The British Sociological Association

Analysis

The British Sociological Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Durham. It was registered in April 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03890729). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The British Sociological Association reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.4m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £946k to £1.3m (+41%), an average of +8.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The British Sociological Association sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Camden Community Nurseries Limited (£1.3m), Middlesex University Students' Union (£1.3m) and British Friends of the Bible Lands Museum, Jerusalem (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 55%, trading 42% and investments 1.9%. Charitable activities took 86% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.4m would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.