THE BRITISH BIOPHYSICAL SOCIETY

Charity number: 254742
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The BBS continues to support academic activities in the field of Biophysics. This involves supporting conferences and attendance of University postgraduate students at such conferences, primarily in the UK but also in Europe and the US.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 June 2024

Total income: £10,056
Total expenditure: £6,059

People

4 Trustee(s)

14 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 25 March 1968: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • BBS (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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
Prof. John Sanderson Trustee 01 April 2020
None on record
Dr Ann Maryna Dixon Trustee 13 July 2018
None on record
Prof. Olwyn Byron Trustee 01 November 2017
None on record
DR Tharin Blumenschein de Almeida Trustee 01 January 2014
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/06/2020 30/06/2021 30/06/2022 30/06/2023 30/06/2024
Total gross income £4.97k £6.61k £26.34k £7.32k £10.06k
Total expenditure £6.80k £11.24k £3.17k £15.97k £6.06k
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 30 June 2024 29 April 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2024 Not Required
Annual return 30 June 2023 30 April 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2023 Not Required
Annual return 30 June 2022 26 June 2023 57 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2022 26 June 2023 57 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2021 05 April 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2021 Not Required
Annual return 30 June 2020 30 April 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2020 Not Required
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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.

REVISED RULES ADOPTED 15TH APRIL 1966

Charitable objects

THE SOCIETY IS INSTITUTED SOLELY FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE SCIENCE OF BIOPHYSICS, THAT IS, THE STUDY OF THE FUNCTIONING AND STRUCTURE OF LIVING ORGANISMS VIEWED FROM A PHYSICAL STANDPOINT AND THE APPLICATION OF PHYSICAL AND PHYSICO-CHEMICAL TECHNIQUES TO BIOLOGICAL PROBLEMS.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
University of East Anglia
Norwich Research Park
Earlham Road
Norwich
NR4 7TJ
Phone:
02476150037
Email:
ann.dixon@warwick.ac.uk
Website:

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