The Biochemical Society

Analysis

The Biochemical Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00892796). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Biochemical Society reported income of £3.9m and spending of £4.1m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £4.4m to £3.9m (-10%), an average of -2.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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 Biochemical Society 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 Riding for the Disabled Association Incorporating Carriage Driving (£3.9m), The David Nott Foundation (£3.9m) and Surrey Crossroads (£3.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 90%, investments 8.9% and donations and legacies 1.4%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 0.5%. Grants to other organisations totalled £133k. Reserves of £11.7m would cover about 33 months of spending at that rate. It employed 40 people.