OPERATIONAL RESEARCH SOCIETY LIMITED

Registered charity 313713 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE OR SOCIETY

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Latest income
£1.4m
Latest spending
£1.7m
Registered
1968
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £278,762 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets to £2,032,162. The trustees confirm that the charity's free reserves of £1,936,666 remain within their stated policy target of between one and three years' running costs (£900,000 to £2.7 million).

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: The Society paid rent to Edward Street Management Limited, a company where the Executive Director was a director.
In 2024, Seb Hargreaves as part of his Society role as the Executive Director, was also a Director of Edward Street Management Limited, the company that managed the Society's buildings car park. During 2023 the Society paid rent to the company of £3,030. — page 49
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£1.4m
Total spending
£1.7m
Cost of raising funds
£21k
Reserves (reported)
£292k
Employees
21

Reported reserves equal ~2.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£1.4m£1.7m
31/12/2023£1.4m£1.6m
31/12/2022£1.5m£1.5m
31/12/2021£1.4m£1.3m
31/12/2020£1.2m£1.2m

Common questions

Is OPERATIONAL RESEARCH SOCIETY LIMITED financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £278,762 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets to £2,032,162. The trustees confirm that the charity's free reserves of £1,936,666 remain within their stated policy target of between one and three years' running costs (£900,000 to £2.7 million). Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.