British Society of Echocardiography

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British Society of Echocardiography is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2002, 24 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 04480121). It says it provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, British Society of Echocardiography reported income of £1.6m and spending of £1.4m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £927k to £1.6m (+69%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 93% 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 of Echocardiography sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Age Concern Slough and Berkshire East (£1.6m), Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre (Cheshire and Merseyside) (£1.6m) and Pesticide Action Network UK (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99% and investments 1.2%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.5%. Reserves of £845k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.