THE LONDON INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL STUDIES

Registered charity 1119299 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LONDON CENTRE FOR SOCIAL STUDIES

The London Institute of Social Studies organises academic events, conducts research and offers educational activities for the benefit of society by holding training activities and scientific events with the aim of developing research capacity, sharing knowledge and promoting networking based on UNSDGs 4, 10 and 16 (quality education; reduced inequalities; and sustainable and inclusive societies).

Objects

1) For the benefit of the public to encourage, undertake, sponsor, distribute and contribute towards research, work and publication in the UK that relates to a particular (local, national, transnational) social, political, economic, educational or cultural problem/phenomenon and the findings of which will be of direct relevance and value to academia, society, charitable organisations, service-providing institutions, governmental and non-governmental bodies and others. 2) To advance the education and knowledge of academics, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds and want to pursue a career in academia in the UK with a view to providing them with help and support for their academic studies, developing their research capacity further via providing relevant trainings, helping them forge academic networks and project partnerships, encouraging them to support ongoing projects of the institution and contribute towards raising interest in social studies (social sciences, arts and humanities).

Area of benefit: NATIONAL

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The provided document is an Annual Report covering activities from February 2024 to January 2025 and does not include financial statements, income, or expenditure figures. Consequently, no information regarding financial health, reserves, or audit status is available in this filing.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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
• 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
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• 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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/01/2022)

Reported reserves equal ~0.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Nadir Urkmezturkchair
• Ali Said Pehlivan
• Tugba Sanver

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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