SOCIETY FOR MEDICINES RESEARCH

Registered charity 276839 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SOCIETY FOR DRUG RESEARCH

The objects of the Charity are the advancement of science relating to all aspects of drug research, primarily byproviding a common meeting ground for all who are interested and involved in such research, with the purposeof furthering the education of such persons to be of ultimate benefit to the general public in the field of relief ofsickness.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE RELATING TO ALL ASPECTS OF DRUG RESEARCH PRIMARILY BY PROVIDING A COMMON MEETING GROUND FOR ALL WHO ARE INTERESTED AND INVOLVED IN SUCH RESEARCH WITH THE PURPOSE OF FURTHERING THE EDUCATION OF SUCH PERSONS TO THE ULTIMATE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE FIELD OF RELIEF OF SICKNESS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased from £30,417 to £44,284, driven by a significant rise in meeting registration income and sponsorship. The trustees report adequate resources for the foreseeable future and note that funds are held as cash balances rather than investments.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Daniel O'Donovanchair
• Dr Sam Butterworth
• Pamela Brown
• Richard Davenport

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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