01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 19 December 2012
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 08284220
- Financial period
- 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
- Latest income
- £2,032,069
- Latest expenditure
- £1,983,400
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Political Studies Association, Unit 2, Regent House, 1-6 Pratt Mews, LONDON, NW1 0AD
Website recorded by the regulator: www.bera.ac.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Our current strategic priorities are to:Support and promote the highest quality educational research.Inform policy and practice. Promote knowledge and understanding within and beyond the field.
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
- 17 October 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,032,069
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,983,400
- 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
- 17 October 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,346,835
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,373,289
- 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
- 27 September 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 September 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,158,983
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,089,197
- 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
- 28 September 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 September 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,002,644
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £808,469
- 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
- 13 October 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 13 October 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £862,380
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £601,477
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
- 17 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,032,069
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,983,400
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 103
- 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
- 17 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,346,835
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,373,289
- 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 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 85
- 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
- 27 September 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,158,983
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,089,197
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 70
- 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
- 28 September 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,002,644
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £808,469
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 75
- 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
- 13 October 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £862,380
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £601,477
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 75
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
- 17 October 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1931332
- Income Investments
- 100737
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2032069
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £154,571
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,828,829
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1983400
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 25000
- Expenditure Governance
- 61429
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 772860
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 18578
- Gain Loss Investment
- 81835
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,600,854
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1540753
- Assets Own Use
- 41732
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1499021
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,320,115
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £260,014
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,600,854
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 260014
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £935,497
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2584327
- Funds Restricted
- 16527
- Funds Total
- 2600854
- Count Employees
- 9
- 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
- 17 October 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1294314
- Income Investments
- 52521
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1346835
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £143,533
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,217,256
- Expenditure Other
- 12500
- Expenditure Total
- 1373289
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 40000
- Expenditure Governance
- 59028
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 717667
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 7451
- Gain Loss Investment
- 93527
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,460,819
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1472359
- Assets Own Use
- 55173
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1417186
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,083,527
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £85,536
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,470,350
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 85536
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £758,204
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2460819
- Funds Restricted
- 9531
- Funds Total
- 2470350
- Count Employees
- 8
- 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
- 27 September 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1113271
- Income Investments
- 45712
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1158983
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £165,270
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £923,927
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1089197
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 1823
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 30000
- Expenditure Governance
- 42342
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 580734
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 18102
- Gain Loss Investment
- -202693
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,381,246
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1332961
- Assets Own Use
- 9302
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1323659
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,200,688
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £130,372
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,403,277
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 130372
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £914,697
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2381246
- Funds Restricted
- 22031
- Funds Total
- 2403277
- Count Employees
- 7
- Charity Only 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
- 28 September 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 973940
- Income Investments
- 28704
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1002644
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £155,854
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £652,615
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 808469
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 37862
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 544932
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 16953
- Gain Loss Investment
- 140127
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,514,153
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1545281
- Assets Own Use
- 18929
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1526352
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,123,393
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £132,490
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,536,184
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 132490
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £923,740
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2514153
- Funds Restricted
- 22031
- Funds Total
- 2536184
- Count Employees
- 7
- Charity Only 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
- 13 October 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 835167
- Income Investments
- 27213
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 862380
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £100,911
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £500,566
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 601477
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 26782
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 10239
- Gain Loss Investment
- 81302
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,147,393
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1187891
- Assets Own Use
- 32458
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1155433
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,156,846
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £142,855
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,201,882
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 142855
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £977,045
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2179851
- Funds Restricted
- 22031
- Funds Total
- 2201882
- Count Employees
- 7
- 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
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- 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
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 301
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BRITISH EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2012-12-19T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- BRITISH EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2013-07-09T00:00:00
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 272754
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 272754
- Assoc Charity Name
- BRITISH EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION (BERA)
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 07 NOV 2012 as amended on 10 Sep 2018
- Charitable Objects
- TO ENCOURAGE THE PURSUIT OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND ITS APPLICATION FOR BOTH THE IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE AND FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 528486
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- BERA
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling