WORLD'S POULTRY SCIENCE ASSOCIATION UNITED KINGDOM BRANCH

Registered charity 803616 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WPSA, WPSA UK BRANCH

Organises scientific meetings on poultry production including nutrition, welfare, disease and environmental issues; supports undergraduate and research students with travel awards and research grants.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE, AND PUBLIC EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THE AGRICULTURAL USE OF THE AVIAN SPECIES, CONSISTENT WITH THE CONSTITUTION OF THE WORLD'S POULTRY SCIENCE ASSOCIATION.

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

Causes: Education/training · Animals · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: City of Edinburgh, Scotland (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£31k

Latest spending

£19k

Registered

1990

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a branch surplus of £1,733 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £63,914 and total expenditure of £62,181. The balance sheet shows unrestricted reserves of £314,449, representing an increase from the previous year's brought-forward reserves. The independent examiner reported that no matters came to their attention that would require further investigation or indicate non-compliance with accounting requirements.

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 3 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
Complaints policy and procedures
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
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr Laura Fallerchair
DR ADEKUNLE ADEBIYI PhD
Dr Allison Elliott
Dr Antonija Simic
Dr Cormac OShea PhD
Dr Eloise Lawlor
Dr Emma Lund
Dr Farina Malik Khattak PhD
Dr Fiona Jane Short BSC PhD
Dr Muhammad Rizwan Azhar
Dr Saad Gillani
Dr Salvatore Galgano PhD
Dr Sarah Lambton
Dr Sarah Struthers PhD
Dr victoria Sandilands · trustee of 1 other charity
Matthew Alan Oldnall
Rita Goncalves

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£31k	£19k
31/12/2024	£30k	£32k
31/12/2023	£45k	£31k
31/12/2022	£66k	£63k
31/12/2021	£24k	£14k

Common questions

Is WORLD'S POULTRY SCIENCE ASSOCIATION UNITED KINGDOM BRANCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a branch surplus of £1,733 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £63,914 and total expenditure of £62,181. The balance sheet shows unrestricted reserves of £314,449, representing an increase from the previous year's brought-forward reserves. The independent examiner reported that no matters came to their attention that would require further investigation or indicate non-compliance with accounting requirements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE SAVITRI WANEY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£45k
THE PRUDENCE TRUST	1	£40k
CHOOSE LOVE	1	£35k
THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRITISH POULTRY SCIENCE LTD.

BRITISH POULTRY SCIENCE LTD income £105k
THE GLOBAL DIVERSITY FOUNDATION income £1.1m
WASH WADER RESEARCH GROUP income £64k
WELSH PONY AND COB SOCIETY income £661k
THE ROYAL WELSH AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY LIMITED income £7.8m
POPULATION INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE income £128k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WORLD'S POULTRY SCIENCE ASSOCIATION UNITED KINGDOM BRANCH	£31k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BRITISH POULTRY SCIENCE LTD FY2025	£105k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE GLOBAL DIVERSITY FOUNDATION FY2025	£1.1m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WASH WADER RESEARCH GROUP FY2025	£64k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WELSH PONY AND COB SOCIETY FY2025	£661k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ROYAL WELSH AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025	£7.8m	£90,001 - £100,000	—	within	—	no doubt

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