British Society for Genetic Medicine

Analysis

British Society for Genetic Medicine is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cannock. It was registered in October 1996, 30 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. It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, British Society for Genetic Medicine reported income of £172k and spending of £191k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £106k to £172k (+63%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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 Genetic Medicine sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Headley Court Charity (£172k), The Bude Haven Recreation Ground Ltd (£172k) and Friends of Burundi (£172k).