01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 1 June 2016
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025
- Latest income
- £2,194,532
- Latest expenditure
- £2,057,187
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: HARBOUR HOUSE, 6-8 HYTHE QUAY, COLCHESTER, CO2 8JF
Website recorded by the regulator: www.ecpr.eu (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
An independent scholarly association, with 350 institutional members across around 50 countries, which supports political scientists through: a programme of world renowned conferences and events, all with funding opportunities for members; a publishing portfolio which includes a book series and three leading journals; its own publishing imprint, ECPR Press; and a range of high profile prizes.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 8 July 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 8 July 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £2,194,532
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,057,187
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 20 June 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,232,316
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,408,928
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 June 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,934,802
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,270,478
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 June 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 June 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,898,701
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,287,089
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 4 July 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 4 July 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,933,738
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,608,509
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 October 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 8 July 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £2,194,532
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,057,187
- 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 70001 80000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 305
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 20 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,232,316
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,408,928
- 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 70001 80000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 230
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 27 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,934,802
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,270,478
- 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
- 3
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 270
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 27 June 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,898,701
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,287,089
- 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
- 3
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 224
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 4 July 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,933,738
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,608,509
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 247
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 October 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 8 July 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 517
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1411108
- Income Investments
- 37037
- Income Other
- 745870
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2194532
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £89,626
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,967,561
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2057187
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 46563
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1167734
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 23207
- Gain Loss Investment
- 73312
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,503,469
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1607470
- Assets Own Use
- 374386
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1233084
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,997,739
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,101,740
- Assets Current Investment
- 88533
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,503,469
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1101740
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,448,840
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2503469
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 2503469
- Count Employees
- 27
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 20 June 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 816
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 665284
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1532563
- Income Investments
- 33653
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2232316
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £135,519
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,273,409
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2408928
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 68993
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1139552
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 19409
- Gain Loss Investment
- 113588
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,292,812
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1529880
- Assets Own Use
- 394965
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1134915
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,817,039
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,054,107
- Assets Current Investment
- 104338
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,292,812
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1054107
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,270,601
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2292812
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 2292812
- Count Employees
- 28
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 27 June 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 598468
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1313896
- Income Investments
- 22438
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1934802
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £114,835
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,155,643
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2270478
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 30057
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1106776
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 22607
- Gain Loss Investment
- 30930
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,355,836
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1412104
- Assets Own Use
- 412778
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 999326
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,026,704
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,082,972
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,355,836
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1082972
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,630,804
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2355836
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 2355836
- Count Employees
- 27
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 27 June 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1273728
- Income Investments
- 62185
- Income Other
- 562788
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1898701
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £80,179
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,206,910
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2287089
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 68254
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1137569
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- -185123
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,660,582
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1377770
- Assets Own Use
- 425969
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 951801
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,277,715
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £994,903
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,660,582
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 994903
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,865,906
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2660582
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 2660582
- Count Employees
- 28
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 4 July 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 299
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 579646
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1340386
- Income Investments
- 13407
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1933738
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £75,972
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,532,537
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1608509
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 26947
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 868261
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 16039
- Gain Loss Investment
- 88007
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £3,234,093
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1498879
- Assets Own Use
- 423150
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1075729
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,538,785
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £803,571
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,234,093
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 803571
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,214,585
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3234093
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 3234093
- Count Employees
- 21
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Slovakia
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Montenegro
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Russia
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Portugal
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Austria
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Chile
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- South America
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Israel
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Asia
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Japan
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Asia
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Taiwan
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Asia
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Malta
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Belgium
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Latvia
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Iceland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- France
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Sweden
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Italy
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Turkey
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Asia
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Poland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Hungary
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Spain
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
Showing 20 of 44 supplied records in this dataset.
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- 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
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 301
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- 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
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- EUROPEAN CONSORTIUM FOR POLITICAL RESEARCH
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2017-11-04T00:00:00
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 299615
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 299615
- Assoc Charity Name
- EUROPEAN CONSORTIUM FOR POLITICAL RESEARCH
- Charity Name
- EUROPEAN CONSORTIUM FOR POLITICAL RESEARCH
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2016-06-01T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - Association Registered 01 Jun 2016
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS OF THE ECPR ARE TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF EUROPEAN POLITICAL SCIENCE, IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY:1.1.1 FOSTERING COLLABORATION BETWEEN UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS ACTIVE IN POLITICAL RESEARCH, TEACHING AND TRAINING; 1.1.2 PLACING BETTER FACILITIES AT THE DISPOSAL OF POLITICAL SCIENTISTS THROUGHOUT EUROPE;1.1.3 INCREASING THE CONTACTS BETWEEN POLITICAL SCIENTISTS AND THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF EACH OTHER'S RESEARCH; AND1.1.4 MAKING IT EASIER FOR POLITICAL SCIENTISTS TO ENGAGE IN CO-OPERATIVE ADVANCED RESEARCH, TRAINING AND RESEARCH-LED TEACHING.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE ECPR FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT 2011, SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 573668
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- ECPR
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests