The British Occupational Hygiene Society

Analysis

The British Occupational Hygiene Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Pride Park. It was registered in January 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2024, The British Occupational Hygiene Society reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.8m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2024, income grew from £980k to £1.7m (+74%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 112% 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 British Occupational Hygiene Society 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 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include North East Lincolnshire Women's Aid (£1.7m), The Charlie Waller Trust (£1.7m) and Northamptonshire Community Foundation (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97%, donations and legacies 2.1% and investments 1.3%. Charitable activities took 89% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.