International Society for Respiratory Viruses

Analysis

International Society for Respiratory Viruses is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in England. It was registered in April 2007, 19 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 06021083). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, International Society for Respiratory Viruses reported income of £1.9m and spending of £1.9m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £87k to £1.9m (+2045%), an average of +115% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 1427%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, International Society for Respiratory Viruses sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% 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 Connected Voice (£1.9m), The Construction Sector Transparency Initiative (£1.9m) and Young People Cornwall (£1.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94% and investments 2.5%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.9m would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate.