THE SOCIAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION

About THE SOCIAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION

THE SOCIAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION is a registered charity in England and Wales (registration number 1123940). Based on official Charity Commission data, it holds a "Platinum" rating with a CharityScore of 92/100 — one of the highest-rated charities in England and Wales for governance and transparency. This places it among the top-rated charities in our database, reflecting strong performance across governance, financial health, and regulatory compliance. In its most recent reporting year (2025), THE SOCIAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION reported a total income of £690,237 and total expenditure of £644,137, a spending ratio of 93% indicating a strong proportion of funds directed to charitable work. According to the Charity Commission register, THE SOCIAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION describes its activities as follows: Promoting high quality standards of social research, we seek to represent, support, connect and inform our members and the wider social research community. We do this with a range of events, workshops for the general public and practicing social researchers, training, and freely-available publications. Our website provides a wide range of information. Our analysis found no significant governance concerns for THE SOCIAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION. No regulatory actions, filing failures, or financial anomalies were detected in the available public data. This profile is based on data publicly available from the Charity Commission for England and Wales and is updated periodically as new filings are processed. CharityScore UK provides independent, data-driven transparency ratings to help donors give with confidence — we are not affiliated with this charity or any government body.

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Financial History

Latest spending ratio: 93.3% of income spent on charitable work