The Federation of European Microbiological Societies

Analysis

The Federation of European Microbiological Societies is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in October 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03565643). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Federation of European Microbiological Societies reported income of £3.2m and spending of £3.6m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2.8m to £3.2m (+16%), an average of +3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 75% 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 Federation of European Microbiological Societies 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 The Mayhew Home (£3.2m), The Donald Gordon Second Foundation (£3.2m) and The United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (£3.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 84%, investments 15% and donations and legacies 1.5%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 2.3%. Grants to other organisations totalled £164k. Reserves of £21.1m would cover about 70 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.