The Nutrition Society

Analysis

The Nutrition Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1976, 50 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01274585). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Nutrition Society reported income of £1.6m and spending of £1.5m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £1.6m (+38%), an average of +8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 124% 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 Nutrition 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 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mental Health Matters Wales Limited (£1.6m), Youth Works Northamptonshire (£1.6m) and Bipolar UK Ltd (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 4.5%. Reserves of £1.2m would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.