BRITISH AMERICAN SECURITY INFORMATION COUNCIL

Registered charity 1001081 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q4969444 · Wikipedia · also known as B A S I C

BASIC is an independent transatlantic organization promoting effective global nuclear disarmament, non-proliferation and transatlantic security. We engage with decision-makers in a constructive manner and promote public awareness by addressing critical decisions relevant to these issues. BASIC is a peace and security non-governmental organization that is British-American in composition and focus.

Objects

TO PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO, THE STUDY AND DISCUSSION OF AND EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION UPON THE IMPACT OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS, MODERN INDUSTRY, MODERN METHODS OF WARFARE AND THE PSYCHOLOGY OF WARFARE UPON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, DEFENCE, DISARMAMENT, MILITARY STRATEGY AND SECURITY IN ORDER TO IMPROVE PEOPLES' MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND AWARENESS OF SUCH ISSUES

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Islington, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £52,620 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income exceeding £1.3 million. The trustees consider the going concern basis of preparation appropriate and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operations. Unrestricted reserves stood at £374,446, representing approximately 4.9 months of core operating costs, which is slightly below the stated policy target of four to six months.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Johnsons Chartered Accountants. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2023 (received 29/11/2024, 29 days after the 31/10/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~3.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Helena Hardingchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Balvinder Sangha · trustee of 1 other charity
• Daniel Johnson
• Dr Andrew Steven Cottey
• Dr Togzhan Kassenova
• Ioanna Polykrati
• Jennie Gromoll
• Kameka McLean
• Laicie Heeley
• Paul Martin Carroll
• Professor Nick Ritchie
• Sara Kutchesfahani
• Thomas Hajnoczi

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: City Of Westminster · Germany · Italy

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Side by side with its peers

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