British Mycological Society

The Society's objects are to promote mycology in all its aspects by supporting scientificresearch, conservation issues, publications, meetings, workshops, education and related activities

In the charity's own words, from the register.

Elsewhere

• Throughout England and Wales
• Scotland

Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined

The places the charity told the Commission it works in.

In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £334,116 and spent £377,126.

Figures as the charity reported them to the Charity Commission. Staff and volunteer numbers are only asked of charities with income over £10,000. A year with no row was not reported.

Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.

Income over time

Up 42%, from £235,302 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £334,116 in the year to 31 December 2025.

Spending against income

It spent 113% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.

From the annual returns the charity filed with the Charity Commission. The largest funder comes from its accounts, read by AI.

Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.

From the charity's annual return to the Charity Commission, which asks every charity with income over £10,000 how much came from government grants and contracts. It does not say which part of government. These totals are separate from the named funders read from its accounts and the grants published on 360Giving, and are not added to them.

Funders that publish to 360Giving list 1 grant to this charity, worth £26,000, awarded in 2011.

Only funders that publish their grants to 360Giving are included, and many do not. These are amounts funders awarded, which can differ from what the charity received in a given year, so they are shown apart from the accounts figures above.

11 trustees run the charity.

• Dr Alison Mary AshbyAppointed 1 January 2026
• Dr HELEN BAKERAppointed 1 January 2026
• Dr Jane UsherAppointed 25 September 2024
• Dr Jason RuddAppointed 11 December 2024
• Dr Neil BrownAppointed 25 September 2024
• Kate Iona Elspeth FraserAppointed 25 September 2024
• Linda SewardAppointed 1 January 2024
• Marcus YeoAppointed 1 January 2023
• Prof Paul DyerAppointed 2 October 2023
• Professor Janet QuinnAppointed 1 January 2021
• Professor Sarah Jane GurrAppointed 25 September 2024

Trustees are responsible in law for the charity. Names are as they appear on the public register.

Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.

Charities with income over £10,000 send an annual return within 10 months of their year end, and those over £25,000 also send their accounts. Smaller charities only update their income and spending on the register. The dates are when the Commission received each document.

Charity number

276503

Status

Registered

Registered with the Commission

5 September 1979

Governing document

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 09/12/1978AS AMENDED ON 26/09/1996AS AMENDED ON 06/09/2006AS AMENDED ON 10/02/2010AS AMENDED ON 27/11/2010AS AMENDED ON 25/09/2013 as amended on 02 Oct 2023 as amended on 02 Nov 2023 as amended on 25 Sept 2024 as amended on 14 Oct 2025

Website

www.britmycolsoc.org.ukAs the charity gave it on the register.

Council area of its contact address

Wrexham

• Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 18 April 2026.
• Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.

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