SOCIETY FOR APPLIED PHILOSOPHY

Charity number: 287331
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The object of the Society is the advancement of public education in the field of applied philosophy and the publication of its proceedings to the end.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £130,860
Total expenditure: £192,502

People

3 Trustee(s)

8 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.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Australia
  • Scotland
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • United States

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 June 1983: 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
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr Helen Frowe Chair 04 July 2020
None on record
Professor Christopher David Bennett Trustee 03 July 2021
None on record
Dr Massimo Ranzo Trustee 30 January 2014
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £183.05k £186.76k £182.32k £149.85k £130.86k
Total expenditure £100.01k £130.33k £207.77k £200.29k £192.50k
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 2024 22 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 22 October 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 30 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 30 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 21 September 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 28 July 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 08 August 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 30 June 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 03 November 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.

CONSTITUTION AMENDED 4TH JUNE 1983

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT PHILOSOPHICAL STUDY AND RESEARCH WITH A DIRECT BEARING ON AREAS OF PRACTICAL CONCERN WHICH ARE CAPABLE OF BEING ILLUMINATED BY THE CRITICAL ANALYTIC APPROACH CHARACTERISTIC OF PHILOSOPHY AND BY DIRECT CONSIDERATION OF QUESTIONS OF VALUE. THESE AREAS INCLUDE LAW, POLITICS, ECONOMICS, SCIENCE-POLICY, MEDICINE AND EDUCATION BUT ARE NOT CONFINED TO THESE.

Area of benefit

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

UNDEFINED

Contact information

Address:
DEPARTMENT OF PPR
LANCASTER UNIVERSITY
Lancaster
Phone:
01273582605
Email:
admin@appliedphil.org
Website:

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