01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Other
- Registered
- 3 November 1966
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
- Latest income
- £120,821
- Latest expenditure
- £62,565
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: SOAS, 10 Thornhaugh Street, London
Website recorded by the regulator: www.asauk.net (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The Association was active in holding its conference in Birmingham in 2018 - attracting 800 delegates - its largest to date. The organisation was also closely involved with the British Academy, supporting Writing Workshops in a range of locations including Accra, Lagos, Luanda, Nairobi, and Lalibela.
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
- 29 October 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £120,821
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £62,565
- 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
- 28 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £10,618
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,602
- 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
- 25 October 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 25 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £40,388
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £57,747
- 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
- 25 October 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 25 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £41,968
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £50,991
- 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
- 26 October 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £8,518
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £21,749
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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
- 29 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £120,821
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £62,565
- 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
- 7
- 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
- 28 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £10,618
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,602
- 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
- 0
- 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
- 25 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £40,388
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £57,747
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- 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
- 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
- 25 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £41,968
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £50,991
- 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
05 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
06 Official extract
Charity Classification
- 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
- 117
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
07 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- AFRICAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1966-11-03T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED JULY 1963 AS AMENDED 17 SEPTEMBER 1964 as amended on 07 Oct 2021
- Charitable Objects
- TO ADVANCE AFRICAN STUDIES PARTICULARLY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR THE INTERCHANGE OF INFORMATION AND IDEAS AND THE CO-ORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES BY AND BETWEEN PERSONS AND INSTITUTIONS CONCERNED WITH THE STUDY OF AFRICA.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Risk management