a target for a general cash reserve of a minimum of £2,000” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: One trustee received an honorarium of £4,680 for administrative work. The governing document did not permit this at the time, and an application to the Charity Commission for amendment was pending.
“An honorarium of £4,680 (2024: £4,680) was paid to one Trustee during the year, for administering the charity’s membership.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: A loan from a Trustee in 2024 of £4,545 was repaid.
“A loan from a Trustee in 2024 of £4,545 was repaid.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: The charity’s governing document does not currently permit payments to trustees for services rendered. The trustees have applied to the Charity Commission to amend the governing document to allow such payments, and approval is pending.
“The charity’s governing document does not currently permit payments to trustees for services rendered. The trustees have applied to the Charity Commission to amend the governing document to allow such payments, and approval is pending.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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
31/12/2025£95k£75k
31/12/2024£61k£64k
31/12/2023£50k£64k
31/12/2022£54k£53k
31/12/2021£42k£49k

Common questions

Is THE AMATEUR ENTOMOLOGISTS' SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £20,089, increasing its cash reserves to £22,808. The Board of Trustees determined a target general cash reserve of a minimum of £2,000, which was comfortably exceeded. The charity also holds an investment portfolio with a market value of £150,451. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE AMATEUR ENTOMOLOGISTS' SOCIETY earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £4,680 band.