THE BRITISH ACADEMY OF FORENSIC SCIENCES

Charity number: 299875
Charity reporting is up to date (30 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Academy is an information and education charity that exists to encourage the study, imrpove the practice and advance the knowledge of Forensic Sciences in Science, Medicine and the Law.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £38,250
Total expenditure: £43,121

People

14 Trustee(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

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

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 15 August 1988: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • BAFS (Working name)
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
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • 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
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

14 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
John William Francis Kennedy Chair 13 November 2025
None on record
Dr Claire Power Trustee 13 November 2025
None on record
David Kennedy Trustee 29 October 2024
None on record
Andrew Stevenson Trustee 18 March 2024
None on record
Dr Piyal Sen Trustee 24 October 2023
None on record
Paul Dainty Trustee 22 November 2022
None on record
Lorna Hackett Trustee 29 September 2021
None on record
Peter Watson Trustee 29 September 2021
INSIDE JUSTICE
Received: On time
Leisa Nichols-Drew Trustee 29 September 2021
None on record
Professor Peter Vanezis Trustee 29 September 2021
None on record
Leslie Millin Trustee 17 October 2019
None on record
Dr Andrew Forrester Trustee 22 January 2019
None on record
Tracy Alexander Trustee 22 April 2013
None on record
Professor DENISE SYNDERCOMBE COURT Trustee
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 £26.83k £27.72k £52.08k £36.26k £38.25k
Total expenditure £23.08k £23.25k £94.35k £51.00k £43.12k
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 30 November 2025 30 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 30 November 2025 30 days late
Annual return 31 December 2023 07 February 2025 99 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 07 February 2025 99 days late
Annual return 31 December 2022 08 May 2024 190 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 08 May 2024 190 days late
Annual return 31 December 2021 08 February 2023 100 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 08 February 2023 100 days late
Annual return 31 December 2020 04 January 2022 65 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 04 January 2022 65 days late
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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 26TH MAY 1988 AS AMENDED ON 3 JUNE 1999 AND 7 APRIL 2008.

Charitable objects

1. TO ENCOURAGE THE STUDY, IMPROVE THE PRACTICE AND ADVANCE THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE FORENSIC SCIENCES, RELATING TO MEDICINE, SCIENCE AND THE LAW. 2. TO IMPROVE AND DEVELOP THE EDUCATION AND KNOWLEDGE OF BOTH THOSE ACTIVELY CONCERNED IN THE PRACTICE OF THE FORENSIC SCIENCES AND OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
King's College London
150 Stamford Street
London
SE1 9NH
Phone:
0207 848 4130
Email:
contact@bafs.org.uk
Website:

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