THE NUTRITION SOCIETY

Registered charity 272071 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Society is the largest Learned Society for nutrition in Europe and a leading authority in the world in the field of nutritional science. Its principal activities are:Publishing internationally renowned learned journals; Publishing nutrition text books; Disseminating scientific information through its publications and an annual programme of scientific meetings; membership

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the Society reported a net deficit of £257,703 for the year ended 31 December 2024, following a reduction in outgoings and a slight increase in revenue. Despite the operating deficit, the Society maintains a strong balance sheet with total net assets of £1,058,659, underpinned by significant freehold property assets and investment holdings. The trustees confirm adequate resources for the foreseeable future, noting that a £200,000 contractual payment from publishers received in January 2025 will help rebuild reserves.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Nutrition Society (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

• Mark Hollingsworth — Chief Executive Officer (source)

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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). 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)

Reported reserves equal ~7.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (93% 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: 11.5% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Barbara Bray
• Dr Eileen Gibney
• Dr Hannah Elise Theobald
• Dr Wendy Hall
• Penelope Jane Hunking
• Professor Andrew Salter
• Professor Bernard Michael Corfe
• Professor Frank Thies
• Professor John Brameld
• Professor Maria O'Sullivan
• Professor Mary Ward
• Professor Thomas Hill

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

Operates in: Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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