British Society for Cell Biology

Analysis

British Society for Cell Biology is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in November 1975, 51 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, British Society for Cell Biology reported income of £138k and spending of £119k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £61k to £138k (+125%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 115% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, British Society for Cell Biology sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Youth Centre Playgroup (Lymington) (£138k), The Jackson Scholarship and Bursary Fund (£138k) and The Mse Charity (£138k).