BRITISH MYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Charity number: 276503
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Society's objects are to promote mycology in all its aspects by supporting scientific research, conservation issues, publications, meetings, workshops, education and related activities

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £325,852
Total expenditure: £277,496

People

11 Trustee(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
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 05 September 1979: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • THE BRITISH MYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY (Previous 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • 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

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr Jason Rudd Trustee 11 December 2024
None on record
Kate Iona Elspeth Fraser Trustee 25 September 2024
None on record
Dr Neil Brown Trustee 25 September 2024
None on record
Dr Jane Usher Trustee 25 September 2024
None on record
Professor Sarah Jane Gurr Trustee 25 September 2024
None on record
Linda Seward Trustee 01 January 2024
None on record
Professor Elaine Bignell Trustee 01 January 2024
None on record
Prof Paul Dyer Trustee 02 October 2023
FUNGAL BIOLOGY LIMITED
Received: On time
Marcus Yeo Trustee 01 January 2023
None on record
Dr Mark Ramsdale Trustee 01 January 2023
None on record
Professor Janet Quinn Trustee 01 January 2021
FUNGAL BIOLOGY LIMITED
Received: On time

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 £298.17k £247.60k £235.30k £288.98k £325.85k
Total expenditure £196.47k £123.31k £148.89k £216.29k £277.50k
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 18 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 18 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 06 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 06 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 24 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 24 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 18 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020

(These accounts
have been qualified)

18 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 30 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 30 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 09/12/1978 AS AMENDED ON 26/09/1996 AS AMENDED ON 06/09/2006 AS AMENDED ON 10/02/2010 AS AMENDED ON 27/11/2010 AS AMENDED ON 25/09/2013 as amended on 02 Oct 2023 as amended on 02 Nov 2023 as amended on 25 Sept 2024

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE MYCOLOGY IN ALL ITS ASPECTS BY SUPPORTING SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, CONSERVATION ISSUES, PUBLICATIONS, MEETINGS AND SUCH OTHER ACTIVITIES AS IT SHALL DEEM APPROPRIATE.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
British Mycological Society
C/O Royal Society of Biology
1 Naoroji Street
LONDON
WC1X 0GB
Phone:
0330 1330002
Email:
admin@britmycolsoc.info
Website:

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