British Society for Matrix Biology
Analysis
British Society for Matrix Biology is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Glasgow. It was registered in January 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending December 2025, British Society for Matrix Biology reported income of £15k and spending of £17k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £13k to £15k (+14%), an average of +3.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 131%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, British Society for Matrix Biology sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shout at Cancer (£15k), Rotary Club of Alton Trust Fund (£15k) and Rotary Club of Carshalton Park Trust Fund (£15k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The objectives of the Society are: * To advance the science of the extracellular matrix and related subjects. * To promote public education therein. * To promote academic study and research on the extracellular matrix and related areas and to publish the results of such study and research
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Shout at Cancer | London | £15k |
| Rotary Club of Alton Trust Fund | Hampshire | £15k |
| Rotary Club of Carshalton Park Trust Fund | Wallington | £15k |
| Extended Hands | Peterborough | £15k |