01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received Late
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 26 April 2002
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 04392418
- Financial period
- 1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025
- Latest income
- £53,187,203
- Latest expenditure
- £51,988,048
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: National Centre For Social Research, 3rd Floor Block 3, Tiller and Lock, 250 City Road, LONDON, EC1V 2AB
Website recorded by the regulator: natcen.ac.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The provision on education and research into all areas of social policy particularly health, employment, housing, travel, education and crime. Most of the projects undertaken include surveys carried out throughout Great Britain
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 2 July 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 2 July 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £53,187,203
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £51,988,048
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 March 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 March 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £51,717,542
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £50,775,228
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 25 April 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 25 April 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £48,742,772
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £51,158,699
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 23 February 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 12 April 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £49,268,553
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £47,179,060
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 17 February 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 February 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £43,051,234
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £37,722,422
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 July 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 2 July 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £53,187,203
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £51,988,048
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 130
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 41049840
- 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
- 23
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 10
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 28 March 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £51,717,542
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £50,775,228
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 100
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 37783322
- 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
- 20
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 7
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 25 April 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £48,742,772
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £51,158,699
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 182
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 33549776
- 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
- 16
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 9
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 23 February 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £49,268,553
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £47,179,060
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 167
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 22642540
- Income From Government Grants
- £19,832
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 12
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 5
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 17 February 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £43,051,234
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £37,722,422
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 150
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 17687738
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,632,696
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 10
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 5
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
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 July 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 2 July 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 52628168
- Income Investments
- 553035
- Income Other
- 6000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 53187203
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £51,988,048
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 51988048
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 347006
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 6485133
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 783040
- Gain Loss Investment
- -72262
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 3705801
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £7,844,523
- Assets Total Fixed
- 8784741
- Assets Own Use
- 8784741
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -17183298
- Assets Other Assets
- £32,582,396
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £27,472,664
- Assets Current Investment
- 5384298
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- −£3,288,825
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 27472664
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £15,593,582
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -3293800
- Funds Restricted
- 4975
- Funds Total
- -3288825
- Count Employees
- 394
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 28 March 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 51353761
- Income Investments
- 360182
- Income Other
- 3599
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 51717542
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £50,775,228
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 50775228
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 276541
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 6197112
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 668883
- Gain Loss Investment
- 610259
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -2889241
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £6,949,163
- Assets Total Fixed
- 8732837
- Assets Own Use
- 8732837
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -24100694
- Assets Other Assets
- £32,911,960
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £28,634,114
- Assets Current Investment
- 5456560
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- −£11,090,011
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 28634114
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £13,428,987
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -11100771
- Funds Restricted
- 10760
- Funds Total
- -11090011
- Count Employees
- 410
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 25 April 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 48550186
- Income Investments
- 118303
- Income Other
- 74283
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 48742772
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £51,158,699
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 51158699
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 271266
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 5137267
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 682538
- Gain Loss Investment
- 253072
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -3875599
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £5,593,492
- Assets Total Fixed
- 12822175
- Assets Own Use
- 7975874
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 4846301
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -21408616
- Assets Other Assets
- £26,965,101
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £28,132,003
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- −£9,753,343
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 27907003
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 225000
- Assets Cash
- £12,247,295
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -9775124
- Funds Restricted
- 21781
- Funds Total
- -9753343
- Count Employees
- 389
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 23 February 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 49240770
- Income Investments
- 7951
- Income Other
- 19832
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 49268553
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £47,159,228
- Expenditure Other
- 19832
- Expenditure Total
- 47179060
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 205646
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 3949534
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 499787
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 8955121
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £8,292,120
- Assets Total Fixed
- 12631402
- Assets Own Use
- 8038173
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 4593229
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -18094348
- Assets Other Assets
- £27,386,584
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £25,638,527
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- −£3,714,889
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 25315602
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 322925
- Assets Cash
- £16,441,622
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -3762228
- Funds Restricted
- 47339
- Funds Total
- -3714889
- Count Employees
- 332
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 17 February 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 41413967
- Income Investments
- 4571
- Income Other
- 1632696
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 43051234
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £36,089,726
- Expenditure Other
- 1632696
- Expenditure Total
- 37722422
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 217713
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 3572166
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 482082
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 5130163
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £11,157,269
- Assets Total Fixed
- 7093861
- Assets Own Use
- 7093861
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -31641065
- Assets Other Assets
- £31,365,733
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £21,171,261
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- −£14,352,732
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 20370718
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 800543
- Assets Cash
- £22,064,042
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -14443796
- Funds Restricted
- 91064
- Funds Total
- -14352732
- Count Employees
- 283
- 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
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2002-04-26T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 12TH MARCH 2002 AS AMENDED 6 FEBRUARY 2008AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19 JUL 2017
- Charitable Objects
- THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION THROUGH RESEARCH INTO THE SOCIAL POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC SCIENCES, THE DISSEMINATION TO THE PUBLIC OF THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH AND FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES INCIDENTAL THERETO.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 394484
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- SCPR
- Charity Name Id
- 394487
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY PLANNING RESEARCH
- Charity Name Id
- 516334
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- NATCEN SOCIAL RESEARCH
- Charity Name Id
- 394467
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- NATCEN
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures