THE MODERN HUMANITIES RESEARCH ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1064670 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MHRA

To promote advanced study and research in the humanities and modern languages through the publication of journals and books, the encouragement of postgraduate research, and the provision of grants through funding schemes for conference organisation, research fellowships and postdoctoral support. Postgraduates are given free membership of the Association.

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Latest income

£748k

Latest spending

£779k

Registered

1997

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded an operational deficit of £31,419 for the year, though this was significantly lower than the previous year's deficit and the prior prediction. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains free reserves of £1,636,830, which exceeds its stated policy target of two years' expenditure by over £78,000, leaving the association in a good financial position for the coming year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: two years' total annual expenditure (held: £1.6m)

“maintain a free reserve equivalent to two years’ total annual expenditure to meet short-term contingencies.” — page 12

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Two Trustees received remuneration of £142,283 by virtue of their employment with the Charity.

“This comprises of two Trustees (2024 - two Trustees) who received remuneration of £142,283 (2024 - £139,491) by virtue of their employment with the Charity.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by PEM Audit Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Total income

£748k

Total spending

£779k

Cost of raising funds

£49k

Reserves (reported)

£1.6m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~25.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (76% 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: 6.5% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

PROFESSOR DEREK FREDERICK CONNONchair
DOCTOR BARBARA BURNS
Dr ANN MARIE LEWIS
Dr Adam Paul Lind Hansen
Dr Claire Noelle Moran
Dr Claudia Dellacasa
Dr DANIELA OMLOR · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Dora Elizabeth Osborne
Dr Guillem Colom-Montero
Dr Jane-Marie Collins
Dr Jessica Mary Goodman
Dr Richard Neil Adelman
Dr Sean Martin Williams
Dr Simon Rodway
JEREMY FRANCIS WONG
Professor Ben Bollig · trustee of 1 other charity
Professor CHLOE EDWINA MAGDALEN PAVER
Professor Carolin Duttlinger · trustee of 1 other charity
Professor Duncan Graham Wheeler
Professor Muireann Mary Maguire · trustee of 1 other charity
Professor Simon Mark Dixon
Professor Susan Rose Harrow

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£748k	£779k
30/09/2024	£669k	£774k
30/09/2023	£709k	£762k
30/09/2022	£629k	£824k
30/09/2021	£652k	£669k

Common questions

Is THE MODERN HUMANITIES RESEARCH ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded an operational deficit of £31,419 for the year, though this was significantly lower than the previous year's deficit and the prior prediction. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains free reserves of £1,636,830, which exceeds its stated policy target of two years' expenditure by over £78,000, leaving the association in a good financial position for the coming year. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by PEM Audit Limited.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE BRITISH ACADEMY FOR THE PROMOTION OF HISTORICAL PHILOSOPHICAL AND PHILOLOGICAL STUDIES	1	£3.0m
THE MAURICE WOHL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£1.4m
THE NUFFIELD FOUNDATION	1	£518k
THE SINO-BRITISH FELLOWSHIP TRUST	1	£214k
THE BRITISH INSTITUTE OF ARCHAEOLOGY AT ANKARA	1	£72k
ALTAJIR TRUST	1	£35k
BRITISH ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE ASSOCIATION	1	£32k
THE NATIONAL MANUSCRIPTS CONSERVATION TRUST	1	£18k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with COUNCIL FOR BRITISH RESEARCH IN THE LEVANT.

COUNCIL FOR BRITISH RESEARCH IN THE LEVANT income £766k
THE EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION FOR DIGITAL HUMANITIES income £105k
THE BRITISH ACADEMY FOR THE PROMOTION OF HISTORICAL PHILOSOPHICAL AND PHILOLOGICAL STUDIES income £106.2m
A M QATTAN FOUNDATION income £2.6m
Association of Higher Education Professionals income £761k
SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF LONDON income £2.6m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE MODERN HUMANITIES RESEARCH ASSOCIATION	£748k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
COUNCIL FOR BRITISH RESEARCH IN THE LEVANT FY2025	£766k	£70,001 - £80,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
THE EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION FOR DIGITAL HUMANITIES FY2024	£105k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE BRITISH ACADEMY FOR THE PROMOTION OF HISTORICAL PHILOSOPHICAL AND PHILOLOGICAL STUDIES FY2025	£106.2m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
A M QATTAN FOUNDATION FY2025	£2.6m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
Association of Higher Education Professionals FY2025	£761k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.