The International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Analysis

The International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in 122 Freston Road, London. It was registered in December 1993, 33 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 02722770). It says it makes grants to individuals and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology reported income of £3.8m and spending of £4.2m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2.2m to £3.8m (+70%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 118% 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 International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mildmay Hospital (£3.8m), United Purpose (£3.8m) and Red Rose Recovery Lancashire (£3.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 92% and investments 6.8%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £9.8m would cover about 26 months of spending at that rate. It employed 28 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.