British Society of Gastroenterology

Analysis

British Society of Gastroenterology is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2012, 14 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 08124892). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, British Society of Gastroenterology reported income of £4.5m and spending of £4.4m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2.2m to £4.5m (+101%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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 Gastroenterology sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Seneca Trust (£4.5m), The Wilverley Association, Trading as Everwood Care Charity (£4.5m) and New Horizon Youth Centre (£4.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 80% and investments 5.3%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £8,556. Reserves of £2.4m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.