THE SOCIETY FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES LIMITED

Registered charity 231942 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

supporting early career academics in the field of management studies

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Latest income
£612k
Latest spending
£1.2m
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £564,174 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £1,030,229 were held, which is significantly in excess of the trustees' stated target of £250,000. The charity maintains adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £250,000 (held: £1.0m)
“The trustees considered the most appropriate level of free reserves at 31 December 2024 would be £250,000.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee expenses
“During the year no member of the Board of Trustees received any remuneration or benefits in kind and 8 trustees (2023: 10 trustees) had expenses for travel, subsistence and accommodation, direct and indirect, of £7,652 (2023 : £7,675).” — page 24
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by GBAC Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

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

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

Total income
£612k
Total spending
£1.2m
Reserves (reported)
£1.1m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~11.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (94% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Australia · Austria · Canada · China · Germany · Greece · Italy · Netherlands · Northern Ireland · Russia · Spain · Sweden

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£612k£1.2m
31/12/2023£602k£676k
31/12/2022£574k£579k
31/12/2021£580k£470k
31/12/2020£669k£770k

Common questions

Is THE SOCIETY FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £564,174 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £1,030,229 were held, which is significantly in excess of the trustees' stated target of £250,000. The charity maintains adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by GBAC Limited.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE SOCIETY FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES LIMITED£612k—0above—no doubt
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM FY2025£834k—0unclear—no doubt
TOIMCHEI SHABBOS MANCHESTER FY2024£752k—0unclear—no doubt
KOLLEL LEV EPHRAIM FY2025£141k—0unclear—no doubt
National Centre For Universities and Business FY2025£2.9m——unclear—no doubt
THE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF ADDICTION FY2025£1.4m£80,001 - £90,0002below—no doubt

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