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THE BRITISH GERIATRICS SOCIETY

Registered charity 268762 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as B G S, BGS

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Latest income
£1.8m
Latest spending
£2.3m
Registered
1975
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved an overall deficit before net gains on investments of £274,673 for the year ended 31 March 2024, compared to a £71,188 deficit in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves increased to £4,216,791, which exceeds the stated policy target of holding reserves equal to one year’s unrestricted expenditure budgeted for the following year. The trustees confirm that the Society is able to cover potential future operational deficits out of reserves without impacting the delivery of its Strategic Plan.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £90,001 - £100,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £70k)
“One employee earned between £90,000 and £100,000 (2023: one), one employee earned between £80,000 and £90,000 (2023: none), and 2 employees earned between £60,000 and £70,000 (2023 two).” — page 39
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 4
“One employee earned between £90,000 and £100,000 (2023: one), one employee earned between £80,000 and £90,000 (2023: none), and 2 employees earned between £60,000 and £70,000 (2023 two).” — page 39
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: BGS (Trading) Limited
“The Society has a wholly owned, non-charitable trading subsidiary, BGS (Trading) Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales (No. 2013195).” — page 25
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — British Geriatrics Society (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.8m
Total spending
£2.3m
Reserves (reported)
£2.4m
Employees
16

Reported reserves equal ~12.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.8m£2.3m
31/03/2024£1.8m£2.1m
31/03/2023£1.6m£1.7m
31/03/2022£1.3m£1.2m
31/03/2021£1.2m£1.1m

Common questions

Is THE BRITISH GERIATRICS SOCIETY financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity achieved an overall deficit before net gains on investments of £274,673 for the year ended 31 March 2024, compared to a £71,188 deficit in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves increased to £4,216,791, which exceeds the stated policy target of holding reserves equal to one year’s unrestricted expenditure budgeted for the following year. The trustees confirm that the Society is able to cover potential future operational deficits out of reserves without impacting the delivery of its Strategic Plan. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE BRITISH GERIATRICS SOCIETY earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £90,001 - £100,000 band, and 4 employees earned over £60,000.