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BRITISH SOCIETY FOR EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY STUDIES

Registered charity 299756 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BSECS

The British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies promotes the study of all aspects of eighteenth-century cultural history. The society publishes the Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies four times a year. It organises a major conference in Oxford every January and a postgraduate conference in the summer. It is affiliated to the International Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies.

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Latest income
£103k
Latest spending
£97k
Registered
1988
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £100,655 against a policy target of sufficient funds to cover conference and journal costs for 12 months. The trustees report a satisfactory financial position with no material uncertainties regarding going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Conference Income (72% of income)
“Conference Income 73,774”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: sufficient to meet the cost of our conferences and funding of the journal for 12 months (held: £101k)
“The executive committee ensures reserves are sufficient to meet the cost of our conferences and funding of the journal for 12 months.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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
30/11/2025£103k£97k
30/11/2024£85k£87k
30/11/2023£72k£92k
30/11/2022£22k£44k
30/11/2021£24k£79k

Common questions

Is BRITISH SOCIETY FOR EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY STUDIES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £100,655 against a policy target of sufficient funds to cover conference and journal costs for 12 months. The trustees report a satisfactory financial position with no material uncertainties regarding going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BRITISH SOCIETY FOR EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY STUDIES£103k—0above—no doubt
THE BRITISH SOCIETY OF AESTHETICS FY2023£194k—0unclear—no doubt
THE SOCIETY OF ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIANS OF GREAT BRITAIN FY2024£129k—0above—no doubt
ECONOMIC HISTORY SOCIETY FY2025£397k—0unclear—no doubt
THE POLITICAL STUDIES ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM FY2025£932k——above—no doubt
THE ARISTOTELIAN SOCIETY FY2024£144k—0below—no doubt

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