Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 0

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Only 3 Trustees: -2
Gender balanced board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -4

BRITISH SOCIETY FOR DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

The BSDB aims to promote and advance the research, teaching and public education of developmental biology in the United Kingdom by organising research meetings, awarding grants to individuals and organisations. The BSDB supports young scientists and awards grants to enable them to attend scientific meetings. In addition we aim to further public education in the science of developmental biology.

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There are only 3 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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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
31/07/23		£89	£147	£-59	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	14
31/07/22		£73	£147	£-73	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/07/21		£71	£77	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	14
31/07/20		£133	£30	£103	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/07/19		£147	£138	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	13
31/07/18		£173	£181	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/17		£137	£139	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/16		£155	£129	£26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/15		£113	£128	£-15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/14		£120	£115	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/13		£113	£107	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/12		£113	£99	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/11		£106	£72	£34	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/10	*	£190	£106	£84	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/09	*	£94	£89	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/08		£110	£99	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/07		£88	£82	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/06		£77	£67	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/05		£86	£81	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/04		£113	£112	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 49 years

http://www.bsdb.org/

treasurer@bsdb.org

020 7188 7389

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

Scientific research and testing services

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations

Where it operates

Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
14 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DR CYNTHIA LILIAN ANDONIADOU Appointed: 2019

DR TRISTAN RODRIGUEZ Appointed: 2021

PROFESSOR PAUL BRIAN MARTIN (Chair) Appointed: 2019

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/11/1975, number: 270363

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
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
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR10: 57 days late, AR09: 8 days late,

Main office

Guys Hospital
Floor 27 Tower Wing
LONDON
SE1 9RT

Objectives

(A) TO ADVANCE RESEARCH AND TEACHING IN THOSE ASPECTS OF ANIMAL AND PLANT BIOLOGY THAT ARE CONNECTED WITH DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES, AND TO PROMOTE THE PUBLICATION OF THE RESULTS OF SUCH STUDY AND RESEARCH.(B) TO FURTHER PUBLIC EDUCATION THEREIN.(C) TO BRING TOGETHER SCIENTISTS INTERESTED IN DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY, BY HOLDING MEETINGS IN AS MANY DIFFERENT CENTRES AS POSSIBLE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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