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Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 0
  • Excess reserves: -4
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

THE PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY 

The Society's main aims are to promote the advancement of physiology and to facilitate communication, both between scientists and with the wider public, through: the publication of scientific journals; support for scientific meetings; grants to allow physiologists to attend scientific meetings and develop research collaborations; and by supporting education and outreach activities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender 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
  • There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £15,677,000 available, equivalent to 47 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
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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£4,153£4,017£136£0£15,762£15,67746.823690
31/12/21£4,130£3,800£330£0£17,790£17,70655.925803
31/12/20£4,452£3,587£865£0£16,492£16,39554.825571
31/12/19£4,810£4,688£122£0£15,677£15,55039.827617
31/12/18£4,742£5,067£-325£0£14,769£14,62834.624200
31/12/17£5,136£4,334£802£0£13,493£13,38437.1240
31/12/16£4,205£4,426£-221£0£12,280£12,16633230
31/12/15£3,816£3,986£-170£252£11,739£11,61435230
31/12/14£3,985£4,203£-218£252£11,908£11,77833.6250
31/12/13£4,313£4,918£-605£212£12,030£11,94829.2230
31/12/12£4,178£4,757£-579£228£11,900£11,81729.8250
31/12/11£3,911£3,928£-17£231£12,226£12,14037.1230
31/12/10£3,766£3,520£246£192£12,779£12,68943.3210
31/12/09£4,016£3,243£773£208£11,829£11,73243.4200
31/12/08£3,429£3,009£420£190£10,027£9,92939.6200
31/12/07£3,290£2,917£373£191£11,916£11,86848.8210
31/12/06£3,260£3,072£188£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05*£3,267£2,971£296£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£3,204£3,256£-51£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 13%
Highest pay band: £130,000-£140,000
Liabilities/Assets: 17%
Liabilities/Income: 79%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 46.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 0.5
Asset Split ?
Established: 62 years
(87 years as a company)

www.physoc.org

governance@physoc.org

02072695720

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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Medical education & research
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • City Of Westminster, Islington,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 23 employees
  • 690 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 12/13 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 39-72
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/09/1962, number: 211585
  • Registered at Companies House on 27/01/1937, number: 00323575
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR05: 28 days late,
Main office

The Physiological Society
Hodgkin Huxley House
30 Farringdon Lane
LONDON
EC1R 3AW

Objectives

TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE ADVANCEMENT OF PHYSIOLOGY AND TO FACILITATE THE INTERCOURSE OF PHYSIOLOGISTS, BOTH AT HOME AND ABROAD AND THEREBY CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROGRESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF BIO-MEDICAL AND RELATED SCIENCES AND THE DETECTION,PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF DISEASE, DISABILITY AND MALFUNCTION OF PHYSICAL PROCESSES IN ALL FORMS OF LIFE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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