BRITISH SOCIETY FOR ECOLOGICAL MEDICINE

Charity Number: 326372
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The BSEM promotes the study and good practice of allergy, environmental and nutritional medicine for the benefit of the public and supports doctors who use the insights of ecological medicine to help patients. The society trains doctors and eligible health practitioners, organises scientific conferences and provides information for doctors and patients

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £52,289
Total expenditure: £76,375

People

4 Trustee(s)

6 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 09 June 1983: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR ALLERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE (Previous name)
  • THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR ALLERGY ENVIRONMENTAL AND NUTRITIONAL MEDICINE (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • 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
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr DAMIEN DOWNING Chair 09 October 2013
None on record
Peter Noble Trustee 16 November 2018
None on record
Dr APELLES ECONS Trustee 15 October 2013
None on record
Dr Franziska Meuschel Trustee 09 October 2013
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £65.95k £50.60k £45.39k £130.59k £52.29k
Total expenditure £58.03k £39.18k £33.81k £88.25k £76.38k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 30 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 30 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 29 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 29 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 30 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 30 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 29 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 29 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 29 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 29 October 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

RULES ADOPTED 20TH MAY 1983 AS AMENDED 3RD DECEMBER 1985 AND 14 JUNE 1996; AS AMENDED BY MEMBERS BALLOT JAN 05

Charitable objects

A-TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE STUDY OF ALLERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL AND NUTRITIONAL ILLNESS AND MEDICINE AND TO IMPROVE THE STANDARD OF KNOWLEDGE OF THE MEANS OF PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS AND METHODS OF TREATMENT AND CURE OF SUCH ILLNESSES B-TO PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO SUCH ILLNESS AND ITS PREVENTION ALLEVIATION OR CURE

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
BSEM Administration
Redhill Chambers
2d High Street
Redhill
Surrey
RH1 1RJ
Phone:
07855033978
Email:
info@bsem.org.uk
Website:

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