THE BRITISH INTERNATIONAL STUDIES ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1151260 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BISA

The advancement of education in international studies and related subjects, through the provision of journals, a newsletter, website information, email list service, annual conference and events, provision of research funding through the funding of working groups and PhD students.

Causes: Education/training · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a profit of £50,514 for the year ended 31 March 2026, marking the first profit in ten years. The trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves are sufficient to maintain normal operating activities for up to 12 months should a major shortfall in income occur.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (81% 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: 3.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (04/08/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Professor Juanita Marie Eliaschair
• Dr Alice Ella Finden
• Dr Christopher Peter David Rossdale
• Dr Helena Margarida Costa Farrand Carrapico
• Dr Holly Eva Ryan
• Dr Jamie Jean Hagen
• Dr Marianna Charountaki
• Dr Nicholas David Caddick
• Dr Una McGahern
• Professor Andrew Mark Dorman
• Professor Andrew William Neal
• Professor Patricia Anne Owens
• Professor Simon Berkeley Rushton
• Professor Victoria Marie Basham

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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