THE INCORPORATED SOCIETY FOR PSYCHICAL RESEARCH

Charity Number: 207325
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Publication of informative journals. Operation of lending and reading library. Holding of lectures and conferences. Provision of education and advice. Award of grants in aid of research.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2024

Total income: £163,348
Total expenditure: £295,953

People

24 Trustee(s)

10 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity and another benefit.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 31 December 1962: Standard registration
  • 17 January 1995: Removed
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • SOCIETY FOR PSYCHICAL RESEARCH (Working name)
  • SPR (Working name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

24 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
PROFESSOR EMERITUS ADRIAN DAVID PARKER Chair 04 August 2016
None on record
TyLean Tuijl Trustee 20 July 2023
None on record
Dr Malcolm Barlow Schofield Trustee 15 July 2020
None on record
Dr ZOFIA WEAVER Trustee 19 October 2018
None on record
STEVEN PARSONS Trustee 19 October 2018
None on record
Dr DAVID VERNON Trustee 11 January 2018
None on record
Dr LIAM PAUL RUICKBIE Trustee 11 May 2017
None on record
Dr CALLUM ELLIOTT COOPER Trustee 11 May 2017
None on record
CIARAN FARRELL Trustee 29 April 2017
None on record
DR GRAHAM KIDD Trustee 05 February 2015
None on record
Dr DEBORAH ERICKSON Trustee 18 December 2014
None on record
Dr BARRIE GEORGE COLVIN Trustee 27 January 2014
None on record
MARIAN BARTON Trustee 12 September 2013
None on record
ROBERT MCLUHAN Trustee 29 November 2012
None on record
JULIE ANNE ROUSSEAU Trustee 25 April 2002
None on record
ADRIAN RYAN Trustee 25 April 2002
None on record
ALAN MURDIE Trustee 04 November 1999
NUCLEUS COMMUNITY ACTION LTD
Received: On time
Dr DAVID NICHOLAS ROUSSEAU Trustee 03 April 1997
INTERNATIONAL NETWORK FOR THE STUDY OF SPIRITUALITY
Received: On time
Dr MELVYN JOHN WILLIN Trustee 03 April 1997
None on record
Dr THOMAS HARRY RUFFLES PHD Trustee 01 November 1990
None on record
PROFESSOR BERNARD JOHN CARR MA, PHD Trustee 04 April 1974
None on record
PROFESSOR CHRIS ROE Trustee
None on record
Dr RICHARD STANLEY BROUGHTON Trustee
None on record
JOHN FRASER Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023 30/09/2024
Total gross income £103.18k £431.42k £112.51k £117.01k £163.35k
Total expenditure £220.86k £235.18k £226.50k £276.11k £295.95k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 30 September 2024 24 May 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2024 24 May 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2023 28 May 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 28 May 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 25 July 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 25 July 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2021 22 June 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 12 August 2022 13 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2020 02 August 2021 3 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 02 August 2021 3 days late Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 7 AUG. 1895 NEW ARTICLES ADOPTED 23 FEB. 1955 AS AMENDED 25 APRIL 1981 as amended on 27 Apr 2019 as amended on 27 Apr 2019

Charitable objects

TO SEEK, COLLECT, AND OBTAIN INFORMATION RESPECTING AND GENERALLY TO INVESTIGATE THE PHENOMENA COMMONLY KNOWN AS PSYCHICAL OR AS SPIRITUALISTIC INCLUDING HYPNOTISM, SOMNAMBULISM THOUGHT-TRANSFERENCE AND ALL MATTERS OF A KINDRED NATURE.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Linked charities

Linked charities
Linked charity 207325-1 BLENNERHASSETT RESEARCH FUND
Governing document
DEED DATED 20 SEPT.1940.
Charitable objects
INVESTIGATION AND PUBLIC OR PRIVATE EXPLANATION OF THE RESULTS THEREOF OF ANY OF THE SUBJECTS DEALT WITHIN F.W.H. MYER'S "HUMAN PERSONALITY" OR ANY OTHER SUBJECT CLOSELY RELATED THERETO.
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED
Registration history
  • 31 December 1962 : Standard registration
  • 17 January 1995 : Removed

Contact information

Address:
1 VERNON MEWS
WEST KENSINGTON
LONDON
W14 0RL
Phone:
02079378984
Email:
secretary@spr.ac.uk
Website:

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