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the political studies association of the united kingdom

The charity supports children and young people, other defined groups, and the general public. The Political Studies Association Of The United Kingdom is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The Association exists to promote the development of political studies and to encourage education and the advancement of learning in the subject. To this end it publishes 4 journals and a magazine in partnership with Sage; arranges an annual conference, graduate conference and Heads of Department conference and supports an array of specialist research groups and activities for schools.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£996,362
Latest Expenditure
£868,144

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 87.1%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 100.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 2.6%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £290
Charitable Activities £938,429
Other Trading £0
Investments £58,243
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £868,144
Raising Funds £0
Governance £22,927
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£996,362£868,144£868,144£2,772,760£2,772,7608 / 60
2023£863,376£618,365£618,365£2,643,942£2,643,9426 / 0
2022£807,314£649,610£649,610£2,398,931£2,398,9317 / 0
2021£756,196£608,819£608,819£2,241,227£2,241,2277 / 0
2020£857,446£646,924£646,924£2,093,850£2,093,8507 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers