01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 24 December 1970
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 00377268
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £5,720,917
- Latest expenditure
- £7,582,488
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE, 12 COLDBATH SQUARE, LONDON, EC1R 5HL
Website recorded by the regulator: http://www.ibms.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS) is the professional body for biomedical scientists in the United Kingdom. It aims to promote and develop the role of biomedical science within healthcare to deliver the best possible service for patient care and safety.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 24 September 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £5,720,917
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,582,488
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 12 June 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 12 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,967,981
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,812,425
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 21 May 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 21 May 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £5,910,276
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,330,123
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 9 May 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 9 May 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £5,412,474
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,427,448
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 11 May 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 11 May 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £3,471,258
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,165,571
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 24 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £5,720,917
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,582,488
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 82840
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 1430
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 12 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,967,981
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,812,425
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 252090
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 2180
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 21 May 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £5,910,276
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,330,123
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 384214
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 1960
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 9 May 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £5,412,474
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,427,448
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 285069
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 1390
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 11 May 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £3,471,258
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,165,571
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 34158
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- Yes
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 3
- Count Volunteers
- 1500
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 24 September 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1953702
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3472902
- Income Investments
- 294313
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5720917
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,419,627
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £6,162,861
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 7582488
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 54586
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 645146
- Expenditure Governance
- 55952
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1585270
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 124237
- Gain Loss Investment
- 958268
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 30000
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £15,600,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 14838884
- Assets Own Use
- 1533074
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 13305810
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,643,844
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,355,004
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £17,127,724
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1334552
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 20452
- Assets Cash
- £2,932,837
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 17127724
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 17127724
- Count Employees
- 38
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 12 June 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 28655
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3614324
- Income Investments
- 325003
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3967982
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £227,841
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,584,584
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4812425
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 76154
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 282718
- Expenditure Governance
- 83741
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1300915
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 114662
- Gain Loss Investment
- 1043623
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £16,800,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 14543448
- Assets Own Use
- 1237638
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 13305810
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £5,243,541
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,785,962
- Assets Current Investment
- 1880743
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £18,001,027
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1785962
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,743,891
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 18001027
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 18001027
- Count Employees
- 34
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 21 May 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 81
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1895041
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3657451
- Income Investments
- 357703
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5910276
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,421,990
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,908,133
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 5330123
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 81032
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 56419
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1162483
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 118878
- Gain Loss Investment
- 465847
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £15,735,569
- Assets Total Fixed
- 13455277
- Assets Own Use
- 1179287
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 12275990
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £6,216,203
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,869,632
- Assets Current Investment
- 1023372
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £17,801,848
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1869632
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £4,722,030
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 17801848
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 17801848
- Count Employees
- 32
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 9 May 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1600093
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3523693
- Income Investments
- 288688
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5412474
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,200,273
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,227,175
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4427448
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 79489
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 58813
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1067057
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 115901
- Gain Loss Investment
- -1310233
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £14,286,645
- Assets Total Fixed
- 13017534
- Assets Own Use
- 1267207
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 11750327
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £5,629,446
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,891,132
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £16,755,848
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1891132
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £4,829,540
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 16755848
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 16755848
- Count Employees
- 27
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 11 May 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 27949
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3200845
- Income Investments
- 242464
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3471258
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £225,804
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,939,767
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3165571
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 82726
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 28862
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1043728
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 109492
- Gain Loss Investment
- 963223
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £14,569,303
- Assets Total Fixed
- 14238993
- Assets Own Use
- 1295163
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 12943830
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £5,615,274
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,773,212
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £17,081,055
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2754482
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 18730
- Assets Cash
- £4,916,282
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 17081055
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 17081055
- Count Employees
- 29
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Hong Kong
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Asia
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Northern Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1970-12-24T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 17/11/1942AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 28/06/1975AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 05/09/1983AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 18/08/1986AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 02/06/1990AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 07/09/1992AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 05/06/1993AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 07/06/1997AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 04/06/2005AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 08/06/2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 04 JUN 2016 as amended on 08 Jun 2019 as amended on 05 Jun 2021 as amended on 11 Jun 2022 as amended on 13 Jun 2026
- Charitable Objects
- TO PROMOTE THE STUDY AND DEVELOPMENT OF MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCES.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED.
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 206328
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
- Charity Name Id
- 206293
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- I B M S
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures