Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

SELDEN SOCIETY 

To encourage the study and advance the knowledge of the history of English law, mainly by researching and publishing the original source-materials of the law, legal institutions and legal profession.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • There are 36 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
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£128£148£-20n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/21£104£119£-15n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20£101£100£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19£119£84£35n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18£151£73£78£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£121£124£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£126£111£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£109£109£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£118£98£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£117£60£57£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12*£145£89£56£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£103£91£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10*£135£81£54£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£87£66£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£124£119£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£105£59£46£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£101£65£36£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£101£39£62£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£78£47£31£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 62 years

www.seldensociety.ac.uk

selden-society@qmul.ac.uk

02078823968

Charity Commission for England and WalesX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Poverty relief
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Tower Hamlets,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (36)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 34/36 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/10/1962, number: 211536
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Investment
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR12: 25 days late, AR10: 15 days late,
Main office

QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
327 MILE END ROAD
LONDON
E1 4NS

Objectives

TO ENCOURAGE THE STUDY AND ADVANCE THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE HISTORY OF ENGLISH LAW, ESPECIALLY BY THE PUBLICATION OF ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS AND THE REPRINTING OR EDITING OF WORKS OF SUFFICENT RARITY AND IMPORTANCE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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