ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH ON BANKING AND THE ECONOMY

Registered charity 1166422 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ARBE

Educational activities

Objects

THE CHARITY’S OBJECT IS TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL (AND PARTICULARLY THOSE INTERESTED IN THE ECONOMY AND SOCIETY) ON THE SUBJECT OF THE ECONOMY AND SOCIETY AND TO PROMOTE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN ALL ASPECTS OF THAT SUBJECT. THIS MAY INCLUDE AWARDING SCHOLARSHIPS OR GRANTS AND ORGANISING EDUCATIONAL EVENTS.

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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Registered contact address: Winchester, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£53k
Latest spending
£34k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted free reserves of £81,254, which comfortably covered total expenditure of £34,237 for the year. The trustees report that the charity continues to strengthen its sound financial basis and has generated income from educational services and book sales. There are no material uncertainties disclosed regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least £50,000 (reserves figure: £81k)
“It aims to hold at least £50,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Related Party Loan
“College Press Limited: In the course of the year, ARBE contributed £959 towards the above dormant company to further its charitable education in the publishing of learned journals and other publications. One of the trustees is also a director of College Press.” — page 10
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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 5
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 5

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2021

  • Volunteers: 5

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 08/03/2024, 37 days after the 31/01/2024 due date); year ending 31/03/2021 (received 01/02/2022, 1 day after the 31/01/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£53k£34k
31/03/2024£30k£28k
31/03/2023£0£17k
31/03/2022£0£8k
31/03/2021£19k£28k

Common questions

Is ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH ON BANKING AND THE ECONOMY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted free reserves of £81,254, which comfortably covered total expenditure of £34,237 for the year. The trustees report that the charity continues to strengthen its sound financial basis and has generated income from educational services and book sales. There are no material uncertainties disclosed regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with AFRICA RESEARCH INSTITUTE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH ON BANKING AND THE ECONOMY£53k—0unclear—no doubt
AFRICA RESEARCH INSTITUTE FY2026£100k——unclear—no doubt
People's Economy FY2025£563k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ANGLO-CZECH EDUCATIONAL FUND FY2025£45k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ADAM SMITH RESEARCH TRUST FY2025£447k—0unclear—no doubt
ST. JOHN'S ASSOCIATION FY2025£28k—0unclear—no doubt

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