Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

THE PATHOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND

The charity's mission is to promote any activity that furthers the understanding of disease. Such an understanding is both a direct and indirect benefit for patients. The Society encompasses a broad church ranging from those engaged in diagnostic pathology through to basic scientists, and its remit encompasses educational as well as research activities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • There are 16 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £8,426,887 available, equivalent to 105 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • 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 £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£1,174£961£213£0£8,427£8,427105.230
31/12/21£1,153£1,537£-384£0£8,696£8,69667.930
31/12/20£1,169£1,077£92£0£8,338£8,33892.930
31/12/19£1,370£1,535£-166£0£8,319£8,3196530
31/12/18£1,268£1,679£-411£30£7,732£7,73255.330
31/12/17£1,324£1,302£22£0£8,790£8,7908130
31/12/16£1,213£1,346£-133£1£8,369£8,36974.630
31/12/15£1,171£1,265£-94£0£7,810£7,81074.120
31/12/14£1,098£1,108£-9£91£7,959£7,95986.220

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 17%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 105.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 13 months
Quick Ratio: 2.1
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 11 years

http://www.pathsoc.org/

operationsmgr@pathsoc.org

02074848046

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • General Community services
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (16)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 14/16 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 37-64
  • DR ABHIK MUKHERJEE Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Honorary Consultant Histopathologist
  • DR ALEXANDER KIERON HARAGAN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Consultant Thoracic Pathologist
  • DR CYNTHIA COYNE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Consultant Histopathologist
  • DR DAVID ALLAN MOORE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Honorary Consultant Histopathologist
  • DR ELIZABETH SOILLEUX Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Honorary Consultant Pathologist
  • DR EMMA LOUISE SHORT Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Consultant Histopathologist
  • DR GEMMA SUSAN PETTS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Clinical Lecturer In Pathology
  • DR HELEN KALIRAI Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Senior Research Fellow
  • DR MARNIX JANSEN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Clinician Scientist-Hon Consultant Histopathologis
  • DR MATTHEW RICHARD PUGH Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Associate Clinical Professor/Hon Con Histopathol
  • DR TIMOTHY JAMES KENDALL Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Senior Clinical Research Fellow In Pathology
  • PROF MARK JOHAN ARENDS (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Professor Of Pathology
  • PROF MOHAMMAD ILYAS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Professor Of Pathology
  • PROF SUSANNE CHRISTINE BURDAK-ROTHKAMM Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Consultant Histopathologist
  • PROFESSOR GRAEME IAN MURRAY Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Professor Of Pathology
  • PROFESSOR SARAH ELLEN COUPLAND Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Consultant Histopathologist
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/12/2013, number: 1154851
  • Registered at Companies House on 01/11/2013, number: 08759028
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
9 returns made; all on time
Main office

The Pathological Society
6 Alie Steet
London
E1 8QT

Objectives

TO ADVANCE PATHOLOGY AND FACILITATE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PATHOLOGISTS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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