Society of Evidence Based Policing

Analysis

Society of Evidence Based Policing is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and armed forces/emergency service efficiency, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. It says it sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Society of Evidence Based Policing reported income of £238k and spending of £145k, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £5,000 to £238k (+4658%), an average of +163% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 955%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 200 England and Wales charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Society of Evidence Based Policing 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 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Officers' Mess, Joint Service Command and Staff College (JSCSC), Shrivenham (£224k), College Hall Officers' Mess RAF Cranwell (£242k) and The Connaught Trust (£218k).