Academy of Social Sciences

Analysis

Academy of Social Sciences is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03847936). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Academy of Social Sciences reported income of £589k and spending of £594k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £617k to £589k (-4.6%), an average of -1.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Academy of Social Sciences sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Back to Ours Arts Limited (£589k), Rluk (Research Libraries UK) (£590k) and Spilsby Sessions House (£589k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 92%, investments 4.7% and trading 3.7%. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 3.2%. Reserves of £340k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 9 people.