The British Society for Haematology

Analysis

The British Society for Haematology is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02645706). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The British Society for Haematology reported income of £3.3m and spending of £3.2m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £2.8m to £3.3m (+18%), an average of +4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The British Society for Haematology sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Home-Start Greenwich (£3.3m), Save an Orphan (International) (£3.3m) and Delta Philanthropies (£3.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 55%, charitable activities 40% and investments 4.8%. Charitable activities took 63% of spending and raising funds 34%. Grants to other organisations totalled £188k. Reserves of £11.8m would cover about 42 months of spending at that rate. It employed 19 people.