THE SOCIETY FOR LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

Registered charity 278817 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as S L A S

Supports and undertakes postgraduate and academic research on Latin America.

Objects

TO ADVANCE AND PROMOTE THE STUDY OF LATIN AMERICA WITHIN THE UNITED KINGDOM(FOR FURTHER DETAILS, SEE CLAUSE 2)

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

£121k

Latest spending

£73k

Registered

1979

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a surplus of £47,986 for the year, increasing its unrestricted reserves to £392,341. The trustees' report states a policy to maintain reserves equivalent to two years of annual operating expenditure. The accounts indicate no material uncertainties 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: two years of annual operating expenditure (held: £392k)

“Our policy is to maintain unrestricted reserves equivalent to two years of annual operating expenditure, calculated on a rolling three-year average of actual expenditure.” — page 3

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.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr Aiko Ikemura Amaral
Dr Catriona Jane McAllister
Dr Clara Garavelli
Dr Daniel Mandur Thomaz
Dr Geoffrey William Maguire
Dr Julio Cesar De Souza Doria
Dr Karol Valderrama-Burgos
Dr Paul Merchant
Dr Penny Miles
Dr Rebecca Heather Ogden
Dr Sarah Bowskill
Dr William Alexander Booth

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

Operates in: Ireland · Northern Ireland · Scotland

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£121k	£73k
31/12/2024	£92k	£93k
31/12/2023	£88k	£101k
31/12/2022	£142k	£55k
31/12/2021	£99k	£76k

Common questions

Is THE SOCIETY FOR LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a surplus of £47,986 for the year, increasing its unrestricted reserves to £392,341. The trustees' report states a policy to maintain reserves equivalent to two years of annual operating expenditure. The accounts indicate no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.