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.

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Latest income

£30k

Latest spending

£32k

Registered

1990

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net deficit of £394, reducing total reserves from £319,324 to £318,930. Per the trustees' report, the organization remains in a good financial position with sufficient assets to continue its activities, including the staging of scientific meetings and the provision of research awards.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Interest (60% of income)

“WPSA-UK income comes from interest on our investments (£19,900), membership fees (£5,029), interest on ‘regular’ bank accounts (£252), royalties from our symposium books (£74), and income from other grants (£296) totalling £25,551.” — page 5

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Honoraria were paid to the secretaries, treasurer, and web master totaling £4,725.

“Other expenditure (£14,482) included paying our dues to the world branch (£3,108), fees for the spring 2023 branch meeting (£3,540), production of the spring meeting abstracts in British Poultry Abstracts (£2,000), honoraria to the secretaries (outgoing and incoming), treasurer and web master (£4,725).” — page 5

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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
31/12/2024	£30k	£32k
31/12/2023	£45k	£31k
31/12/2022	£66k	£63k
31/12/2021	£24k	£14k
31/12/2020	£8k	£4k

Common questions

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

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net deficit of £394, reducing total reserves from £319,324 to £318,930. Per the trustees' report, the organization remains in a good financial position with sufficient assets to continue its activities, including the staging of scientific meetings and the provision of research awards. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.