British Mycological Society

Analysis

British Mycological Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shrewsbury. It was registered in September 1979, 47 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 Mycological Society reported income of £334k and spending of £377k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £235k to £334k (+42%), an average of +9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, British Mycological Society sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The British Friends of Jerusalem College of Technology (£334k), Tashbar of Manchester (£335k) and Ashton Vale Pre School (£333k).