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the british ecological society

The charity supports other defined groups and the general public. The British Ecological Society is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in London and operates in Scotland and Northern Ireland.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The British Ecological Society is a scientific society for all those interested in ecology. Our vision is to advance ecology and make it count. We achieve this by developing ecological science and scientists; improving the quality of education and capacity building; promoting the use of ecological science and building collaborative partnerships.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£5,677,000
Latest Expenditure
£5,417,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 94.2%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 98.7%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 1.6%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £62,000
Charitable Activities £5,371,000
Other Trading £1,000
Investments £231,000
Other Income £12,000

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £5,348,000
Raising Funds £69,000
Governance £20,000
Grants to Institutions £35,000
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£5,677,000£5,417,000£5,348,000£17,801,000£5,100,00038 / 100
2023£5,084,000£5,058,000£4,999,000£17,021,000£3,800,00038 / 150
2022£5,390,000£4,521,000£4,465,000£16,404,000£3,600,00039 / 700
2021£5,353,000£4,298,000£4,244,000£16,712,000£2,700,00035 / 300
2020£4,625,000£3,989,000£3,965,000£14,709,000£7,972,00033 / 60

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers