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Society for Co-Operation in Russian and Soviet Studies

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1104012LondonArts, culture, heritage and science
Income£12k2025-12-31
Spending£20ksame year
Spent / received101%5-year average
Size in its cause35th pctArts, culture, heritage and science
Registered2004Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Society for Co-Operation in Russian and Soviet Studies is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Society for Co-Operation in Russian and Soviet Studies reported income of £12k and spending of £20k, spending 173% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £23k to £12k (-49%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 101% 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, Society for Co-Operation in Russian and Soviet Studies sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Midlands Early Music Forum (£12k), Rotary Club of Potters Bar Benevolent Fund (£12k) and West Chiltington Friends of the School Association (£12k).

Income and spending

£0£8,806£18k£26k£35k2021 Income: £23,0552021 Spending: £20,92220212022 Income: £25,3282022 Spending: £18,97920222023 Income: £23,6502023 Spending: £30,43520232024 Income: £35,2242024 Spending: £29,06520242025 Income: £11,7542025 Spending: £20,3642025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Reference library, photographic archive and SCRSS archive from 1924, when the society was founded, to present day. Loan library of classic and contemporary Russian fiction and a range of other subjects. Russian language seminars, regular lectures, films and other events. Members' information digest three times a year and events email mailing list of Russian related events.

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