SOCIETY FOR ECONOMIC ANALYSIS LIMITED

Registered charity 313715 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as S E A L

The principal activity is the promotion of both the production and dissemination of high quality research in the general area of Economics, with particular emphasis on the support of young researchers.

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Latest income
£52k
Latest spending
£119k
Registered
1972
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves were just over £556k, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of covering five years of expenditure (approx. £2.5m). The charity reported a net expenditure for the year, with reserves increasing largely due to unrealised investment gains rather than operational surplus.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
Gift Aid distribution from trading subsidiary — page 11
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: five years of direct and overhead expenditure (held: £556k)
it was agreed that available reserves should be sufficient to cover at least five years of direct and overhead expenditure of both the charity and its trading subsidiary.
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The charity owns 100% of Review of Economic Studies Limited (RESL).
The charity has a 100% interest in Review of Economic Studies Limited (working name "RESL"), a company that publishes an academic economics journal. The charity is dependent on RESL for the majority of its income. — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Review of Economic Studies Limited
The mechanism for this is to trade through a wholly owned subsidiary company, Review of Economic Studies Limited. — page 2
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: City Of London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£52k£119k
31/12/2023£188k£107k
31/12/2022£150k£147k
31/12/2021£250k£24k
31/12/2020£313k£7k

Common questions

Is SOCIETY FOR ECONOMIC ANALYSIS LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves were just over £556k, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of covering five years of expenditure (approx. £2.5m). The charity reported a net expenditure for the year, with reserves increasing largely due to unrealised investment gains rather than operational surplus. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.