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the company of biologists

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Activities & Mission

To promote research and study across all branches of biology through the publication of journals: Development, Journal of Cell Science, Journal of Experimental Biology, Disease Models & Mechanisms and Biology Open. To provide free access to journal content in the developing world and to fund workshops, grants and travelling fellowships to support the scientific community.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£7,653,258
Latest Expenditure
£9,171,937

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 109.1%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 91.1%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 10.3%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £0
Charitable Activities £6,951,266
Other Trading £0
Investments £701,992
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £8,351,505
Raising Funds £820,432
Governance £121,697
Grants to Institutions £960,963
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£7,653,258£9,171,937£8,351,505£78,954,223£31,471,49069 / 0
2023£7,810,850£8,923,074£8,606,676£70,521,657£30,641,23067 / 0
2022£7,559,897£6,895,316£6,579,737£66,208,327£29,893,08361 / 0
2021£7,562,279£5,831,076£5,324,311£72,321,404£27,850,49062 / 0
2020£7,748,330£6,251,757£5,956,928£64,478,121£25,655,31957 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
BIDDER BUILDING
STATION ROAD
HISTON
CAMBS
CB24 9LF
Registration Date
27 June 1979
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
277992
Charity Number
277992

Trustees

PROF DANIEL ST JOHNSTON
PROFESSOR ALAN MARTIN WILSON
PROFESSOR CLARE MARGARET ISACKE
Professor Jane Alison Langdale
PROF SARAH JANE BRAY
PROFESSOR PETER W J RIGBY FRS
Professor Holly Shiels
Dr Stephen Royle
Dr Sarah Elizabeth Lowell
Professor Austin Smith
Professor Steven Kelly
Dr Pleasantine Mill
Dr Mark Peifer
Professor Sylvie Urbe
Professor Stephen Tait

Also Known As

  • THE COMPANY OF BIOLOGISTS LIMITED