The Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences

Analysis

The Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Harrogate. It was registered in March 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences reported income of £426k and spending of £450k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £588k to £426k (-28%), an average of -7.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income dropped by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Emmanuel School (Walsall) (£425k), Little Sunbeams Pre-School (£426k) and Apeef Pa (£424k).