THE STUDY SOCIETY

Charity number: 1155498
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

It engages in a range of educational activities with lectures and seminars from a diverse set of speakers including scientists, philosophers, spiritual leaders, and artists. It produces a number of publications. It provides space to others who are working to advance public understanding of science, philosophy and the arts and maintains and develops Colet House as a key part of its charitable aims.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £327,431
Total expenditure: £421,602

People

9 Trustee(s)

63 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

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
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 27 January 2014: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
07034627 Open in new window
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
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • 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 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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Mark James Hamilton Trustee 08 March 2026
None on record
Laylac Shahed Trustee 08 March 2026
None on record
Stephen Swords Trustee 08 March 2026
None on record
Kevin Sandhu Trustee 08 March 2026
None on record
Hanna Erika Sanchez Luna Trustee 08 March 2026
None on record
Jyoti Sweetman Trustee 23 February 2022
None on record
Dr Chika Robertson Trustee 14 October 2021
VOCES ACADEMY
Received: On time
Philip Beckwith Trustee 14 March 2019
None on record
Angela Joan Hope-Murray Trustee 15 October 2015
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 £1.20m £218.02k £302.81k £293.33k £327.43k
Total expenditure £271.57k £287.42k £286.09k £366.41k £421.60k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £20.78k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £1.06m N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Other trading activities £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Charitable activities £137.73k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Endowments £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Investment £9.18k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Other £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Legacies £1.01m N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities £248.88k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds £22.69k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Investment management £22.69k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Other £0 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 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 30 October 2025 On time
Annual return 31 December 2023 14 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 14 October 2024 On time
Annual return 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On time
Annual return 31 December 2021 21 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 21 October 2022 On time
Annual return 31 December 2020 27 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 27 October 2021 On time
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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 INCORPORATED 30/09/2009 NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 29/08/2013

Charitable objects

THE CHARITYS OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT: (1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN RELIGION, SCIENCE, PHILOSOPHY AND THE ARTS. (2) THE PROMOTION OF MORAL AND SPIRITUAL WELFARE.

Contact information

Address:
151 TALGARTH ROAD
LONDON
W14 9DA
Phone:
02087489338
Email:
Office@studysociety.org
Website:

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