SOCIETY FOR RESEARCH INTO HIGHER EDUCATION

Registered charity 313850 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SOCIETY FOR RESEARCH INTO HIGHER EDUCATION LIMITED, SRHE

The Society for Research into Higher Education:- works to enhance the role of Higher Education Research within the higher education sector- encourages and supports newer researchers coming into the field - provides opportunities for the publication of research and scholarship- organises conferences and seminars.

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Latest income

£820k

Latest spending

£736k

Registered

1966

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £666,815, exceeding the trustees' stated policy target of £350,000. The charity reported a net surplus for the year and confirmed it has adequate resources to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £350,000 (held: £667k)

“The trustees have established the level of non-expendable reserves for 2025 to 2026 (that is those funds freely available) that the charity ought to have at £350,000.” — page 9

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustees' expenses

“Expenses of travel, subsistence and stationery costs of £1,938 were paid to 7 Trustees in the year (2024: £1,463 to 5 Trustees)” — page 28

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Gravita Audit Oxford LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Total income

£820k

Total spending

£736k

Cost of raising funds

£6k

Reserves (reported)

£726k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~11.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% 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: 0.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

ANDREA CAMERON
Dr Camille Kandiko Howson
Dr Carolina Maria Guzman Valenzuela
Dr Dina Zoe Belluigi
Dr Joy Garfield
Dr Kate Carruthers Thomas
Dr Omolabake Fakunle
Dr Richard Davies
Gina Wisker · trustee of 1 other charity
PROFESSOR PAULINE KNEALE
Professor Christopher Millward · trustee of 1 other charity
Professor Elizabeth Bennett
Professor Maria-Ligia Barbosa

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/07/2025	£820k	£736k
31/07/2024	£819k	£675k
31/07/2023	£609k	£689k
31/07/2022	£612k	£683k
31/07/2021	£612k	£638k

Common questions

Is SOCIETY FOR RESEARCH INTO HIGHER EDUCATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £666,815, exceeding the trustees' stated policy target of £350,000. The charity reported a net surplus for the year and confirmed it has adequate resources to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Gravita Audit Oxford LLP.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE HEALTH FOUNDATION	1	£143k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE SOCIAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION.

THE SOCIAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION income £690k
THE SOCIETY FOR EDUCATIONAL STUDIES income £193k
SOCIETY OF RESEARCH SOFTWARE ENGINEERING income £226k
BRITISH EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION income £2.0m
SOCIETY FOR REPRODUCTION AND FERTILITY income £547k
HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY INSTITUTE income £842k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SOCIETY FOR RESEARCH INTO HIGHER EDUCATION	£820k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SOCIAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION FY2025	£690k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE SOCIETY FOR EDUCATIONAL STUDIES FY2025	£193k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SOCIETY OF RESEARCH SOFTWARE ENGINEERING FY2025	£226k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
BRITISH EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION FY2024	£2.0m	£100,001 - £110,000	—	above	—	no doubt
SOCIETY FOR REPRODUCTION AND FERTILITY FY2024	£547k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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