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Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 3
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -2
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

BRITISH EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION 

Our current strategic priorities are to:Support and promote the highest quality educational research.Inform policy and practice. Promote knowledge and understanding within and beyond the field.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants and contracts
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 18 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £2,381,246 available, equivalent to 26 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
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Income & Spending ?
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Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£1,159£1,089£70£163£2,403£2,38126.2770
31/12/21£1,003£808£194£156£2,536£2,51437.3775
31/12/20£862£601£261£101£2,202£2,18043.5775
31/12/19£1,252£1,014£238£158£1,860£1,83821.8765
31/12/18£1,046£880£166£153£1,511£1,48720.3684
31/12/17£1,027£848£179£128£1,393£1,37119.460
31/12/16£951£908£43£73£1,154£1,1321540
31/12/15£815£754£61£69£1,038£1,01416.140
31/12/14£865£697£168£76£995£97116.750
31/12/13£749£545£205£65£827£80317.750
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 14.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 15.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 25%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 11%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 26.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 12 months
Quick Ratio: 7
Asset Split ?
Established: 11 years

www.bera.ac.uk

enquiries@bera.ac.uk

02076126987

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Scientific research and testing services
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 7 employees
  • 70 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (18)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 33-70
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/12/2012, number: 1150237
  • Registered at Companies House on 07/11/2012, number: 08284220
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
10 returns made; all on time
Main office

Political Studies Association
Unit 2
Regent House
1-6 Pratt Mews
LONDON
NW1 0AD

Objectives

TO ENCOURAGE THE PURSUIT OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND ITS APPLICATION FOR BOTH THE IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE AND FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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