SURVEILLANCE STUDIES NETWORK

Registered charity 1117449 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SSN

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Latest income
£162k
Latest spending
£101k
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total net assets of £105,992, comprising £37,195 in unrestricted funds and £68,797 in restricted funds. The trustees aim to maintain a reserve of £20,000, which is below the current unrestricted fund balance. The filing notes that the company was entitled to exemption from audit under the small companies regime.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £20,000 (held: £37k)
The trustees aim to maintain sufficient unrestricted funds to cover the charity's liabilities and provide a reserve of £20,000 — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Argentina · Australia · Austria · Belgium · Brazil · Canada · Chile · Colombia · Croatia · Cyprus · Czech Republic · Denmark

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/04/2025£162k£101k
30/04/2024£2k£11k
30/04/2023£21k£9k
30/04/2022£1k£5k
30/04/2021£1k£4k

Common questions

Is SURVEILLANCE STUDIES NETWORK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds total net assets of £105,992, comprising £37,195 in unrestricted funds and £68,797 in restricted funds. The trustees aim to maintain a reserve of £20,000, which is below the current unrestricted fund balance. The filing notes that the company was entitled to exemption from audit under the small companies regime.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SURVEILLANCE STUDIES NETWORK£162k0unclearno doubt
THE SOCIAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION FY2025£690k0aboveno doubt
PRIVACY INTERNATIONAL FY2024£2.4mbelowno doubt
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM FY2025£834k0unclearno doubt
BRITISH MACHINE VISION ASSOCIATION AND SOCIETY FOR PATTERN RECOGNITION FY2025£299k0unclearno doubt
ALLIED SCHOOLS AGENCY LIMITED FY2025£354kunclearno doubt

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