British Pharmacological Society

Analysis

British Pharmacological Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in 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 02877400). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, British Pharmacological Society reported income of £9.9m and spending of £5.0m, leaving 50% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £4.5m to £9.9m (+118%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 108%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, British Pharmacological Society sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Overgate Hospice (£9.8m), Becht Foundation (£9.9m) and North Devon Hospice (£9.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 52%, charitable activities 46% and investments 2.0%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £42k. Reserves of £2.2m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 26 people.