01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 19 January 1968
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 00663819
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £1,487,005
- Latest expenditure
- £1,545,547
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: The Operational Research Society, De Morgan House, 57-58 Russell Square, LONDON, WC1B 4HS
Website recorded by the regulator: www.theorsociety.com (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Charitable aims are the advancement of knowledge, education and interest in OR, through its publications, conferences, training, accreditation scheme, awards, regional societies, and special interest groups. Its 'Science of Better' campaign is specifically designed to promote wider knowledge of OR and how it can be used in the public and private sectors alike.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 15 October 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 15 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,487,005
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,545,547
- 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
- 21 October 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 21 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,350,939
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,726,405
- 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
- 21 June 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 21 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,400,213
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,557,842
- 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
- 28 July 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 July 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,530,630
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,513,788
- 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
- 10 August 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 10 August 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,379,680
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,300,233
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 15 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,487,005
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,545,547
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 54210
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 500
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- 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
- 21 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,350,939
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,726,405
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 81540
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 500
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- 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
- 21 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,400,213
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,557,842
- 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
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 300
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- 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
- 28 July 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,530,630
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,513,788
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 500
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- 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
- 10 August 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,379,680
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,300,233
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 60300
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 400
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 15 October 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1416864
- Income Investments
- 37130
- Income Other
- 33011
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1487005
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £18,600
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,526,947
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1545547
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 18600
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 145490
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1545547
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 37243
- Gain Loss Investment
- 60826
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- -25099
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £281,611
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1752835
- Assets Own Use
- 193342
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1559493
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £498,881
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £217,271
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,034,445
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 217271
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £168,121
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1945927
- Funds Restricted
- 88518
- Funds Total
- 2034445
- Count Employees
- 18
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- 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
- 21 October 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1300265
- Income Investments
- 50674
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1350939
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £21,186
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,705,219
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1726405
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 21186
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 158434
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1726405
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 37535
- Gain Loss Investment
- -287030
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- -26176
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £291,723
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1740439
- Assets Own Use
- 228601
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1511838
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £537,738
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £246,015
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,032,162
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 246015
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £172,643
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1936666
- Funds Restricted
- 95496
- Funds Total
- 2032162
- Count Employees
- 21
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- 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
- 21 June 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1352981
- Income Investments
- 47232
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1400213
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £12,473
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,545,369
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1557842
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 12473
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 130752
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 130752
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 27778
- Gain Loss Investment
- -94630
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- -25080
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,215,428
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2047728
- Assets Own Use
- 226637
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1821091
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £489,701
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £222,755
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,314,674
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 222755
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £193,108
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2215428
- Funds Restricted
- 99246
- Funds Total
- 2314674
- Count Employees
- 16
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- 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
- 28 July 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1486480
- Income Investments
- 44150
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1530630
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £12,439
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,501,349
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1513788
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 12439
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 114421
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 114421
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 68962
- Gain Loss Investment
- -290482
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,315,217
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1979371
- Assets Own Use
- 216835
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1762536
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £604,772
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £206,470
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,377,673
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 206470
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £224,469
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2315217
- Funds Restricted
- 62456
- Funds Total
- 2377673
- Count Employees
- 18
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- 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
- 10 August 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1335468
- Income Investments
- 44212
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1379680
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £13,145
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,287,088
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1300233
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 13145
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 117157
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 117157
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 72252
- Gain Loss Investment
- 79447
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,577,965
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2305956
- Assets Own Use
- 281462
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 2024494
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £517,622
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £172,265
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,651,313
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 172265
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £305,327
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2577965
- Funds Restricted
- 73348
- Funds Total
- 2651313
- Count Employees
- 18
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- OPERATIONAL RESEARCH SOCIETY LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1968-01-19T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- OPERATIONAL RESEARCH SOCIETY LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2023-12-11T00:00:00
- Reason
- Does not operate
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 5057075
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1162679
- Assoc Charity Name
- MULTI-DISCIPLINARY INTERNATIONAL SCHEDULING CONFERENCE: THEORY AND APPLICATIONS
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 11/05/1960AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24/05/1966AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24/05/1967AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14/09/1976AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25/09/1997AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21/09/2000AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16/10/2001AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 15/10/2002AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25/07/2006AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21/06/2011
- Charitable Objects
- (A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND INTEREST IN OPERATIONAL RESEARCH. B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN OPERATIONAL RESEARCH.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 156357
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- THE OR SOCIETY
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures