CCEW Charity Commission profile

CULTURAL EVOLUTION SOCIETY

Registered charity 1188951 · organisation 5153809

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Other
Registered
7 April 2020
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income
£0
Latest expenditure
£0
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL, 43 WOODLAND ROAD, BRISTOL, BS8 1UU

Website recorded by the regulator: https://culturalevolutionsociety.org/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Our mission is to advance the research and applications of cultural evolutionary studies. We support all evolutionary approaches to the study of human and nonhuman animal culture.

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
28 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£0
Total Gross Expenditure
£0
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
25 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£0
Total Gross Expenditure
£0
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
25 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£0
Total Gross Expenditure
£0
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
7 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£21,561
Total Gross Expenditure
£8,783
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
7 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£8,311
Total Gross Expenditure
£409

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

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
7 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£21,561
Total Gross Expenditure
£8,783
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
No
Count Volunteers
4

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Norway
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
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Geographic Area Description
Australia
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Oceania
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
Netherlands
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Canada
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
North America
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
India
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Asia
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
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Geographic Area Description
Brazil
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
South America
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
Country
Geographic Area Description
New Zealand
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Oceania
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Denmark
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
United States
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
North America
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Germany
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Finland
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
Japan
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Asia
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Spain
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Switzerland
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
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England
Welsh Ind
No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
301
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Individuals
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
CULTURAL EVOLUTION SOCIETY
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2020-04-07T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 10 DEC 2019
Charitable Objects
(1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL (AND PARTICULARLY AMONGST RESEARCHERS AND SCHOLARS WORLDWIDE) ON CULTURAL EVOLUTION AND TO PROMOTE RESEARCH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN ALL ASPECTS OF THAT SUBJECT AND TO DISSEMINATE THE USEFUL RESULTS. (2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN THE SUBJECT OF CULTURAL EVOLUTION THEREBY PROMOTING THE INCREASE IN THE STORE OF USEFUL KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND LEARNING IN THIS SUBJECT AMONGST RESEARCHERS AND SCHOLARS WORLDWIDE.(3) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE, ÆCULTURAL EVOLUTIONÆ REFERS TO ANY EVOLUTIONARY APPROACH TO THE STUDY OF HUMAN OR NONHUMAN ANIMAL CULTURE. THIS ENCOMPASSES THE EVOLUTIONARY SUB-DISCIPLINES OF ALL OF THE SOCIAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, AND FROM LINGUISTICS, HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY, MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE. WE ALSO DRAW UPON, AND CONTRIBUTE TO, APPLIED FIELDS SUCH AS MEDICINE, PSYCHIATRY, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, THE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, AND THE SCIENCES OF PAST AND PRESENT ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE.(4) THESE OBJECTS WILL BE ACHIEVED BY THE FOLLOWING MEANS:Ò ARRANGING AND COORDINATING AN INTERNATIONAL CES CONFERENCE WITH THE AIM OF DISSEMINATING CULTURAL EVOLUTION RESEARCH TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND PARTICULARLY AMONGST RESEARCHERS AND SCHOLARSÒ TO SPONSOR A JOURNAL OR JOURNALS IN ORDER TO DISSEMINATE CULTURAL EVOLUTION RESEARCH TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND PARTICULARLY AMONGST RESEARCHERS AND SCHOLARS WORLDWIDEÒ TO DISSEMINATE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ACTIVITIES, COLLABORATIONS, JOBS AND FUNDING OF INTEREST TO CES MEMBERS ON THE WEBSITE AND OTHER ONLINE MEDIAÒ TO PROVIDE CES MEMBERS WITH RESEARCH AND TRAVEL GRANTS TO ADVANCE SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE IN THE SUBJECT OF CULTURAL EVOLUTIONÒ TO SPONSOR AND ORGANIZE WORKSHOPS AND MEETINGS TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING OF CULTURAL EVOLUTION, FACILITATE RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS, AND FURTHER RESEARCH INTO CULTURAL EVOLUTIONÒ TO PROMOTE HIGH QUALITY TEACHING OF CULTURAL EVOLUTION AT ALL LEVELS (SCHOOL, UNDERGRADUATE AND POSTGRADUATE)Ò TO ENHANCE THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF, AND ENGAGEMENT IN, THE FIELD OF CULTURAL EVOLUTIONÒ TO RAISE FUNDS TO SUPPORT CES ACTIVITIES