BRITISH SOCIETY FOR EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY STUDIES

Charity number: 299756
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies promotes the study of all aspects of eighteenth-century cultural history. The society publishes the Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies four times a year. It organises a major conference in Oxford every January and a postgraduate conference in the summer. It is affiliated to the International Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 November 2024

Total income: £84,934
Total expenditure: £86,957

People

6 Trustee(s)

23 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

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 04 August 1988: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • BSECS (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds 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
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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Prof Matthew Laing McCormack Chair 01 February 2021
None on record
Dr Emrys Daniel Blakelee Jones Trustee 30 January 2025
None on record
Dr Jon Vernon Stobart Trustee 08 January 2025
None on record
Dr Karen Abigail Lipsedge Trustee 03 January 2024
None on record
Dr Helen Williams Trustee 06 January 2022
None on record
Prof Brycchan Carey Trustee 03 January 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/11/2020 30/11/2021 30/11/2022 30/11/2023 30/11/2024
Total gross income £82.37k £24.16k £21.52k £71.87k £84.93k
Total expenditure £71.11k £79.13k £44.05k £91.58k £86.96k
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 November 2024 22 April 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2024 22 April 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 November 2023 27 September 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2023 27 September 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 November 2022 30 September 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2022 Not Required
Annual return 30 November 2021 29 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2021 Not Required
Annual return 30 November 2020 30 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2020 30 January 2021 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 6TH JANUARY 1988

Charitable objects

THE OBJECT OF THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY STUDIES SHALL BE THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROMOTION OF THE STUDY OF THE CULTURAL HISTORY OF THE EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY.

Area of benefit

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

NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

Contact information

Address:
4 West Street
Moulton
NORTHAMPTON
NN3 7SB
Phone:
01865279800
Email:
secretary@bsecs.org.uk
Website:

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