EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY SOCIETY — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 7 August 1969
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025
Latest income: £398,313
Latest expenditure: £430,095
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Alexandra House, 17-19 Queen Square, LONDON, WC1N 3AZ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.eps.ac.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Experimental Psychology Society is for the furtherance of scientific enquiry within the field of Psychology and cognate subjects. It holds periodical meetings at which papers are read and discussions are held. It disseminates information & educational material made available as a consequence of psychological reaearch, including publication of the Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 25 July 2026
Date Accounts Received: 26 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £398,313
Total Gross Expenditure: £430,095

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 26 July 2025
Date Accounts Received: 26 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £479,075
Total Gross Expenditure: £413,905

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 31 July 2024
Date Accounts Received: 31 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £402,733
Total Gross Expenditure: £517,323

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 27 July 2023
Date Accounts Received: 27 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £281,882
Total Gross Expenditure: £364,816

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 26 July 2022
Date Accounts Received: 26 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £423,750
Total Gross Expenditure: £338,636

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2026
Ar Received Date: 25 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £398,313
Total Gross Expenditure: £430,095
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 14

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2025
Ar Received Date: 26 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £479,075
Total Gross Expenditure: £413,905
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 14

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2024
Ar Received Date: 31 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £402,733
Total Gross Expenditure: £517,323
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 43

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2023
Ar Received Date: 27 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £281,882
Total Gross Expenditure: £364,816
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2022
Ar Received Date: 26 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £423,750
Total Gross Expenditure: £338,636
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Northern Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY SOCIETY
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1969-08-07T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: RULES ADOPTED 1958 AS AMENDED APRIL 2002, 04 JANUARY 2007 AND 5 JANUARY 2009
Charitable Objects: THE FURTHERANCE OF SCIENTIFIC ENQUIRY WITHIN THE FIELD OF PSYCHOLOGY AND COGNATE SUBJECTS, BY HOLDING PERIODICAL MEETINGS AT WHICH PAPERS MAY BE READ AND DISCUSSIONS HELD, AND BY SUCH OTHER ACTIVITIES AS MAY BE DECIDED UPON BY THE SOCIETY, AND THE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL MADE AVAILABLE AS A CONSEQUENCE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH INCLUDING THE PUBLICATION OF THE QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY. THE SOCIETY SHALL NOT ENGAGE IN ANY ACTIVITY INTENDED TO AFFECT THE PROFESSIONAL STATUS OF ITS MEMBERS OF OF PSYCHOLOGISTS GENERALLY.
Area Of Benefit: UNRESTRICTED

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 154651
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: THE E P S

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Investment