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THE SOCIETY FOR EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Registered charity 273795 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as S E B

Latest income
£2.9m
Latest spending
£2.3m
Registered
1977
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £3.8 million, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet two years of operating costs. The charity reported a net income increase for the year, driven by growth in investment returns and journal income, despite a decline in membership subscription revenue.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“At 31 December 2024, the charity held free reserves totalling £3.8M (2023: £3.6M). The free reserves held represent 1 years and 10 months operating expenditure. The trustees are satisfied with the level of free reserves held as at the 31 December 2024, as this meets the requirement of 2 years' operating costs”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.

Corporate structure

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 31/12/2024)

Total income
£2.9m
Total spending
£2.3m
Cost of raising funds
£38k
Reserves (reported)
£3.8m
Employees
15

Reported reserves equal ~19.4 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: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£2.9m£2.3m
31/12/2023£2.9m£2.7m
31/12/2022£2.6m£2.2m
31/12/2021£3.1m£2.3m
31/12/2020£2.6m£1.6m

Common questions

Is THE SOCIETY FOR EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £3.8 million, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet two years of operating costs. The charity reported a net income increase for the year, driven by growth in investment returns and journal income, despite a decline in membership subscription revenue. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.

Who funds THE SOCIETY FOR EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE SOCIETY FOR EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY as a grant recipient include THE COMPANY OF BIOLOGISTS.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmount
THE COMPANY OF BIOLOGISTSFY2024£38k

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
THE HEALTH FOUNDATION1£150k
THE NUFFIELD FOUNDATION1£66k

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