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SOCIETY OF EVIDENCE BASED POLICING

Registered charity 1163505 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SEBP

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Objects

TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE POLICE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROMOTING AND FACILITATING:1. INCREASED USE OF BEST AVAILABLE RESEARCH EVIDENCE TO SOLVE POLICING PROBLEMS;2. THE PRODUCTION OF NEW RESEARCH EVIDENCE BY POLICE PRACTITIONERS AND RESEARCHERS AND PUBLISHING THE USEFUL RESULTS OF THAT RESEARCH;3. THE COMMUNICATION OF NEW RESEARCH EVIDENCE TO POLICE PRACTITIONERS AND THE PUBLIC.

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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Latest income
£238k
Latest spending
£145k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported total income of £237,896 and a net incoming resource of £145,361 for the year ended 31 March 2025. Unrestricted reserves stood at £78,518, which the trustees consider sufficient to continue operations for at least the next 12 months. The organization is transitioning from an unincorporated charity to a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) following the year-end.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £60,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)
“No member of staff received total employee benefits exceeding £60,000 in the year (2024: nil).” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 0.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“The Society currently does not spend any funds on fundraising.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: sufficient for the charity to continue in operation at its current level of activity for at least the next 12 months (held: £79k)
“As at 31 March 2025, the level of unrestricted reserves are £78,518, which the trustees believe is sufficient for the charity to continue in operation at its current level of activity for at least the next 12 months.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation in kind from key management
“During the year a member of key management donated services valued at £3,000. This was recognised as a donation-in-kind and recorded at the market value of the services donation.” — page 17
“The cost of attendance for three trustees to the annual conference in September 2024 was covered by the Charity, totalling £450.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee conference costs
“During the year a member of key management donated services valued at £3,000. This was recognised as a donation-in-kind and recorded at the market value of the services donation.” — page 17
“The cost of attendance for three trustees to the annual conference in September 2024 was covered by the Charity, totalling £450.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

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

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£238k£145k
31/03/2024£33k£26k
31/03/2023£90k£136k
31/03/2022£53k£3k
31/03/2021£5k£1k

Common questions

Is SOCIETY OF EVIDENCE BASED POLICING financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported total income of £237,896 and a net incoming resource of £145,361 for the year ended 31 March 2025. Unrestricted reserves stood at £78,518, which the trustees consider sufficient to continue operations for at least the next 12 months. The organization is transitioning from an unincorporated charity to a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) following the year-end. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of SOCIETY OF EVIDENCE BASED POLICING earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION2£300k
THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION2£23k
MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUST2£6k
THE MOHN WESTLAKE FOUNDATION1£1.0m
THE HEALTH FOUNDATION1£496k
THE NUFFIELD FOUNDATION1£382k
THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£300k
THE BAY TREE CHARITABLE TRUST1£175k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CITY OF LONDON CRIME PREVENTION ASSOCIATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SOCIETY OF EVIDENCE BASED POLICING£238kUnder £60,0000above0.0%no doubt
CITY OF LONDON CRIME PREVENTION ASSOCIATION FY2025£330k—0unclear—no doubt
SOHBET SOCIETY FY2024£140k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BRITISH PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY FY2024£13.4m——unclear—no doubt
UK NATIONAL PARKS CHARITY FOUNDATION FY2025£193k—0unclear—no doubt
SRI SATHYA SAI ORGANISATION UNITED KINGDOM CIO FY2025£429k—0unclear—no doubt

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