HANSARD SOCIETY LIMITED

Registered charity 1091364 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q5650966 · Wikipedia

We are an independent, non-partisan political research and education society working in the UK and around the world to promote democracy and strengthen parliaments.

Objects

THE OBJECT FOR WHICH THE SOCIETY IS ESTABLISHED IS TO PROMOTE KNOWLEDGE AND INTEREST IN PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY

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.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Hansard Society reported a net surplus of £10,794 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £290,085 and total expenditure of £279,291. The Trustees confirm the charity is a going concern, holding unrestricted general reserves of £124,249 which exceed their stated policy target of three months' core operational expenditure (£77,702). The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts give a true and fair view and no matters required further attention.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• 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
• 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

• Baroness Winifred Ann Taylor of Boltonchair
• Dr Rebecca Anne Rumbul
• Emma Elizabeth Laura Caldecourt
• Jacqueline Ashley · trustee of 1 other charity
• Lina Banivanua Mar
• Lord Andrew James Dunlop
• Lord GERALD SHAMASH
• Shirley Cameron · trustee of 1 other charity
• Sir David Richard Beamish · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE SOCIAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION.

• THE SOCIAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION income £690k
• HANOVER SCHOOL ASSOCIATION income £45k
• Humanitas income £351k
• THE HERALDRY SOCIETY income £50k
• HUMAN AID FOUNDATION income £344k
• THE HOWARD FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST income £319k

Side by side with its peers

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