Society for Applied Philosophy

Analysis

Society for Applied Philosophy is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancaster. It was registered in June 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Society for Applied Philosophy reported income of £175k and spending of £181k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £187k to £175k (-6.4%), an average of -1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 111% 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 Applied Philosophy sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mossley Pre-School (£175k), Birdham Pre-School (£175k) and The Little Lot Limited (£175k).

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.