CCEW Charity Commission profile

ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR LIMITED

Registered charity 268494 · organisation 268494

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
19 November 1974
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
01182908
Financial period
1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income
£674,671
Latest expenditure
£757,922
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: 50 Crimicar Lane, Fulwood, Sheffield, S10 4FB

Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.asab.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Publication of an academic journal; research and travel grants; conferences; members newsletter; ethics; teaching animal behaviour; accreditation of animal behaviourists; media and policy; links with related European academic animal behavioural societies

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received
16 October 2025
Date Accounts Received
16 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£674,671
Total Gross Expenditure
£757,922
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received
29 October 2024
Date Accounts Received
29 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£688,692
Total Gross Expenditure
£755,872
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received
12 October 2023
Date Accounts Received
12 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£657,175
Total Gross Expenditure
£594,109
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received
1 November 2022
Date Accounts Received
1 November 2022
Total Gross Income
£632,322
Total Gross Expenditure
£599,359
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference
AR20
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received
21 October 2021
Date Accounts Received
21 October 2021
Total Gross Income
£708,789
Total Gross Expenditure
£562,484

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
16 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£674,671
Total Gross Expenditure
£757,922
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
20
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
29 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£688,692
Total Gross Expenditure
£755,872
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
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
40
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
12 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£657,175
Total Gross Expenditure
£594,109
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
30
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
1 November 2022
Total Gross Income
£632,322
Total Gross Expenditure
£599,359
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
30
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR20
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2020
Ar Due Date
31 October 2021
Ar Received Date
21 October 2021
Total Gross Income
£708,789
Total Gross Expenditure
£562,484
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
25

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
16 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
571836
Income Investments
63564
Income Other
39271
Income Total Income And Endowments
674671
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£146,298
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£611,624
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
757922
Expenditure Investment Management
18614
Expenditure Grants Institution
221060
Expenditure Governance
36767
Expenditure Support Costs
11617
Expenditure Depreciation
1
Gain Loss Investment
255089
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
2979280
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£801,238
Assets Total Fixed
3046760
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
3046760
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,275,855
Assets Total Liabilities
£474,617
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£3,847,998
Creditors One Year Total Current
474617
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,121,422
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
3847998
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
3847998
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
29 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
586575
Income Investments
59466
Income Other
42651
Income Total Income And Endowments
688692
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£95,192
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£660,680
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
755872
Expenditure Investment Management
17331
Expenditure Grants Institution
176835
Expenditure Governance
81015
Expenditure Support Costs
81015
Expenditure Depreciation
182344
Gain Loss Investment
59466
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£3,560,996
Assets Total Fixed
2807233
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
2807233
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,239,459
Assets Total Liabilities
£370,532
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£3,676,160
Creditors One Year Total Current
370532
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,067,980
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
3676160
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
3676160
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
12 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
65984
Income Charitable Activities
550181
Income Investments
41010
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
657175
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£74,303
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£519,806
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
594109
Expenditure Investment Management
17490
Expenditure Grants Institution
119184
Expenditure Governance
78927
Expenditure Support Costs
78927
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
-489333
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£932,563
Assets Total Fixed
2639708
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
2639708
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,769,345
Assets Total Liabilities
£836,782
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£3,572,271
Creditors One Year Total Current
836782
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,638,904
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
3572271
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
3572271
Count Employees
0
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
1 November 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
39279
Income Charitable Activities
568188
Income Investments
24855
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
632322
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£49,746
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£549,613
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
599359
Expenditure Investment Management
20149
Expenditure Grants Institution
151748
Expenditure Governance
49528
Expenditure Support Costs
94251
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
118903
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£851,317
Assets Total Fixed
3147221
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
3147221
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,212,498
Assets Total Liabilities
£361,181
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£3,998,538
Creditors One Year Total Current
361181
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,005,601
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
3998538
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
3998538
Count Employees
0
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR20
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2020
Ar Due Date
31 October 2021
Ar Received Date
21 October 2021
Income Donations And Legacies
5001
Income Other Trading Activities
59606
Income Charitable Activities
615913
Income Investments
28269
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
708789
Income Legacies
5001
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£54,454
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£508,030
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
562484
Expenditure Investment Management
54454
Expenditure Grants Institution
88220
Expenditure Governance
55283
Expenditure Support Costs
34933
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
518581
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£400,000
Assets Total Fixed
3048080
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
3048080
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,201,983
Assets Total Liabilities
£403,391
Assets Current Investment
264255
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£3,846,672
Creditors One Year Total Current
403391
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£937,728
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
3841671
Funds Restricted
5001
Funds Total
3846672
Count Employees
1
Consolidated Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

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

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
301
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Individuals
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
308
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Classification Code
111
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Animals
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR LIMITED
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1974-11-19T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 4TH SEPTEMBER 1974
Charitable Objects
THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE SCIENCE OF ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR AND THE FURTHERANCE OF EDUCATION THEREIN: AND THE PROMOTION OF STUDY AND RESEARCH IN ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR AND RELATED SUBJECTS AND THE PUBLICATION OF THE RESULTS OF ALL SUCH STUDY AND RESEARCH.
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
307269
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
ASAB

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures