OPEN UNIVERSITY PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Charity number: 282744
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The principal activity of the society and its objective is the promotion and teaching of psychology to current and past Open University Psychology students and members of the general public. In order to achieve this the society holds a variety of weekend and day events covering a wide range of psychological topics, at various locations across Great Britain.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £59,193
Total expenditure: £69,421

People

8 Trustee(s)

2 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 15 July 1981: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Sarah Harwood Chair 17 October 2024
None on record
Sarah Mortimer Trustee 17 October 2024
None on record
Catherine Agnihotri Trustee 17 October 2024
None on record
Irene Baumgartl Trustee 03 September 2022
None on record
Alan Middleton Pechey Trustee 03 September 2022
None on record
David Clarke Trustee 12 May 2018
None on record
Abigail Robbins Trustee 12 May 2018
None on record
Evelyn Slavid Trustee 12 May 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £114.25k £52.75k £21.60k £56.00k £59.19k
Total expenditure £110.41k £48.94k £21.90k £59.00k £69.42k
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 31 December 2023 21 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 21 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 01 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2020 20 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020

(These accounts
have been qualified)

20 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 24 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 24 October 2020 On Time 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 16/05/1981 AS AMENDED ON 19/11/2005 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 19/06/2014 AS AMENDED ON 06 MAY 2017

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN PSYCHOLOGY AMONGST MEMBERS OF THE OPEN UNIVERSITY WHO ARE TAKING, HAVE TAKEN OR ARE PROPOSING TO TAKE COURSES IN PSYCHOLOGY OR COGNITIVE SUBJECTS WITH THE OPEN UNIVERSITY.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED.

Contact information

Address:
6 Church Lane
Linton
CAMBRIDGE
CB21 4JX
Phone:
01223894993
Email:
finance@oups.org.uk
Website:

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