BRITISH EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1150237 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BERA

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity remains in a strong financial situation with healthy unrestricted reserves of £2,584,327, which are well in excess of the stated policy benchmark of a 1:1.4 ratio between turnover and reserves. While the trustees acknowledge external pressures on higher education and publishing income, they confirm the organization is operating on a very secure financial footing with sufficient reserves for short-term crisis management.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by PKF Littlejohn LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~15.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (09/07/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees

• Dr Mhairi Beatonchair
• Dr Aimee Frances Quickfall
• Dr Barbara Skinner
• Dr Gerry Czerniawski
• Dr Gurpinder Lalli
• Dr Mabel Encinas
• Dr Ros McLellan
• Dr Sally Power · trustee of 2 other charities
• Dr Sheine Virtue Allyvene Peart
• Dr Yuwei Xu
• Professor Andrew James Davies
• Professor Diana Burton
• Professor Morag Redford
• Professor Paul Miller
• Professor Tanya Ovenden-Hope · trustee of 1 other charity
• Professor Vivienne Baumfield

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

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

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