The British Mass Spectrometry Society

Analysis

The British Mass Spectrometry Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northwich. It was registered in December 1980, 46 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 sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The British Mass Spectrometry Society reported income of £216k and spending of £299k, spending 138% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £85k to £216k (+155%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 181%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The British Mass Spectrometry Society sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Archbishop Tenison's School Foundation (£216k), Cylch Meithrin Dolgellau (£217k) and The Natalie Kate Moss Trust (£216k).