THE COMPANY OF BIOLOGISTS
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
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.
Latest income
£7.7m
Expenditure
£9.2m
Financial year end
2024-12-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-31 | £7.7m | £6.3m | |
| 2021-12-31 | £7.6m | £5.8m | |
| 2022-12-31 | £7.6m | £6.9m | |
| 2023-12-31 | £7.8m | £8.9m | |
| 2024-12-31 | £7.7m | £9.2m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2024-12-31
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £0 |
| Charitable activities | £7.0m |
| Trading | £0 |
| Investment income | £702k |
| Total income | £7.7m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £8.4m |
| Raising funds | £820k |
| Grants to institutions | £961k |
| Governance | £122k |
| Total expenditure | £9.2m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £31.5m |
| Total funds | £79.0m |
| — restricted | £152k |
| — unrestricted | £78.8m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £79.0m |
| Cash | £5.1m |
People
| Employees | 69 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Environment/conservation/heritage
Who it helps
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Other Defined Groups
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Other Charitable Activities
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.