BRITISH SOCIETY FOR ECOLOGICAL MEDICINE

Registered charity 326372 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR ALLERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE, THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR ALLERGY ENVIRONMENTAL AND NUTRITIONAL MEDICINE

The BSEM promotes the study and good practice of allergy, environmental and nutritional medicine for the benefit of the public and supports doctors who use the insights of ecological medicine to help patients. The society trains doctors and eligible health practitioners, organises scientific conferences and provides information for doctors and patients

Objects

A-TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE STUDY OF ALLERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL AND NUTRITIONAL ILLNESS AND MEDICINE AND TO IMPROVE THE STANDARD OF KNOWLEDGE OF THE MEANS OF PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS AND METHODS OF TREATMENT AND CURE OF SUCH ILLNESSES B-TO PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO SUCH ILLNESS AND ITS PREVENTION ALLEVIATION OR CURE

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.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred an excess of expenditure over income of £6,619 for the year ended 31 December 2024. Per the trustees' report, accumulated unrestricted funds decreased to £82,756 from £89,375 in the previous year, a result the trustees consider satisfactory. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr DAMIEN DOWNINGchair
• Dr APELLES ECONS
• Dr Franziska Meuschel
• Peter Noble

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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