Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 4

Support Score: 3

Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

No volunteer policy: -2
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 8

BRITISH PHARMACOLOGICAL SOCIETY

To promote and advance pharmacology nationally and internationally (including clinical pharmacology)

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received income from Government contracts
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/22		£4,288	£4,595	£-307	£0	£5,793	£5,308	13.9	23	805
31/12/21		£4,523	£4,218	£305	£0	£6,676	£6,358	18.1	25	305
31/12/20		£4,418	£4,220	£199	£0	£6,011	£5,659	16.1	26	300
31/12/19		£4,452	£4,923	£-472	£0	£5,650	£5,280	12.9	27	325
31/12/18		£4,194	£4,915	£-721	£0	£5,618	£5,182	12.7	24	300
31/12/17		£4,370	£4,515	£-144	£0	£6,812	£6,376	16.9	21	0
31/12/16		£3,717	£4,327	£-610	£0	£6,516	£6,041	16.8	18	0
31/12/15		£4,197	£3,903	£294	£36	£6,727	£6,134	18.9	14	0
31/12/14		£3,478	£3,562	£-84	£54	£6,361	£5,867	19.8	14	0
31/12/13		£3,352	£3,319	£33	£34	£6,373	£5,919	21.4	12	0
31/12/12	*	£3,513	£3,630	£-117	£32	£5,994	£5,405	17.9	11	0
31/12/11		£3,282	£3,147	£136	£19	£5,814	£4,909	18.7	10	0
31/12/10		£3,040	£2,943	£97	£27	£5,950	£4,857	19.8	10	0
31/12/09?		£3,303	£2,738	£565	£23	£5,585	£4,207	18.4	10	0
31/03/08		£3,587	£3,427	£161	£26	£5,312	£4,227	14.8	12	0
31/03/07		£4,336	£3,195	£1,141	£43	£5,355	£4,493	16.9	13	0
31/03/06		£3,865	£6,534	£-2,669	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£5,035	£2,504	£2,531	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£3,060	£2,840	£220	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.5%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 13%
Highest pay band: £120,000-£130,000
Liabilities/Assets: 18%
Liabilities/Income: 30%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 92%
Reserves/Spending: 13.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 1

Asset Split ?

Established: 30 years

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02072390171

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Scientific research and testing services

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

23 employees
805 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 25-79

ALINA ZORN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director

PROFESSOR ADRIAN JONATHAN HOBBS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Professor

PROFESSOR ANA ALFIREVIC Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director

PROFESSOR CHERRY LINDSEY WAINWRIGHT Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Director

PROFESSOR JAMES MICHAEL RITTER Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Director

PROFESSOR MICHAEL SPEDDING Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Director

PROFESSOR SIMON KENNEDY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Professor

PROFESSOR STEPHEN WATSON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director

EDWARD BRIFFA Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Director

PROFESSOR SIR MARK CAULFIELD Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeships: THE WILLIAM HARVEY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, THE BLOOD PRESSURE ASSOCIATION,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/12/1993, number: 1030623
Registered at Companies House on 29/11/1993, number: 02877400

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR12: 28 days late,

Main office

BRITISH PHARMACOLOGICAL SOCIETY LTD
16 ANGEL GATE
LONDON
EC1V 2PT

Objectives

THE OBJECT FOR WHICH THE SOCIETY IS ESTABLISHED IS TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE PHARMACOLOGY (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY).

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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