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the nutrition society

The charity supports the general public. The Nutrition 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 Ireland, Scotland, and England.


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 Society is the largest Learned Society for nutrition in Europe and a leading authority in the world in the field of nutritional science. Its principal activities are:Publishing internationally renowned learned journals; Publishing nutrition text books; Disseminating scientific information through its publications and an annual programme of scientific meetings; membership

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,352,609
Latest Expenditure
£1,690,666

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 113.5%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 90.8%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 16.5%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £55,727
Charitable Activities £1,260,599
Other Trading £26,535
Investments £9,748
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,534,986
Raising Funds £155,680
Governance £123,013
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£1,352,609£1,690,666£1,534,986£1,058,173£1,039,14113 / 300
2023£1,260,046£1,837,629£1,740,971£1,353,421£1,353,42112 / 350
2022£1,207,422£1,819,813£1,722,789£1,888,902£1,888,90213 / 350
2021£1,129,430£1,194,250£1,104,781£2,620,885£2,620,88512 / 160
2020£1,520,141£1,099,229£1,023,435£2,567,974£745,90212 / 250

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers