Sociological Review Foundation Limited
Analysis
Sociological Review Foundation Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in June 2015, 11 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 09044774). It says it makes grants to individuals, sponsors or undertakes research and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Sociological Review Foundation Limited reported income of £145k and spending of £330k, spending 227% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £186k to £145k (-22%), an average of -6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 183% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Sociological Review Foundation Limited sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hatherleigh Pre-School (£145k), The British Eventing Training Foundation (£145k) and Milton Malsor Playgroup (£145k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Our charitable objects are ?To advance the education of the public in general (and particularly among students at the University of Keele) on the subject of sociology in such ways as the trustees think fit, including by awarding scholarships for students studying sociology and promoting research for the public benefit in all aspects of the subject of sociology and to publish the useful results.?
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Hatherleigh Pre-School | Okehampton | £145k |
| The British Eventing Training Foundation | West Midlands | £145k |
| Milton Malsor Playgroup | Northampton | £145k |
| Millfield Pre-School | North Walsham | £145k |