01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 24 September 2001
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 03847936
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £589,167
- Latest expenditure
- £594,028
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: c/o Knox Cropper LLP, 5th Floor, 65 Leadenhall Street, London
Website recorded by the regulator: www.acss.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The voice of the social sciences in the UK for the public benefit. We exist to promote the social sciences in the UK for the public benefit. We share knowledge and understanding of the social sciences and how they benefit society; we encourage evidence-led social science input to policy; and we recognise excellence through the award of Fellowship.
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
- 12 October 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 12 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £589,167
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £594,028
- 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
- 13 October 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 13 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £774,945
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £728,208
- 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
- 3 September 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 3 September 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £702,371
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £643,681
- 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
- 19 September 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 19 September 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £604,701
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £756,863
- 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
- 26 September 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 September 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £617,482
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £629,631
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
- 12 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £589,167
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £594,028
- 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 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 130
- 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
- 13 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £774,945
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £728,208
- 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 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 120
- 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
- 3 September 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £702,371
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £643,681
- 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 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 60
- 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
- 19 September 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £604,701
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £756,863
- 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 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 60
- 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
- 26 September 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £617,482
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £629,631
- 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 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 60
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
- 12 October 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 539284
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 22032
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 27851
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 589167
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £19,695
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £574,333
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 594028
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 1945
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 29170
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 126785
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2649
- Gain Loss Investment
- 11279
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £339,981
- Assets Total Fixed
- 183785
- Assets Own Use
- 9980
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 173805
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £619,075
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £86,874
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £715,986
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 86874
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £612,455
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 339981
- Funds Restricted
- 376005
- Funds Total
- 715986
- Count Employees
- 9
- 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
- 13 October 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 720976
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 22901
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 31068
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 774945
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £20,551
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £707,657
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 728208
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 2018
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 81032
- Expenditure Governance
- 31253
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 147190
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2651
- Gain Loss Investment
- 8697
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £301,280
- Assets Total Fixed
- 279749
- Assets Own Use
- 10529
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 269220
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £485,794
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £55,975
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £709,568
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 55975
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £471,020
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 301280
- Funds Restricted
- 408288
- Funds Total
- 709568
- Count Employees
- 9
- 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
- 3 September 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 656511
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 26868
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 18992
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 702371
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £14,362
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £629,319
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 643681
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 2339
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 68780
- Expenditure Governance
- 34472
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 149801
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1640
- Gain Loss Investment
- 5661
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £286,269
- Assets Total Fixed
- 259700
- Assets Own Use
- 1646
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 258054
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £426,566
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £32,132
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £654,134
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 32132
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £419,246
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 286269
- Funds Restricted
- 367865
- Funds Total
- 654134
- Count Employees
- 10
- 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
- 19 September 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 578716
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 23779
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 2206
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 604701
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £25,218
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £731,645
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 756863
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 4739
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 285229
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 958
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £258,255
- Assets Total Fixed
- 266089
- Assets Own Use
- 815
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 265274
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £379,878
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £56,184
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £589,783
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 56184
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £341,624
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 258255
- Funds Restricted
- 331528
- Funds Total
- 589783
- Count Employees
- 10
- 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
- 26 September 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 587240
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 30124
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 118
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 617482
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £17,244
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £612,387
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 629631
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 87
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 249102
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1976
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £206,139
- Assets Total Fixed
- 270028
- Assets Own Use
- 2791
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 267237
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £481,023
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £56,245
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £694,806
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 56245
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £481,023
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 206139
- Funds Restricted
- 488667
- Funds Total
- 694806
- Count Employees
- 10
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Northern Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- 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
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- ACADEMY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2001-09-24T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 24/09/1999AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17/08/2001AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 27/06/2007AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 05/03/2013 as amended on 12 Oct 2022
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECT OF THE ACADEMY IS TO PROMOTE SOCIAL SCIENCES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.
- Area Of Benefit
- UNITED KINGDOM
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 419801
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- THE ACADEMY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
- Charity Name Id
- 419798
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- THE ACADEMY
- Charity Name Id
- 419775
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- ACADEMY OF LEARNED SOCIETIES FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests