# ASSOCIATION OF HISPANISTS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1158229
- **Other names:** AHGBI
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Aug. 13, 2014
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1158229


## Contact

- **Address:** Lancaster University, Bailrigg, LANCASTER
- **Postcode:** LA1 4YW
- **Phone:** 01524522221
- **Email:** a.morenogimenez@lancaster.ac.uk
- **Website:** https://hispanists.org.uk/



## Activities

**Objects:** (A) TO PROMOTE IN GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND THE STUDY OF THE LANGUAGES OF THE IBERIAN PENINSULA (INCLUDING SPANISH, PORTUGUESE, CATALAN, BASQUE AND GALICIAN), AND THOSE CULTURES ASSOCIATED WITH THEM THROUGHOUT THE WORLD;(B) TO ENCOURAGE SCHOLARLY RESEARCH INTO ALL ASPECTS OF THESE LANGUAGES AND CULTURES; TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSIONALS IN THE RELEVANT AREAS OF STUDY AND PROMOTE THEIR ENGAGEMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION IN GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND; TO SUPPORT THE USE, APPLICATION AND IMPACT OF SCHOLARLY RESEARCH IN THAT CONTEXT; TO SUPPORT GRADUATE STUDENTS AND FUTURE PROFESSIONALS IN THE FIELD;(C) TO SECURE THE SUPPORT OF GOVERNMENTS AND OF OTHER APPROPRIATE AGENCIES AND INSTITUTIONS FOR THOSE ACTIVITIES AND TO PROMOTE THE WIDEST POSSIBLE AWARENESS OF THEIR CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL IMPORTANCE; TO WORK WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL BODIES TO PROMOTE AND EXTEND THE STUDY OF HISPANIC LANGUAGES AND CULTURES AT ALL LEVELS OF SOCIETY IN THE UK AND IRELAND, ESPECIALLY IN SECONDARY AND TERTIARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS;(D) TO PROVIDE A FORUM FOR THE DISCUSSION AND ELABORATION OF THESE AIMS BY MEMBERS AND TO CONSULT AND CO-OPERATE WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF COMMON OBJECTIVES, IN PARTICULAR WITH THE BRITISH ACADEMY AND THE ASOCIACI?N INTERNACIONAL DE HISPANISTAS (AIH).

**Activities:** The AHGBI?s activities relate to the advancement of education for the public benefit in Great Britain and Ireland in the languages of the Iberian Peninsula (including Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Basque and Galician), and those cultures associated with them throughout the world.




## Classification

- **How:** Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 28, 2025 | £13853 | £23303 | — | — |
| Feb. 29, 2024 | £14650 | £27532 | — | — |
| Feb. 28, 2023 | £16074 | £23020 | — | — |
| Feb. 28, 2022 | £13958 | £8561 | — | — |
| Feb. 28, 2021 | £17586 | £10864 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Professor Catherine Boyle** (Chair) — appointed March 31, 2021
- Dr Aaron Matthew Kahn — appointed Jan. 9, 2024
- Dr Alicia Moreno Gimenez — appointed Nov. 15, 2025
- Dr Loreto Romero — appointed Nov. 1, 2024
- Professor Michael Thompson — appointed Jan. 9, 2024
- Professor Sarah Wright — appointed Oct. 15, 2023