Association of Southeast Asian Studies in the United Kingdom
Analysis
Association of Southeast Asian Studies in the United Kingdom is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Russell Square. It was registered in December 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.
In the financial year ending July 2025, Association of Southeast Asian Studies in the United Kingdom reported income of £23k and spending of £8,804, leaving 62% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £3,445 to £23k (+580%), an average of +62% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 406%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Association of Southeast Asian Studies in the United Kingdom sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 6th Sidcup Scout Group (£23k), Birdlip School Parent Teacher Association (£23k) and Friends of Slip End Lower School (£23k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The object of ASEASUK is to develop knowledge within the UK of Southeast Asia (SEA) for the public benefit. Its activities include facilitating cooperation between UK-based scholars, institutions and research programmes in SEA studies and with appropriate counterparts in other countries in order to advance individual and collective knowledge of SEA, and circulating scholarly information on SEA.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| 6th Sidcup Scout Group | Sidcup | £23k |
| Birdlip School Parent Teacher Association | Gloucester | £23k |
| Friends of Slip End Lower School | Luton | £23k |
| 27th Cambridge Scout Group | Cambridge | £23k |