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Society for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1144426DevonEducation and training
Income£125k2025-12-31
Spending£138ksame year
Spent / received102%5-year average
Size in its cause78th pctEducation and training
Registered2011Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Society for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in October 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Society for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies reported income of £125k and spending of £138k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £41k to £125k (+204%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Society for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Waterberry Community Projects Limited (£124k), Riding Mill Pre-School Limited (£125k) and The Early Years Playgroup (£124k).

Income and spending

£0£35k£70k£105k£140k2021 Income: £41,0072021 Spending: £57,29220212022 Income: £76,0362022 Spending: £69,83520222023 Income: £140,4422023 Spending: £117,77320232024 Income: £119,0882024 Spending: £127,24120242025 Income: £124,5642025 Spending: £137,7172025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

To promote interdisciplinary and inter-study understanding and collaboration in longitudinal and life course research.To promote new thinking about making measurements comparable across studies and across time.To promote how best to exploit the potential scientific and policy value of comparing findings within and across societies.

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