Anatomical Society

Analysis

Anatomical Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01848115). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Anatomical Society reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.3m, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £1.7m (+26%), an average of +5.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Anatomical 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 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Association of British Neurologists (£1.7m), Talkback-Uk Ltd (£1.7m) and St Mary Abbots Rehabilitation and Training Projects (Smart) (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 89%, investments 5.9% and charitable activities 5.2%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 1.7%. Grants to other organisations totalled £301k. Reserves of £7.0m would cover about 60 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1 people.