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THE BRITISH SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

Company no. 03890729 · PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
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THE BRITISH SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION is an active 26-year-old company, with accounts filed and up to date and no outstanding charges or mortgages registered. No adverse signals found on the public record.

Risk indicatorsNo adverse signals found
Active on the Companies House register
Accounts filed and up to date
No outstanding charges or mortgages registered
Established — 26+ years on the register

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Company details
Established 10+ years
StatusActive
Company number03890729
TypePRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Incorporated3 Dec 1999 · 26 yrs
Registered officeChancery Court, Belmont Business Park, Durham, DH1 1TW
Nature of business94120 - Activities of professional membership organizations
Next accounts due30 Sep 2026
Confirmation statement due9 Nov 2026

Contact

Contact from the Charity Commission (official public register).

Charity Commission

Charity number
1080235
Charity status
Registered
Registered charity since
7 Apr 2000
Charity type
Charitable company
Latest income
£976,566 · year to 31 Dec 2024
Latest expenditure
£1,001,214

What THE BRITISH SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION does

The British Sociological Association's charitable primary objective is to promote sociology. It is the professional association representing sociologists in the UK. Founded in 1951, the BSA provides a network of communication to all who are concerned with the promotion and use of sociology and sociological research.

Charitable objects and activities as declared by the charity to the Charity Commission for England and Wales.

Charity income & expenditure

Financial year endingIncomeExpenditureNet
31 Dec 2024 £976,566 £1,001,214 −£24,648
31 Dec 2023 £1,263,733 £1,179,749 £83,984
31 Dec 2022 £1,055,290 £889,987 £165,303
31 Dec 2021 £945,707 £756,593 £189,114
31 Dec 2020 £974,502 £845,188 £129,314

Figures as filed in the charity's annual returns to the Charity Commission — last 5 reported years. Net is income less expenditure; a negative figure means the charity spent more than it received that year.

Trustees (13)

Anika Irischa Leslie-Walker
Trustee · appointed 26 Jun 2026
Dr Jason Atta Kwei Arday
Trustee · appointed 9 Jun 2020
Dr Jennifer Kay Remnant
Trustee · appointed 9 Jun 2023
Dr Kalwinder Sandhu
Trustee · appointed 5 Sep 2025
Dr Maryam Sholevar
Trustee · appointed 9 Jun 2023
Dr Paul Ian Campbell
Trustee · appointed 7 Jun 2024
Dr Shoba Arun
Trustee · appointed 5 Sep 2025
Justice Aina
Trustee · appointed 26 Jun 2026
Professor Angharad Beckett
Trustee · appointed 5 Sep 2025
Professor Richard David Waller
Trustee · appointed 26 Jun 2026
Professor Vanessa Linda Katarina May
Trustee · appointed 7 Jun 2024
Sarah Jane Fawcett
Trustee · appointed 26 Jun 2026
Sunny Vikash Gunessee
Trustee · appointed 26 Jun 2026

Trustees as recorded on the Charity Commission register. For a charitable company the trustees are normally also its Companies House directors, so this list and the Directors & officers list below should broadly agree — a large discrepancy is worth asking about.

Property & land holdings (2)Premium

PropertyTenureArea
Chancery Court, Belmont Business Park, Durham (DH1 1TW) Leasehold County Durham
Unit 31b, Block J2, Station Court, Imperial Road, London Leasehold Hammersmith And Fulham, Greater London

Freehold and leasehold titles registered to this company in the HM Land Registry Commercial & Corporate Ownership Data. This covers registered land in England and Wales only, and reflects the register at the date of the extract — recent transactions may not appear.

Directors & officers

TAYLOR, Sharon
Secretary · appointed 23 Apr 2026
AINA, Justice
Director · appointed 26 Jun 2026 · British
ARDAY, Jason Atta Kwei, Prof
Director · appointed 5 Jun 2020 · British
ARUN, Shoba Varghese, Dr
Director · appointed 5 Sep 2025 · British
BECKETT, Angharad Elise, Professor
Director · appointed 5 Sep 2025 · British
CAMPBELL, Paul Ian, Dr
Director · appointed 7 Jun 2024 · British
FAWCETT, Sarah Jane
Director · appointed 26 Jun 2026 · British
GUNESSEE, Sunny Vikash
Director · appointed 26 Jun 2026 · British
LESLIE-WALKER, Anika Irischa
Director · appointed 26 Jun 2026 · British
MAY, Vanessa Linda Katarina, Professor
Director · appointed 7 Jun 2024 · British
REMNANT, Jennifer Kay, Dr
Director · appointed 9 Jun 2023 · British
SANDHU, Kalwinder Kaur, Dr
Director · appointed 5 Sep 2025 · British

Ownership & control (PSC)

Statement filed — no individual PSC named
Persons with significant control statement
Filing status
AccountsUp to date
Last accounts made up to31 Dec 2024
Next accounts due30 Sep 2026
Confirmation statementUp to date
Last statement26 Oct 2025
Next statement due9 Nov 2026
Accounts typeSmall company

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