01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC038304
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Cross Border
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- Not supplied
- Staff
- 2
- Postcode
- WC2A 2AE
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
2. The objects of the Society shall be: (a) to promote the study of economic and social history. (b) to establish closer relations between students and teachers of ecdnomic and social history. (c) to issue the Economic History Review. (d) to publish and sponsor other publications in the fields of economic and social history. (e) to hold an annual conference and to hold or participate in any other conference or meeting as may be deemed expedient in accordance with (a) and (b) above. ( f ) to co-operate with other organisations having kindred purposes.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | £396,511 | £414,243 | 2 | 26 January 2026 |
| 30 June 2024 | £377,551 | £398,527 | 2 | 11 January 2025 |
| 30 June 2023 | £403,692 | £416,457 | 2 | 2 January 2024 |
| 30 June 2022 | £328,060 | £333,912 | 2 | 8 December 2022 |
| 30 June 2021 | £367,577 | £320,286 | 2 | 10 December 2021 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- Department of Economic History, London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://ehs.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied · 228494
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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