OSCR Scottish charity profile

The British Psychological Society

ActiveCharity number SC039452
Registered26 April 2009
Main locationOutwith Scotland
Legal formUnincorporated association

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC039452
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Cross Border
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
UK and overseas
Volunteers
Not supplied
Staff
138
Postcode
LE1 7DR

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science

Beneficiaries

  • Other defined groups

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

To promote the advancement and diffusion of a knowledge of psychology pure and applied and especially to promote the efficiency and usefulness of Members of the Society by setting up a high standard of professional education and knowledge.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 December 2024£13,390,000£12,664,00013822 September 2025
31 December 2023£13,037,000£14,815,0001383 September 2024
31 December 2022£11,561,000£14,632,0001388 August 2023
31 December 2021£11,628,000£14,661,00013820 October 2022
31 December 2020£10,839,000£14,009,00013815 September 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
St Andrews House, 48 Princess Road East, Leicester
Website supplied to OSCR
www.bps.org.uk
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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