British Society for Immunology

Analysis

British Society for Immunology is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1995, 31 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 03005933). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending June 2025, British Society for Immunology reported income of £1.8m and spending of £2.4m, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £2.2m to £1.8m (-19%), an average of -5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income dropped by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 113% 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 Society for Immunology sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Real Care Ltd (£1.8m), T.h.o.m.a.s (Those on the Margins of a Society) (£1.8m) and The Brain Charity (£1.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 89% and investments 5.1%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.1%. Reserves of £3.1m would cover about 16 months of spending at that rate. It employed 19 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.