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 income spend
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.