BRITISH SOCIETY OF CRIMINOLOGY

Registered charity 1073154 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity is a Learned Society: its main aim is to advance public education about crime, criminal behaviour and the criminal justice system.

Objects

TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION ABOUT CRIME CRIMINAL BEHAVIOUR AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

Area of benefit: THE UNITED KINGDOM

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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Latest income

£92k

Latest spending

£79k

Registered

1999

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The British Society of Criminology reported healthy financial health for the year ended 31 December 2025, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £249,365. This level is described by the trustees as being in keeping with their reserves policy of holding at least three months' operational expenditure. The charity generated a net surplus of £12,571, driven by subscription income and journal royalties, which offset reductions in conference income and increased printing costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least three months' operational expenditure (held: £249k)

“The BSC has set its reserves at a level equivalent to at least three months' operational expenditure” — page 15

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustees received reimbursement for travel and subsistence expenses.

“During the year the Trustees received expenses amounting to £1,749 (2024: £1,084). These expenses were reimbursed to cover travel and subsistence costs to attend Executive Committee meetings and run the committees and networks.” — page 30

“In addition, Prof P Davies, Prof J Treadwell, Dr M Duggan, Mr M Soundararajan and Mrs G Gallacher received free registration to the annual conference.” — page 30

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Five trustees received free conference registration.

“During the year the Trustees received expenses amounting to £1,749 (2024: £1,084). These expenses were reimbursed to cover travel and subsistence costs to attend Executive Committee meetings and run the committees and networks.” — page 30

“In addition, Prof P Davies, Prof J Treadwell, Dr M Duggan, Mr M Soundararajan and Mrs G Gallacher received free registration to the annual conference.” — page 30

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
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

Trustees · trustee networks

Professor Pamela Ann DAVIESchair
Dr Amy Meenaghan
Dr Angus Nurse
Dr Carly Lightowlers
Dr Charlotte Barlow
Dr Esmorie Jacqueline Miller
Dr James Tangen
Dr Jayne Price
Dr Marian Duggan
Dr Monish Bhatia
Dr Rachel Emma Keighley
Dr Rachel Vipond
Dr Stephanie Fohring
Dr Susan Elizabeth Watson
Dr Tammy Ayres
Dr Victoria Louise Heap
Greta Squire
Jo Smith
Manikandan Soundararajan
PROFESSOR BARRY GOLDSON
Professor Andrew Edward Millie
Professor James Treadwell
Professor Loraine Gelsthorpe
Sarah Plimley

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£92k	£79k
31/12/2024	£99k	£72k
31/12/2023	£103k	£68k
31/12/2022	£87k	£67k
31/12/2021	£78k	£65k

Common questions

Is BRITISH SOCIETY OF CRIMINOLOGY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The British Society of Criminology reported healthy financial health for the year ended 31 December 2025, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £249,365. This level is described by the trustees as being in keeping with their reserves policy of holding at least three months' operational expenditure. The charity generated a net surplus of £12,571, driven by subscription income and journal royalties, which offset reductions in conference income and increased printing costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION	1	£1.7m
HEART RESEARCH UK	1	£60k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRITISH SOCIETY OF TOXICOLOGICAL PATHOLOGY.

BRITISH SOCIETY OF TOXICOLOGICAL PATHOLOGY income £96k
THE BRITISH TOXICOLOGY SOCIETY income £283k
THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR PARASITOLOGY income £121k
THE CHARTERED SOCIETY OF FORENSIC SCIENCES income £508k
BRITISH SOCIETY FOR IMMUNOLOGY income £1.8m
THE BRITISH CARDIOVASCULAR SOCIETY income £3.4m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BRITISH SOCIETY OF CRIMINOLOGY	£92k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
BRITISH SOCIETY OF TOXICOLOGICAL PATHOLOGY FY2025	£96k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BRITISH TOXICOLOGY SOCIETY FY2025	£283k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR PARASITOLOGY FY2025	£121k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CHARTERED SOCIETY OF FORENSIC SCIENCES FY2025	£508k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BRITISH SOCIETY FOR IMMUNOLOGY FY2025	£1.8m	—	4	above	—	no doubt

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