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Annual Report Financial Statements and Auditor’s Report 1 October 2021 – 30 September 2022 ecpr.eu

2021–2022

ECPR Annual Report covering the period 1 October 2021 – 30 September 2022

Who we are, and what we do: ECPR’s full mission statement.

A year in review – focus on our tentative post-pandemic return to in-person events.

Data tables for all Key Performance Indicators – see Appendix for headline stats.

Report of our Executive ECPR Chair David Farrell Committee for the period and Director Tanja Munro on ending 30 September 2022. ‘navigating uncertain times’.

Prizes – recognising Monitoring impact: event service and achievement fees, membership fees, across ECPR’s community. and publications royalties.

Operating responsibly: Financial review: income risk management, staff welland expenditure; surplus being, handling complaints. and deficit.

Review of our Executive Committee’s ‘Areas of special interest’ for 2021–2024.

Event calendar – chronology of conferences and teaching events.

Executive Committee: ECPR’s twelve Trustees, 2021–2024.

Structure, governance Independent Auditor’s Primary financial Notes to the financial and management: staff, and Report by Scrutton Bland statements for the year ended statements. administration. LLP and Statutory Auditor. 30 September 2022.

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Founded in 1970, ECPR is the leading European academic association with a mission to advance political science. We bring scholars together across our global network to develop research and grow the discipline.

Our members are universities, and the communities within them, engaged in the research and teaching of social sciences. Through our events, publications and research groups, we foster scholarly collaboration across borders.

We support academics at every stage of their career, providing training, research opportunities and professional development. ECPR helps interpret the world’s complex and changing political landscape for the benefit of all.

2021–2022

Report of the Executive Committee

The European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) is pleased to present the Trustees’ Report together with the financial statements of the charity for the 12 months ending 30 September 2022

The financial statements comply with the requirements of the ECPR’s Constitution, the charity’s trust deed, the Charities Act 2011 and ‘Accounting and Reporting by Charities:

Statement of Recommended Practice’, in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland, published in October 2019.

About us

ECPR is a learned society and a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) registered in the UK that supports the advancement of political science.

Our mission is to advance political science. We do this in two ways:

by providing platforms and opportunities for scholars to collaborate and share research, with the purpose of strengthening the discipline and growing the volume and impact of its output worldwide; and

Our members are universities and research institutes concerned with the teaching and research of political science and related disciplines.

by delivering training and development opportunities to scholars at all career stages, with the purpose of enhancing professional skills to strengthen and support the community.

Within these institutions is a community of tens of thousands of scholars, from PhD student to senior professor, all of whom benefit directly from ECPR membership. While the ECPR is a membership association, our activities are open to all.

Our charitable status

Public benefit

continued development of a range of activities and initiatives to foster deeper and more productive collaboration between scholars worldwide, with the aim of producing the best quality research. These activities include:

The Executive Committee (EC) has a duty to ensure that the activities undertaken by the ECPR fulfil its charitable objectives and provide a public benefit. Our public is the academic institutions which make up our membership and those scholars who study and teach within them. It is also the wider general public, whose lives are influenced by the resulting research. The EC ensures this public benefit is met through the creation and

an annual programme of international workshops, conferences and training events designed to develop ongoing research and provide professional and skills-based training to scholars;
a range of funding opportunities to support the participation of students and early career scholars in our events;

The funding we provide is listed below:

SGs and RNs have access to a significant annual budget on which they can draw to support their event activities. This funding is available either for internal events organised by the group or network which would otherwise run at a deficit, or to support external events that align with the thematic topic on which the group is focused, in the form of Sponsorship Grants. In 2021–22 we provided £36k of funding for this purpose.
a broad and diverse publishing portfolio providing opportunities for scholars to publish and read the most up-to-date research in their field, via subscription and Open Access platforms;
a number of high-profile prizes celebrating academic achievement across all career stages;
ECPR affiliates can apply for funding to support their attendance at our events in the form of fee waivers and travel and accommodation grants. The grants (included within expenditure from charitable activities) are available to students and early career researchers who cannot access funding elsewhere. In 2021–22 we provided £48k worth of travel and accommodation grants and waived £32k worth of registration fees, which supported 111 scholars.
a programme of support to nurture and grow our sub-disciplinary research groups which, in turn, extends the reach and focus of the organisation; and
the development of a range of studies and policies aimed at understanding the state of the profession across Europe and the rest of the world, and supporting all scholars working within the discipline.
In 2019 we launched our 50th Anniversary Fund, which offers funding to support political scientists facing difficulties joining our activities and events for economic, political, social or similar reasons. Unlike our event funding provision, the 50th Anniversary Fund is not restricted to scholars from member institutions. We use it to enable scholars from across the world to participate in our events. In 2021–22 we spent in excess of £8k on this funding stream. This gave 20 scholars access to ECPR events, by financing their travel and accommodation costs, and waiving the full fee for event registration.

This report provides a summary of these activities carried out in the 2021–22 financial year.

Grant-making policy

As a membership association, we provide a range of funding opportunities to individual scholars and to groups affiliated with ECPR. This provision of funding and financial support to our affiliates and Standing Groups (SGs) and Research Networks (RNs) is one of the primary ways in which we achieve our charitable objectives. The EC continually reviews ECPR’s funding provision with the aim of increasing and improving the value to affiliates and, in turn, their institution.

The EC Bonus Fund was developed as a way to broaden the funding ECPR offers outside our traditional provision for events. The Bonus Fund provides ‘seedcorn funding’ to any SG or RN working on developing a bid to a major funder for a significant research project. In 2021–22, we were pleased to provide nearly £3k worth of funding for this purpose.

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We provided free membership to all Ukrainian institutions, and ran our first ‘green’ conference with the University of Innsbruck

Navigating uncertain times

Another year of adapting to the ‘new normal’. This has been a year of progress and hard work for the ECPR. Progress in that our offerings to you, our community, continued unhindered by the restrictions imposed upon our lives by the pandemic, and, which in the latter part of the year, saw us returning to pre-pandemic opportunities for collaboration, sharing and networking. And hard work, which has meant that even though we strove at all times to give our best, sometimes events beyond our control left us wishing we could have done better; but, where necessary, we have sought to be responsive and reactive to any issues that have arisen. These are certainly uncertain times.

To help navigate this uncertainty, it is more important than ever that the ECPR holds steadfast to what we do best, and so this year has been all about listening: our Publications Retreat, Standing Group Retreat and Official Representative Retreat all provided opportunities for you to tell us what you need, where we can improve, and how we can move forward as ‘your ECPR’.

We provided free membership to all Ukrainian institutions, ran our first green event with our wonderful friends at the University of Innsbruck, and grew The Loop into a thriving free resource. The House Series has also established itself as a free option for you to introduce yourself and your research to the wider community.

The Methods School remains a great opportunity to access training, learning from the best in their field, and is back to its strength again thanks to our hard working new Academic Convenors, committed Instructors and Teaching Assistants offering ground-breaking courses. The Joint Sessions, our first physical event since early 2020, held at the University of Edinburgh, marked the end of our virtual-only programming. And, of course, the highlight of the year – our General Conference in the beautiful (and sunny) Tyrol last August, which saw 2,017 delegates come together for five packed days of panels, roundtables, receptions – and morning yoga!

But the biggest leap forward has been achieved by our Standing Groups and Research Networks, which the staff at Harbour House have been happy to support to be best of their abilities. Not only has the portfolio of events organised by the various Standing Groups and Research Networks increased to 24, but more remarkably still, the attendance figures at these events have leapt from 3,850 in 2021 to a staggering 5,297 in 2022. We could

not be prouder of the hard work and achievements of the groups and networks.

Another area of progress this past year has been the development of our five key strategic objectives (on climate; equality, diversity and inclusion; academic freedom; members; and standing groups and research networks), which were launched in 2021 and discussed in our statement in last year’s annual report. These objectives guide the ECPR’s work, as is reflected throughout this Annual Report. They have shaped our focus and underpinned our interactions with you at events, retreats and throughout our publications. In particular, two key principles shaping our future is our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and to Academic Freedom – each the focus of a dedicated working group whose reports are being finalised for discussion by the Executive Committee prior to being launched to the wider community.

In the coming year we will keep our focus on our strategic objectives. There is always more to be done on adapting to the climate crisis, on promoting equality, diversity and inclusion, on protecting academic freedom, on meeting the needs of our members, and on supporting our Standing Groups and Research Networks.

It is our commitment to let these be a guide to the way we work and behave, with the aim of building an environment that supports our mission to advance political science in a global network that fosters scholarly collaboration across borders and, most importantly, for all.

David Farrell, Chair, ECPR Executive Committee, 2021 – 2024 Tanja Munro, ECPR Director

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‘Retreats’ for editors of our Publications, and for representatives from Standing Groups and Council, let you tell us what you need, where we can improve, and how we can move forward as ‘your ECPR’

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Areas of special interest, 2021–24

ECPR’s current Executive Committee has agreed the following five areas of strategic focus for its three-year term

2 Standing Groups and We began with a series of online Official Research Networks Representative (OR) Retreat sessions in late 2021. During these sessions, we spent time with representatives from member universities across the world, to Standing Groups and Research Networks understand the context of membership are often described as the lifeblood of within their institutions.

1 Membership

First and foremost, ECPR is a membership association, so the decline in institutions renewing membership over the past five years is an increasing cause for concern.

Standing Groups and Research Networks are often described as the lifeblood of ECPR, representing the full breadth and diversity of our community.

Throughout 2021–22 we implemented a number of initiatives aimed at understanding the causes of this attrition, and how this is influenced by country, region and other environmental factors.

Building on this, membership was an item for discussion at our Publications and Standing Groups Retreats in the spring of 2022.

The number of new groups continues to grow, and the past five years have seen considerable enhancement in the range of support provided to Steering Committees to develop and enhance new and existing activities.

Insights from these sessions and ongoing engagement with our Official Representatives has already informed a number of new initiatives, which will continue into the next year.

We also considered what we should be doing to address this, and the broader needs of our community.

A Standing Group Retreat is held every year, virtually and in-person at Harbour House, providing an opportunity for

key staff and EC members to share information, discuss key topics, and receive feedback and ideas from these important groups.

3 Academic freedom

When ECPR was founded, it was on the principle that all member institutions should be politically free. As democracy grew across Europe, so did our membership.

Recent years, however, have seen a resurgence in authoritarianism, prompting the EC to examine the impact of potential restrictions to academic freedom on our members and their work.

We therefore established a working group to consider what ECPR can do to support its community of scholars living and working in states and regions in which academic freedom is under threat.

The working group sought feedback from, and aimed to work in partnership with, other political science organisations. In April, we held an open dialogue event that allowed participants to freely share their concerns, practices and policies on this topic.

The feedback we received is, in turn, shaping ECPR’s policy approach on this issue.

Since the event, members of the working group and EC have taken part in related events within our networks, gathering a picture of Academic Freedom across ECPR’s membership community from which we can learn and develop.

We are also planning initiatives to reduce the running costs and environmental impact of ECPR’s head office at Harbour House in Colchester.

5 Equality, diversity and inclusion

In practical terms, the EC took the decision to offer free membership to Ukrainian institutions in response to the Russian invasion. We also dedicated a roundtable to this topic at the 2022 General Conference in Innsbruck.

Much progress has already been made in relation to gender representation across ECPR. In 2015, the EC committed itself to a set of objectives and concrete actions to address the gap in representation between men and women in the discipline.

4 Climate change

Meeting the needs of our academic To hold itself accountable, the EC also community while reducing the overall commissioned an annual Gender Study impact on the planet is a standing item in to review and measure progress made. our event and training portfolios.

The current EC wishes to build on this work and expand its view to other areas of diversity and inclusion, and where they might intersect with other areas of interest or may be compromised by the way we deliver our activities.

We plan to continue to offer virtual elements where possible and will consider more critically the location, accessibility, and sustainability commitments of prospective event host institutions.

To this end, we are pleased to report on our first ‘green’ General Conference, hosted by the University of Innsbruck.

To this end, the EC established the working group on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. Its express purpose is to identify and respond to areas of underrepresentation created by potential disadvantage or bias across our activities, and in the activities of the broader political science community.

We aim to continue this ethos throughout our activities over the coming years, and will also encourage and promote more sustainable means of travel to our events, particularly by ECPR staff.

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A year in review

A tentative post-pandemic return to in-person events characterised this financial year for ECPR

The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic was minimal in 2021-22, with only the Winter School 2022 forced online.

Our four core events were attended by 2,761 in-person and 214 virtual participants, compared to a total of 3,845 in 2021. The number of other events, including those organised by our SGs and RNs, increased in this period. 15 were held in person and nine virtually (compared to one and 21 respectively in 2021). These were attended by 3,742 in-person and 1,555 virtual participants, compared to a total of 3,850 in 2021.

The Joint Sessions returned to an in-person format taking place in Edinburgh in April 2022, and the General Conference took place in Innsbruck in August; this host had been deferred from 2020.

The EC took the decision to continue to hold the Summer School in Methods and Techniques virtually in 2022, because this format had proved popular in the preceding years. The virtual platform, developed to support our online events, continues to be used for in-person meetings to enrich participant experience through streaming live and on-demand content, providing all programme information and supporting additional networking opportunities.

Staff began to return to Harbour House in early 2021. A blend of office and home working helped staff manage their work-life balance while continuing to deliver high-value services. The EC also returned to in-person meetings, assembling first in Colchester in March and again at the General Conference in Innsbruck. Six of the twelve members took office in May 2021, so the March 2022 meeting was the first time the current cohort had met in person.

Membership

benefit their institution. The membership year runs concurrently with our financial year, 1 October–30 September. Over the past five years we have experienced a decline in member numbers, which continued into 2021–22, during which we recorded 305 members compared to 308 in 2020–21. This is a key area of improvement for the EC and staff.

Our membership comprises more than 300 of the world’s leading academic institutions concerned with teaching and researching political and social science. From this membership stems a network of tens of thousands of individual ‘affiliate’ members across some fifty countries. The activities and services we provide are aimed primarily at these affiliates but, indirectly, they also

Standing Groups and Research Networks

Sixty thematic research groups operate under the auspices of ECPR, covering the full breadth of the discipline: 52 Standing Groups and eight Research Networks. Each group has its own membership and the opportunity to deliver a range of activities. Some are small and provide a forum for networking or sharing of

ideas, others are large and organise their own regular events. These groups play a key role in shaping the academic programme of the Joint Sessions and General Conference through an annual allocation of Workshops and Sections.

Events

In addition to the core programme, a wide variety of other events are organised each year by SGs and RNs that focus on their thematic disciplines. From conferences, schools, workshops, numerous seminar series and multiple opportunities for exchange and cooperation, SGs and RNs offer a rich and diverse programme of the best and most current developments in political science. It is of particular note that as SG and RN events are open to all, their work reaches far beyond the boundaries of traditional ECPR membership, which makes it all the more valuable to us.

We organise a comprehensive programme of academic and professional events every year. This consists of:

Joint Sessions of Workshops A week-long event comprising around thirty Workshops running concurrently. Participants must present their own research to attend the full Workshop, so these events are incredibly valuable to scholars, and therefore highly competitive.
General Conference Follows the traditional format of Sections, Panels and Papers; all subjected to rigorous peer review prior to acceptance. The event has become the largest annual gathering of political scientists in Europe.
The House Series Inspired by ECPR’s Harbour House headquarters, which provides a literal and metaphorical ‘home’ for the ECPR family, this series opens doors to some of the most pressing issues and challenges in the discipline. Delivered online and accessible to all, The House Series is a mix of roundtables, discussions and lectures featuring content from across the discipline.
Methods School Offers a comprehensive programme of cutting-edge qualitative and quantitative methodological courses organised across two annual events, one in winter and one in summer.

Relations with other organisations

We continue to work closely with a number of scholarly associations operating in the same field of interest, to share best practice and develop joint initiatives to serve the community.

These include the American Political Science Association (APSA), International Political Science Association (IPSA) and UK Political Studies Association (PSA). We also maintain relationships with other UK based charities working outside of the political science remit and associations that support organisations similar in structure such as the Association of Association Executives (AAE).

Our Standing Group on International Relations works closely with the European International Studies Association (EISA) in the oversight of the European Journal of International Relations (EJIR).

We are members of the Association for Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP), the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and the International Science Council (ISC), with whom we award the Stein Rokkan Prize. We also award an annual prize with the Mattei Dogan Foundation.

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ECPR prizes 2021 – 2022

Publications

The Loop

Our publishing portfolio provides a platform on which to share the best of new thinking and research across the community and beyond. We publish six journals, a book series and our own imprint, in partnership with leading scholarly publishers, alongside an in-house blog. Partnerships allow us to harness the expertise, reach and new technologies of the publisher, while retaining editorial oversight through our appointment of the editorial teams. Our portfolio includes the following titles:

In its second calendar year of operation, The Loop developed into a thriving resource for the political science community, with the quantity of its output far exceeding initial expectations.

From January – December 2022, The Loop published 244 blogs, by 310 authors (some pieces are multi-authored). Contributors hailed from 41 countries worldwide, and 55% were working or studying at an ECPR Member or Associate Member institution.

� European Journal of Political Research (EJPR)

After attracting 43% female contributors in the launch phase of late 2020, gender split had dropped to 37% by the end of 2022 as a whole. The editors will work to rectify this trend in 2023.

� Political Data Yearbook (PDY) and PDY:Interactive (PDYi)

� European Political Science Review (EPSR)

In 2021, 38% of blog pieces had been pitched direct. The most significant development of 2022 has therefore been the sea-change in the proportion of content coming to The Loop direct. Last year, 75% of published content arrived either via a direct pitch or through a third-party series editor (see overleaf) – a resounding 37% rise on 2021.

� European Political Science (EPS)

� European Journal of International Relations (EJIR)

� Political Research Exchange (PRX)

� Comparative Politics Book Series

In 2021, The Loop introduced two discrete content strands, 🦋 Science of Democracy, and 🌊 Illiberal Wave. In 2022, these were joined by ♟ Autocracies with Adjectives, a series examining the nuanced differences between autocratic regimes around the world. By the end of 2022, this series, had attracted 17 entries. Finally, the blog site launched 📐 Measuring Human Rights, looking at the challenges and limits of methodologies for gathering human rights data. By the end of the year, The Loop had published eight pieces in this strand.

� ECPR Press

� The Loop

In 2021 the decision was taken to end our publishing partnership and to close the ECPR Press to any new submissions. The full backlist continues to be available to purchase via the ECPR website and elsewhere.

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We offer a broad range of prizes, which recognise service and achievement across the ECPR community. These prizes honour individuals at many stages of their careers, from distinguished senior scholars to exceptional PhD students

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Prize Awarded for Winner
Cora Maas Award 2021 MMS course Interpretive Research Methods Marie Østergaard Møller
(award date unknown) Aalborg University
Dirk Berg-Schlosser Award 2021 Clare McKeown
MS teaching assistant; course Qualitative Data Generation
(March 2021) University of Stirling
Jean Blondel PhD Prize 2022 (November 2022) Thesis Social Norms and Stigmatized Political Behaviour Vicente Valentim University of Oxford
Jean Blondel PhD Prize 2021 Thesis Grievances, Identity, and Political Opportunity: The Effects of Andreas Juon
(November 2021) Corporate and Liberal Power-Sharing on Ethnic Conflict University College London
Mattei Dogan Foundation Prize 2022 Contributions to core issues of political sociology Olivier Fillieule University of Lausanne
Stein Rokkan Prize 2022 Vineeta Yadav
Book Religious Parties and the Politics of Civil Liberties
(September 2022) Penn State University
Stein Rokkan Prize 2021 (July 2021) Book City, State: Constitutionalism and the Megacity Ran Hirschl University of Toronto
Rudolf Wildenmann Prize 2022 Joint Sessions Paper Conceptualization and Measurement of Nir Kosti Hebrew University of Jerusalem
(January 2023) Regulatory Discretion: Text Analysis of 120 Years of British Legislation
Rudolf Wildenmann Prize 2021 Joint Sessions Paper Information and Motivation – Paul Meiners
How Do Attitudes Towards International Organizations Develop? University of Münster
Lifetime Achievement Award 2022 Incredible impact on the discipline – as teachers, mentors, and leaders Beate Kohler University of Mannheim
Jean Blondel University of Siena
Joni Lovenduski PhD Prize in Thesis The Politics of Intersectional Practice: Ashlee Christoffersen
Gender and Politics 2021 (July 2021) Representation, Coalition and Solidarity University of Edinburgh
Osman Sabri Kiratli
Jacqui Briggs EPS Prize 2022 Article Public sensitivity to cultural identity and regime type of trading
Bogazici University, Istanbul
partners: A survey experiment from Turkey and Greece
Stephen Gent and Mark Crescenzi
Hedley Bull Prize in International Book Market Power Politics:
Relations 2022 (June 2022) War, Institutions, and Strategic Delay in World Politics University of North Carolina
Hedley Bull Prize in International Book The Closure of the International System: How Lora Anne Viola
Relations 2021 (July 2021) Institutions Create Political Equalities and Hierarchies Freie Universität Berlin
Extensive publications, significant contributions to international Hans Asenbaum
Rising Star Award 2022
research projects, and commitment public engagement through his University of Westminster
(January 2023)
Democratic Theorizing Project
Early career excellence in publications, research, teaching, service to
Rising Star Award 2021 Julia Schulte-Cloos Ludwig Maximilian
the profession, and commitment to open science
(November 2021) University of Munich
Political Theory Prize 2022 Book The Humanity of Universal Crime: Inclusion, Sinja Graf London School of Economics
(September 202s) Inequality, and Intervention in International Political Thought
and Political Science
Political Theory Prize 2021 Book The Privatized State Chiara Cordelli
(September 2021) University of Chicago
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Monitoring impact

Our income is derived from three main streams: membership fees, event fees, and publications royalties

We keep a close eye on the impact and success of these

Event participation

activities in terms of the benefit they bring to individual scholars and their institutions; the impact they have across the community and in raising the profile of the organisation; and the income they generate. For the purposes of this Annual Report, we employ a number of key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor year on year, as detailed below.

Attendance at ECPR events is a strong indicator of the popularity and relevance of our programme. Participant numbers fluctuate, particularly for the General Conference, which can experience spikes in attendance depending on the location, and its capacity. Virtual events do not have the capacity constraints of physical institutions and depend more on the number of people willing and able to engage with the technology. However, online options open event attendance up to a new demographic of scholars who may not have been able to attend in-person activities.

Membership

We carefully monitor trends in membership renewal and acquisition each year. The past five years have seen a steady fall in overall membership numbers, which is a cause for concern, and an issue we are monitoring closely, including through continuing frequent engagement with our Official Representatives.

The 2022 Joint Sessions (JS) and General Conference (GC) offered a selection of virtual Workshops and Panels alongside in-person sessions. Collectively, they were attended by 2,466 participants; a decline of 511 (17.2%) on 2021. The GC declined by 332 participants (14.1%), whereas the proportional decline for the JS was much larger, at 28.5% (628 in 2021 vs 449 in 2022). In 2022, we held 45 JS Workshops, all virtual, compared with 42 in 2022, of which 15 were in-person and 27 virtual. Feedback indicated numbers were down due to ongoing trepidation regarding international travel. This was the first in-person event following the pandemic, and suffered from several late withdrawals. We do not expect this declining trend to continue.

Publications

We evaluate the impact and health of our individual publications, and the programme as a whole, in a number of ways. However, for the purposes of this report, we apply the following indicators:

the number of article submissions in a given year (which shows the popularity of the journal as a publishing destination);

The Methods School was attended by a total of 509 participants compared to 868 in 2021, a decline of 359 (41.4%). There were several factors affecting this, including a slight reduction in the number of courses on offer (53 in 2022 compared to 58 in 2021) and the fact that there were no new courses. In the year, two new Academic Convenors were appointed to refresh the MS programme, but the declining attendance numbers for the MS is a major concern for the EC and is a key contributory factor to the overall deficit generated by the organisation in the year.

the rejection rate (which shows the competitiveness / benchmark to be accepted for publication given the quality of the article and the available space within the journal volume if applicable).
citation metrics such as the Clarivate Impact Factor, Scopus Citescore etc (to show impact of the published work across the discipline).

Attendance at other events increased by 1,447 (37.6%) from 3,850 to 5,297. 3,742 scholars attended in person; 1,555 virtually. This upturn was due in part to the number of events increasing from 22 to 24. It was also helped by the reintroduction of in-person events (15 in 2022 compared to 1 in 2021), which tend to be more popular.

Event calendar

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Event name, Standing Group / Research Network Event type Dates Virtual No. of
or in person? participants
Standing Group on the European Union Seminar Series 21 October 2021 – in person 266
21 April 2022
Standing Group on Environmental Politics Seminar Series 7 October 2021 – virtual 399
31 August 2023
Winter School Methods School 7 – 11 February 2022 virtual 295
House Lecture 10 February 2022 virtual 392
The Methods Edition: Replication and Political Methodology
Research Network on Statehood Seminar Series 23 February – virtual 87
31 July 2022
Roundtable 4 March 2022 virtual 150
The Loop Reflections on the Science of Democracy
Standing Group on Citizenship Seminar series 30 March – 22 virtual 94
November 2022
Joint Sessions of Workshops Workshops 19 – 22 April 2022 in person 449
Stein Rokkan Edition: House Series 19 April 2022 virtual 96
The Academic Legacies of British Empire
Standing Group on Migration and Ethnicity: Online Workshop 18 May 2022 virtual 103
Ethical Issues in Migration Research
Standing Group on Citizenship Early Careers 18 May – virtual 50
Lounge 23 November 2022
Standing Group on the European Union: 11th Biennial Conference 8 – 10 June 2022 in person 478
Conference
Standing Group on Teaching and Learning Politics: Conference 15 – 17 June 2022 in person 71
5th European Conference
Summer School 20 –24 June 2022 in person 10
Standing Group on Religion and Politics
Standing Group on Latin American Politics: Seminar 22 – 23 June 2022 in person 42
Democratic Legitimacy in Latin America
Standing Group on Interest Groups Summer School 23 June – 1 July 2022 in person 19
Standing Group on Parliaments: 7th Conference Conference 30 June – 2 July 2022 in person 77
Standing Group on Organised Crime: 4th Conference Conference 4 – 6 July 2022 in person 93
Standing Group on Extremism and Democracy Summer School 4 – 8 July 2022 in person 15
Standing Group on Gender and Politics Conference 6 – 8 July 2022 in person 448
Standing Group on International Relations Summer School 12 – 15 July 2022 in person 37
Summer School Methods School 18 July – virtual 214
5 August 2022
Standing Group on Parliaments Summer School 18 – 29 July 2022 in person 21
General Conference Conference 22 – 26 August 2022 in person 2017
The Impact of the War in Ukraine on Academic Freedom House Series 23 August 2022 in person 47
Standing Group on the European Union Seminar Series 15 September 2022 – virtual 184
20 May 2023
Standing Group on Citizenship Inclusive Citizenship as Conference 29 September – in person 101
Belonging 1 October 2022
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KPI data tables

Please refer to separate Appendix for headline statistics on all ECPR publications

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Key Performance Indicators for Membership numbers, 2017–2022
2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23
Target Actual Target Actual Target Actual Target Actual Target Actual Target
Membership 345 338 345 331 345 320 340 308 320 305 321
Participation at events, 2018–2022
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Target Actual Target Actual Target Actual Target Actual Target Actual Target
General Conference 1,500 2,463 1,846 1,801 1,850 2,214 2,000 2,349 2,000 2,017 2,174
Joint Sessions 400 460 407 448 425 87 400 628 400 449 489
Winter School Previously, targets set and reporting has been based on participant 573 n/a 578 n/a 334 470
numbers rather than courses sold. From 2021–2022, reporting on
Summer School ourse numbers has been adopted as a more reliable metric. 607 n/a 500 n/a 228 448
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Key Performance Indicators for journal publishing, 2018–2022
European Journal of
Political Research European Political European Political European Journal of Political Research
(including PDY ) Science Science Review International Relations Exchange
2018 415 88.30% 3.066 106 59.00% 1.141 176 73.00% 1.545 365 90.00% 2.756 27 59.00%
2019 433 95.60% 2.830 97 47.70% 1.429 197 74.00% 2.327 391 87.00% 3.474 43 44.00%
2020 514 84.83% 4.943 123 59.35% 230 88.26% 4.143 4.023 87 77.01%
2021 474 88.19% 5.774 91 70.33% 210 81.90% 3.123 2.946 84 71.43%
2022 450 84 232 91
Total submissions Rejection rate Impact Factor Total submissions Rejection rate Impact Factor Total submissions Rejection rate Impact Factor Total submissions Rejection rate Impact Factor Total submissions Rejection rate Impact Factor
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ECPR publications follow the calendar year. Some data were therefore unavailable at the time of publication.

Operating responsibly

Supporting our volunteers

and Trustees, and offering advice and training.

Complaints handling policy

Volunteers are defined as people who conduct work on behalf of ECPR without financial reward. Currently, we define members of Steering Committees of ECPR’s Standing Groups and Research Networks, and Associate Editors of the journal PRX, as volunteers. We recognise the contribution of this group to meeting the organisation’s mission, and we aim to support them in a number of ways, including opportunities to meet with staff

We work hard to ensure that we always deliver the best service to our members and affiliates; to support this effort we have developed a complaints policy to allow us to receive, review and take action on any concerns raised. Complaints can be made in person, over the phone or via a dedicated confidential email address:

complaints@ecpr.eu . Once received, complaints are processed by our Senior Management Team or Director. We have also published a Code of Conduct on our website, revised in March 2021, which explains explicitly to our community what we consider to be appropriate conduct.

Staff wellbeing

Our staff at the Colchester headquarters work hard to deliver an extensive range of benefits and services to a large community of scholars across the world.

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Risk management

All staff benefit from flexible working, so they can work the hours that suit their own personal situations. Staff required to work additional hours at times of high workload can accrue time-off-in-lieu (TOIL), in addition to the standard 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.

Home-working has always been an option for staff under certain circumstances, but the pandemic has proven that staff are able and capable of working from home on a regular basis, with minimal disruption to our operations. We have adopted a more flexible approach to home-working, allowing staff to combine home and office working to allow them to better manage their commitments outside of work.

We have developed a number of policies to support and protect staff who are working away from the office, and the organisation reimburses all necessary costs incurred while travelling for work purposes. We provide a definedcontribution pension scheme for all employees, to which ECPR doubles any contribution made by staff, up to 16% of salary. We also provide staff with a benefits package that includes shopping discounts; reduced train tickets; spreading the cost of technology, childcare and vehicles; access to over a thousand e-learning modules and courses; free

coffee and movies; and discounts on gym memberships. We are also committed to maintaining the good mental health of our staff. We have trained Mental Health First Aiders and, through our staff benefits package, we provide access to a free counselling service.

Procurement and sustainability

We have adopted a Procurement Policy which seeks to balance the need to protect the resources of ECPR by achieving value for money, with factors such as sustainability and supplier values. The policy seeks to achieve this by requiring any trustee, volunteer or member of staff considering a purchase to evaluate the following criteria: price of product; quality of product; ability of the product to fulfil the charity’s need; supplier’s reputation, range of products, service, delivery ability and sustainability principles.

For large purchases or long-term supplies, we seek formal quotes and tenders from at least two competitors. Quotes made by charities or other notfor-profit organisations, and those local to our headquarters or event host (as appropriate), are considered favourably.

We regularly evaluate the risks facing the organisation through the Risk Register. This then informs the degree of reserves required to sustain the organisation in the event of one or more of these factors materialising.

A new key risk facing the ECPR is the recent decline in courses and attendance at the Methods School. The EC will be working closely with the newly appointed Academic Convenors to reformat the school to increase its competitiveness. Sustained loss of surplus for events is an ongoing risk as we consider the potential impact of hybrid events and the significantly higher costs that may be involved with this type of event, without necessarily increasing income. Brexit is an ever-changing situation. With the return to in-person events we have felt the impact in the cost and convenience of transporting event materials outside the UK and we are looking at ways to operate more effectively in this regard. We continue to monitor the overall impact of Brexit and have contingency plans in place if required. Exchange rate volatility and the risk of loss of members remain unchanged from 2020–21.

While the EC is responsible for adopting the annual budget, and for ensuring that the accounts are properly audited,

day-to-day management of our income and expenditure lies with the operational staff, and specifically, our Finance Department and Senior Management Team, with regular oversight by the Chair of the Finance Subcommittee.

Reserves policy

ECPR aims to maintain reserves equivalent to the risks identified in the Risk Register. The last Risk Register to be approved by the EC set a net reserves target of £1.8m; at the close of the 2020–21 financial year net reserves (excluding Fixed Assets) were at £1.7m (95% of target). However, at the close of 2021–22, reserves dropped to £1.3m; only 70% of the target set. The SMT and the EC will review the Risk Register ahead of the next board meeting in April 2023. If reserves are still far below target, we will begin planning to rebuild the reserves over the coming years.

Current principal ongoing or ‘standing’ risks faced by ECPR

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Risk Loss of Methods Sustained loss of Brexit – VAT Exchange rate Reduction in
School as a surplus from events volatility membership
viable event subscriptions
Impact Due to competition, Increased costs for hybrid Risk of having to seek The likelihood of this Loss of members
the Methods School events resulting in loss re-clarification of our VAT going against us, ie
can no longer of surplus across all position in EU countries; GBP value increasing
continue events, which cannot be increased VAT costs for against Euro
supported by surpluses countries that were exempt; increases post-Brexit
from publications and increasing travel costs, eg
membership subscriptions insurance / visas
Mitigation Need to develop Making careful decisions Potential issues include Monitoring and OR Retreats,
strategies for about events, and look increased VAT costs in EU potentially sourcing expansion to staffing,
revising the format at it in the wider context countries, increased travel as much in the UK as membership surveys
so as not to be in of all events income costs from the UK to the EU, possible if costs do and market research
direct competition and costs loss of participant funding, rise due to declining is being conducted
increased insurance costs GBP to develop a
membership retention
strategy and increase
marketing to members
Net risk Very high Likely Minimal Minimal Minimal
rating
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2021–2022

Financial review

Income compared to prior year

Variance 2021–2022 income against previous year

Income

EJPR income decreased by 10.5%, from £315k to £282k. This is due to a new contract being agreed with the publishers on reduced terms. It is expected that this will continue to be a declining source of revenue for the organisation.

Our four primary income streams are:

� Registration income from the annual General Conference

� Membership fees (subscriptions)

EPS income increased by 53.9%, from £39k to £60k. This is due to a timing difference on the recognition of income.

� Publications income, of which the majority is produced by the European Journal of Political Research � Methods School registration income

EPSR income increased by £11k (32%) to £44k. This was due to timing differences relating to the recognition of income.

Overall income in 2021–22 decreased by 1.8%, from £1.93m in 2020–21 to £1.90m.

EJIR income declined by 28.4%, from £24k to £17k. This is due to a decline in royalty income generated by the journal.

Income from publications reduced by 8.5% to £401k compared with £438k in the prior period.

PRX recorded a negative income figure of £4k compared with £13k surplus in the prior period (a decline of 131.4%). This is due to adjustments that were made at the 2020–21 year-end for anticipated income that was not realised due to the required thresholds not being met.

Broken down across our portfolio of journals and book series:

ECPR Press income decreased by 100% from £11k to £0. This is due to the contract to co-publish the Press coming to an end and the activity being brought back in house. In 2022–23, the Press should start generating income from book sales, rather than royalties, as it did prior to being outsourced in 2017.

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Miscellaneous Investment Income,
income, £7,448, 0% £62,185, 3% Donations income, £0, 0%
Other events, £7,419, 0%
Standing
Groups &
Research
Networks,
£141,355,
8%
Subscriptions from
members, £562,788, 30%
Methods School, £304,870,
16%
Joint Sessions, £62,635, 3%
Publications, £400,660, 21%
General Conference,
£349,341, 19%
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Income

summary

Breakdown of income received in 2021–2022

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£600,000
£500,000
£400,000
£300,000
£200,000
£100,000
£0
Donations Subscriptions Publications General Joint Sessions Methods School Standing Groups Other events Miscellaneous Investment
income from members Conference & Research income Income
Networks
Current year income Prior year income
£579,646
£562,788
£533,760
£438,094
£400,660
£349,341
£304,870
£220,225
£141,355
£62,635 £61,250 £62,185
£48,304
£23,058
£7,419 £15,695 £7,448 £13,407
£0 £299
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Standing Group and Research Network income increased by a significant 192.6%, from £48k to £141k. Other event income was down 52.7%, from £16k to £7k. Overall participant numbers were up 37.1%, from 3,850 to 5,279. In-person attendees were generally charged a higher fee than virtual attendees.

Event income decreased by 1.5% from £879k in the previous year to £866k in 2021–22.

General Conference income increased by 58.6% to £349k from £220k. Although participant numbers were down from 2,349 to 2,017, income increased due to the return to in-person events which carry higher registration fees.
Miscellaneous income decreased by 67.7%, from £23k to £7k. This was because ECPR received furlough payments from the UK government in 2020–21 which were not received in 2021–22.
Joint Sessions income increased by 2.3%, from £61k to £63k. Participant numbers were significantly lower, down from 628 to 449; however, as with the General Conference, registration fees charged for in-person attendance were significantly higher than for virtual attendance in 2021.
Membership subscription income reduced slightly, by 2.9%, from £580k to £563k.
Methods School income declined by a significant 42.9%, from £534k down to £305k. This is mirrored in a decline in participant numbers of 359 (41.4% down on previous year).
Investment income increased by 363.8%, from £13k to £62k. However, overall, the value of the investment portfolio declined (see Investment policy and performance, p28).

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Expenditure

to £250k because the event took place in person rather than online. There was also a £31k increase in staffing costs, both of which resulted in a larger allocation of support costs, of £251k.

Overall expenditure increased by 42.2% in the period, from £1.6m to £2.3m.

Overall support costs increased by £266k (30.6%), from £871k to £1.1m. Within this, governance costs increased by £41k (153.3%), from £27k to £68k. This was due to increased travelling by EC members to meetings and events. General administration costs increased by £44k (16.2%), from £274k to £318k. Staff salaries and wages increased by £181k (31.7%) from £570k to £751k. This was due to a planned restructure in staffing, which is necessary to support our increasing activities and grow income. Average staff numbers increased by 33.3% from 21 to 28. Support costs are reallocated to our charitable activities based on the % of charitable expenditure the activity generated.
Joint Sessions expenditure also increased by a significant 229.3%, from £41k to £134k. Direct costs increased from £5k to £36k because the event took place in person. Direct staffing costs also increased from £14k to £32k, and the allocation of support costs also increased, from £22k to £67k.
Methods School expenditure decreased by £366k (46.2%), from £792k to £426k. Direct costs decreased by £115k, from £264k to £149k. The majority of which (£71k) was because teaching fees decreased due to fewer courses being on offer. Direct salaries decreased from £99k to £65k, and the allocation of support costs therefore also reduced, from £429k to £212k.
Expenditure on raising funds (membership subscriptions) increased by 5.1% from £76k to £80k. This was mainly due to increased staffing costs.
Standing Group and Research Network expenditure increased by 356.7%, from £107k to £490k. Direct costs increased from £44k to £246k because events returned to an in-person format. Support costs thus rose from £58k to £244k.
Expenditure on publications increased by 8.6%, from £485k to £526k. The primary reason for this was the one-off expenditure related to purchasing the rights to ECPR Press titles in order to bring the activity back in house.
Other events expenditure increased by 74.9%, from £13k to £23k. This was due to slightly increased direct costs (£2k) and direct salaries (£4k) leading to an increase in support cost allocation of £4k.
General Conference expenditure increased by a significant 543.3%, from £94k to £607k. Direct costs were up from £19k

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Raising funds, £80,179, 3%
Other events, £23,483, 1%
Standing Groups &
Research Networks,
£489,743, 21%
Publications, £526,383, 23%
Methods School, £426,159,
19%
General Conference,
£606,780, 27%
Joint
Sessions,
£134,362,
6%
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Expenditure

summary

Breakdown of charitable expenditure 2021–2022

Expenditure compared to prior year

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£900,000
£800,000
£700,000
£600,000
£500,000
£400,000
£300,000
£200,000
£100,000
£0
Raising funds Publications General Conference Joint Sessions Methods School Standing Groups & Other events
Current year expenditure Prior year expenditure
£791,837
£606,780
£526,383
£484,618 £489,743
£426,159
£134,362
£107,237
£94,318
£80,179 £76,262
£40,808
£23,483 £13,429
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Surplus and deficit

Investment policy and performance

The 2021–22 financial year overall recorded a deficit of £574k compared to a surplus of £413k in 2020–21. This represents a decline of £987k (238.8%).

When we make a surplus, we use this money to build reserves which can be called upon to keep the organisation functioning should it meet any of the risks highlighted by our Risk Register.

Activities for raising funds were the only surplusgenerating activities in 2021–22. These generated £490k, including donations and miscellaneous income. However, this was a decrease in surplus of 6.96% from £527k.

Some of our reserves are held in an investment portfolio. After a review by the EC in 2017, we decided that our managed fund was not bringing us value for money, so we transferred the £855k to Vanguard Investments UK Limited, split 50/50 across two funds: Vanguard Lifestrategy 40% Equity Fund and Vanguard Lifestrategy 60% Equity Fund. These index-tracking funds tend to be less volatile than active funds, and attract lower management costs, at 0.24%.

Publications recorded a deficit in the period of £256k which was an increase of 170.2% from a deficit of £45k in 2020–21.
The General Conference declined by 304.5% from a surplus of £126k in 2020–21 to a deficit of £127k in 2021–22.
The Joint Sessions declined by 450.9% from a surplus of £20k in 2020–21 to a deficit of £72k in 2021–22.

Since the transfer of the portfolio the investments had brought us gains increasing the value of the fund to £1.1m in 2020–21. However, the value of the fund decreased for the first time in 2021–22, dropping 11.5% to £952k, with a loss on the value of the portfolio of £185k and a dividend accumulated of £61k. As these funds are tracked rather than actively managed, the reason for the decline is due to external factors affecting the portfolio. The portfolio was revalued at the end of December 2022 and had recovered slightly from £951k (excluding £1k from Santander shares) to £976k.

Deficit made by the Methods School decreased by 26.8%, from £348k to £255k.
Deficit made by Other Events and Standing Groups decreased by 66.4%, from £261k to £88k.
Surplus generated by the investments portfolio rose by 383.6%, to £101k from £21k.

Surplus for all activities

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£600,000 Current year surplus and deficit
Prior year surplus and deficit
£500,000
£400,000
£300,000
£200,000
£100,000
£0
-£100,000
-£200,000
-£300,000
-£400,000
Raising funds Publications General Joint Sessions Methods School Standing Groups & Other events Investments
Conference Research Networks
£526,741
£490,057
£125,907
£101,414
£20,442
£2,266
-£16,064
-£46,524
-£58,933
-£71,727
-£125,723 -£121,289 -£122,938
-£257,439 -£258,077
-£348,388
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Staff at Harbour House in Colchester

Employed 1 October 2021 – 30 September 2022

Director

Operations

Órlaith Donnelly Events Coordinator Until April 2022 Fatima Syed Junior Events Coordinator Until January 2022 Savanna Allum Events Assistant Until March 2022

Olga Dovzhanchuk Events Marketing Coordinator, Marketing Manager From January 2022

Tanja Munro Senior Management Team

Kim Jesney Administrator, HR Generalist From February 2022

Yeva Babchenko Community Management Team Engagement Coordinator January to March 2022 Rebecca Gethen Communications Manager, Mary Cenci Editorial Assistant Head of Communications Until June 2022 From January 2022 Kaez Condon Publishing and Mark Kench Communications Coordinator IT Manager, Head of IT From June 2022 Rebecca Delve Communications Assistant

Jeff Noga

Facilities Coordinator From February 2022

Annie Ho Events Coordinator From November 2021 Harriet Olley Events Coordinator From April 2022 Samantha Wong Training Coordinator From April 2022

IT and Website

Mark Kench Senior Manager

James Gooch Developer, Development Manager From May 2022

Helen Morgan Finance Manager, Bobbi Westerman Head of Finance Community Engagement From January 2022 Coordinator From May 2022 Nirusha Vigi Anna Hubbard Editorial Events Manager Coordinator From June 2022 Communications Callum Winterford Digital Engagement Coordinator January to September 2022

Andie Nash Junior Training and Events Coordinator From June 2022

Colin McPhie

Systems Administrator, Systems Manager From May 2022

Finance

Helen Morgan Senior Manager

Antoni Christodoulou

Bianca Taylor Senior Finance Assistant, Finance Manager From January 2022

Junior Web Developer, Developer From May 2022

Rebecca Gethen Senior Manager

Events

Richard Lay-Flurrie Junior Web Developer Until March 2022

Shaun Klotia-Clottey Nirusha Ridgwell Sales & Purchase Ledger Senior Manager Assistant, Finance Assistant From August 2022

Helen Cooper Communications Officer, Community Engagement Manager From January 2022

Aaron Riley

Bridie Gaynor Events

Interim Web Developer March to May 2022

Kate Hawkins Coordinator, Training Manager Darran Harrington-Keeton Marketing and From May 2022 Data Analyst Communications Officer, Publishing and Content Alexandra Turner Sean Judge Manager From January 2022 Events Assistant Finance Apprentice

Jordan Rudge Junior Developer From April 2022

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2021–2022

Executive Committee: Trustees 2021 – 2024

David Farrell, Chair Full Professor of

Petra Meier, Vice Chair Awards, Prizes, and Funding Decisions Subcommittee; Professor of Politics, University of Antwerp

Politics, School of Politics and International Relations, University College Dublin

Representation, elections and parties, constitutional deliberation.

Gender politics and policies; democracy and representation; electoral inclusiveness; inequality in multi-level systems.

Ladislav Cabada Vice-Rector for Research, Quality and Development, Metropolitan University Prague

Giliberto Capano Publications

Subcommittee ; Professor of Political Science and Public Policy, University of Bologna

Regionalism and development studies in Central and South-Eastern Europe.

Comparative higher education policy, policy design and policy instruments, and the role of agents in public policy.

Daniela Irrera Associate Professor of Political Science and International Relations, University of Catania

Christian Haerpfer Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Vienna

Europe (Central and Eastern), Comparative Politics, Democracy, Political Participation, Electoral Behaviour, Public Opinion, Survey Research.

Positive and negative action and influence on global politics by non-state actors.

Hana Kubátová Events and Finance Subcommittees; Head of the VITRI Research Centre, Charles University in Prague

Gianluca Passarelli Professor of Political Science and Comparative Politics, Sapienza University of Rome

Electoral systems’ influence on voting behaviour; presidential political parties.

Majority-minority relations, identity construction, politics of memory and microdynamics of (ethnic) violence.

Thomas Saalfeld Organisation and Training Subcomittees ; Professor of Comparative Politics and Vice President for Research, University of Bamberg

Anne Rasmussen Professor of Political Science, University of Copenhagen

Representation, (inequality in) political representation, public opinion, political parties, and public policy.

Legislative behaviour, legislative organisation, parliamentary accountability.

Sabine Saurugger Training and Events Subcommittees; Professor of Political Science, Director, Sciences Po Grenoble

Amy Verdun Full Professor, University of Victoria, British Columbia

European integration widely defined: political economy, policy, governance, integration theories, comparative politics.

Public policy, comparative politics, interest groups, European integration, European public policies and the politics of law.

Administrative information

Website Bankers Principal Office Harbour House https://ecpr.eu/ Bank of Scotland 6–8 Hythe Quay Teviot House Colchester Auditors South Gayle Crescent Essex CO2 8JF Edinburgh EH12 9DR Registered Charity Scrutton Bland LLP Solicitors Chartered Accountants Number 820 The Crescent Colchester Business Park Birkett Long LLP 1167403 CIO – Charitable Colchester Faviell House, 1 Coval Wells Incorporated Organisation Essex CO4 9YQ Chelmsford Essex CM1 1WZ

Bankers Investment Managers Bank of Scotland Teviot House Vanguard Investments South Gayle Crescent UK Limited Edinburgh EH12 9DR PO Box 10315 Chelmsford Essex CM99 2AT

Structure, governance, and management

Organisation and control

Key management remuneration

We are governed by our board of Trustees, the EC, with day-to-day operational management delegated to the Director and Senior Management Team. The EC is responsible for ensuring ECPR acts solely to further its charitable objects. It reports to Council, which is made up of Official Representatives from member institutions. The activities of ECPR are divided into five portfolios of work, each with an associated Subcommittee comprising two to three members of the EC, plus the Chair and Vice Chair. The Director, related Manager and their staff work with the Subcommittees day-to-day to operationalise EC decisions. Subcommittees have decision-making authority delegated to them via a Scheme of Delegation, and bring key items to the EC in plenary for decision and strategic discussion.

All Executive Committee members give their time freely. No remuneration was paid to them during the year. Trustees are reimbursed travelling and subsistence expenses when working away on ECPR business. Accommodation is usually organised and paid for by ECPR. The Chair’s institution is provided with financial support to cover their absence while they are serving their term of office.

No remuneration is made to serving EC members or volunteers of ECPR, without the express approval of the EC and in line with the Charity Commission for England and Wales’ regulations.

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Staff Remuneration Policy

requirement that Trustees report a potential conflict of interest as soon as it arises. A conflict of interest would arise if:

As a UK registered charity, the ECPR seeks to ensure that:

staff are paid fairly, in line with local market rates, appropriately for their level of responsibility and in line with the pay of colleagues who perform similar tasks;
staff salaries are awarded based on skills and experience and are free from discrimination;
a Trustee could benefit financially from a decision over which they have influence, whether directly or indirectly through a personal connection;
a Trustee’s loyalty to the ECPR conflicted with a duty or loyalty to another organisation or person.

Conflicts of interest are common in charities, so we adopted

we comply with our obligation to expend our incoming resources responsibly;
there is transparency in all aspects of our operations.

To achieve the above goals, we must balance the need to ensure value for money when expending the Charity’s resources with the need to recruit and retain the best people for the job.

The EC is responsible for setting management pay, including that of the Director, usually by delegation to the Management Subcommittee; the EC is also responsible for the recruitment and appointment of the Director. Staff are awarded an annual cost of living pay increase, which is also approved by the EC.

Conflicts of Interest Policy

ECPR Trustees have a legal duty to ensure they always act in ECPR’s best interest when making decisions. It is a legal

practices aimed at reducing the risk of / to:

making decisions that could be overturned;
ECPR’s reputation;
Trustees having to repay ECPR for unauthorised payments.

ECPR has adopted the following practices to safeguard against the above risks occurring:

clauses 7.8 and 8 of the ECPR Constitution ;
implementation of a Register of Interests, which is updated annually with appropriate procedures for managing conflicts.

Where Trustees delegate their decision-making powers to staff members under the terms of the organisation’s Scheme of Delegation, those staff are also expected to declare any potential conflict of interest and absent themselves from any discussions.

Trustees’ responsibilities in relation to the financial statements

As a group of Trustees, the EC is responsible for preparing its Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

assets of the Charity and hence, for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

In so far as the EC is aware:

there is no relevant audit information of which the Charity’s auditor is unaware;

The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the EC to prepare financial statements for each financial year that give a true and fair view of the Charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the Charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:

it has taken all steps that it ought to have taken to make itself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the auditor is aware of that information.
select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;

The EC is responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the charity and financial information included on the Charity’s website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;

On behalf of the Executive Committee 28 March 2023

prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Charity will continue to operate.

The EC is responsible for keeping sufficient accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of ECPR’s Constitution. It is also responsible for safeguarding the

On behalf of the Executive Committee 28 March 2023

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Independent Auditor’s Report

Scrutton Bland LLP, Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditor

Opinion

Basis for opinion

We have audited the financial statements of the European Consortium for Political Research (the ‘charity’) for the year ended 30 September 2022 which comprise the statement of financial activities, the balance sheet, the statement of cash flows and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies.

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102, The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Conclusions relating to going concern

In our opinion, the financial statements:

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Trustees’ use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

give a true and fair view of the state of the charity’s affairs as at 30 September 2022, and of its incoming resources and application of resources for the year then ended;

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011.

Our responsibilities and the Trustees responsibilities with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information

The Trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the financial statements other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Charities Act 2011 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

the information given in the Report of the Executive Committee is inconsistent in any material respect with the financial statements; or
sufficient accounting records have not been kept; or
the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.

Responsibilities of Trustees

As explained more fully in the Trustees’ responsibilities statement, the Trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the Trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the financial statements, the Trustees are responsible

for assessing the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern, and using the going concern basis of accounting, unless the Trustees either intend to liquidate the charity or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of financial statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

We identified areas of laws and regulations that could reasonably be expected to have a material effect on the financial statements from our general commercial and sector experience, through discussion with the Head of Finance (as required by auditing standards) and senior management, inspection of the Charity’s regulatory and legal correspondence and we have discussed with the Head of Finance the policies and procedures regarding compliance with laws and regulations. We communicated identified laws and regulations throughout our team and remained alert to any indications of noncompliance throughout the audit. The potential effect of these laws and regulations on the financial statements varies considerably.

Firstly, the Charity is subject to laws and regulations that directly affect the financial statements, including financial reporting legislation and taxation legislation, and we assessed the extent of compliance with these laws and regulations as part of our procedures on the related financial statement items.

Secondly, the Charity is subject to many other laws and regulations where the consequences of non-compliance could have a material effect on amounts or disclosures in the financial statements; for instance, through the imposition of fines or litigation. We identified the following areas as those most likely to have such an effect: compliance with the requirements of The Charity Commission, health and safety, corporate governance, including safeguarding and wellbeing, human rights and employment law, anti-bribery and corruption, and GDPR. Auditing standards limit the required audit procedures to identify non-compliance with these laws and

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regulations to enquiry of the Governors and other management, and inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any.

Audit procedures undertaken in response to the potential risks relating to irregularities (which include fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations) comprised of: enquiries of management and those charged with governance as to whether the Charity complies with such regulations, enquiries of management and those charged with governance concerning any actual or potential litigation or claims, inspection of any relevant legal documentation, review of board minutes, testing the appropriateness of journal entries and the performance of analytical review to identify any unexpected movements in account balances which may be indicative of fraud.

No instances of material non-compliance were identified.

There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures described above and the further removed non-compliance with laws and regulations is from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely we would become aware of it. Irregularities that result from fraud might be inherently more difficult to detect than irregularities that result from error. As explained above, there is an unavoidable risk that material misstatements may not be detected, even though the audit has been planned and performed in accordance with ISAs (UK).

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is on the Financial Reporting Council’s website . This description forms part of our auditor’s report.

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the charity’s Executive Committee, as a body, in accordance with Section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and with regulations made under Section 154 of that Act. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity’s Executive Committee those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s report, and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity’s Executive Committee as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Signature and approval

28 March 2023, Scrutton Bland LLP

Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditor, 820 The Crescent, Colchester Business Park, Colchester, Essex CO4 9YQ Scrutton Bland LLP is eligible to act as an auditor in terms of section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006

Statement of financial activities

Year ended 30 September 2022

The notes on pages 40–45 form part of these financial statements

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2021 £
Note 2022 £ As restated
Income from
Donations - 299
Charitable activities 2 1,273,728 1,340,386
Subscriptions from members 3 562,788 579,646
Investments 4 62,185 13,407
Total income 1,898,701 1,933,738
Expenditure on
Raising funds 6 80,179 75,972
Charitable activities 7 2,206,910 1,532,537
Total expenditure 2,287,089 1,608,509
Realised and unrealised investment gains (185,123) 88,007
Net income and net movement in funds for the year (573,511) 413,236
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward 3,234,093 2,820,857
Total funds carried forward 2,660,582 3,234,093
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Continuing operations Total recognised gains and losses All incoming resources and resources The statement of financial activities expended derive from continuing activities. includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.

Funds

All of the income, expenditure and gains for the last two financial periods relate to unrestricted funds.

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Statement of cashflows

Period ended 30 September 2022

The notes on pages 40–45 form part of these financial statements

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Note 2022 £ 2021 £
Cash flows from operating activities
Net (expenditure) / income for the year (573,511) 413,236
Adjusted for
Depreciation of tangible assets 19,692 16,039
Unrealised investment gain 185,123 (88,007)
Dividend accumulated in funds (61,195) (11,830)
Interest received (990) (1,573)
(Increase) / decrease in debtors (87,609) 91,499
Increase / (decrease) in creditors 191,332 (72,998)
Net cash (used in) / generated from operating activities (327,158) 346,366
Cash flows from investing activities
Interest received 990 1,573
Purchase of tangible fixed assets (22,511) (33,841)
Net cash used in investing activities (21,521) (32,268)
Change in cash and cash equivalents in the year (348,679) 314,098
Cash and cash equivalents brought forward 2,214,585 1,900,487
Cash and cash equivalents carried forward 14 1,865,906 2,214,585
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Balance sheet

As at 30 September 2022

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Note 2022 £ 2021 £
Fixed assets
Tangible assets 11 425,969 423,150
Investments 12 951,801 1,075,729
1,377,770 1,498,879
Current assets
Debtors 13 411,809 324,200
Cash and cash equivalents 14 1,865,906 2,214,585
2,277,715 2,538,785
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 15 (994,903) (803,571)
Net current assets 1,282,812 1,735,214
Net assets 2,660,582 3,234,093
Funds
Unrestricted funds 2,660,582 3,234,093
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Notes to the Financial Statements

Year ended 30 September 2022

1. Accounting policies

e. Fund accounting

c. Income

a. Basis of with the Financial Reporting accounting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS

102) issued on 16 July 2014 Income is recognised when the Unrestricted funds are available The financial statements have rather than the Accounting charity has entitlement to funds, to spend on activities that been prepared under the and Reporting by Charities: any performance conditions further any of the purposes historical cost convention, with Statement of Recommended attached to the item(s) of of the charity. Reserves are the exception of investments, Practice effective from 1 April income have been met, it is targeted to be approximately 12 which are included at market 2005 which has since been probable that the income will be months regular expenditure. value. The financial statements withdrawn. received and the amount can be have been prepared in reliably measured. f. Expenditure and accordance with the Statement The charity constitutes a public irrecoverable VAT of Recommended Practice: benefit entity as defined by FRS Income from subscriptions from Accounting and Reporting 102. members is accounted for in the by Charities preparing their year to which they relate. Expenditure is recognised once accounts in accordance with the The financial statements are there is a legal or constructive Financial Reporting Standard rounded to the nearest £1 and Income from publications in the obligation to make a payment to applicable in the UK and are prepared in sterling. form of royalties is received in a third party, it is probable that Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) relation to the journals. Royalty settlement will be required and issued in October 2019 and the b. Going concern income is accounted for in the the amount of the obligation Financial Reporting Standard year that it becomes receivable, can be measured reliably. applicable in the UK and which is when the publication Expenditure is classified under Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), Having considered the Charity’s is sold. the following activity headings: the Charities Act 2011 and UK forecasts and projections the Generally Accepted Accounting Trustees are satisfied that the Income from conferences is � Costs of raising funds Practice. Charity has adequate resources accounted for in the year in comprise the costs of to continue in operational which the conference occurs. commercial trading The financial statements existence for the foreseeable including investment d. Interest have been prepared to give a future, and for a period of at management and their ‘true and fair’ view and have least 12 months from the date receivable associated costs. departed from the Charities of approving these financial (Accounts and Reports) statements. For this reason the � Expenditure on charitable Regulations 2008 only to the Trustees continue to adopt the Interest on funds held on deposit activities includes the extent required to provide a ‘true going concern basis in preparing is included when receivable and costs of publications, and fair’ view. This departure the accounts. The Trustees the amount can be measured method schools, has involved following are not aware of any material reliably by the charity; this is conferences and other Accounting and Reporting uncertainties with regard to normally upon notification of the activities undertaken by Charities preparing their going concern. interest paid or payable by the to further the purposes accounts in accordance bank. of the charity and their associated support costs.

m. Cash and cash i. Fixed assets equivalents

� Governance costs Research is potentially exempt represents the from taxation in respect of costs of governance Individual assets costing £250 Cash and cash equivalents income or capital gains received arrangements and or more are capitalised at cost include cash and short term within categories covered by include costs associated and depreciated over their highly liquid investments with Part 11, Corporation Tax Act with compliance with estimated useful economic a maturity of three months or 2010 or Section 256 of the constitutional and lives on a straight-line basis as less from the date of acquisition Taxation of Chargeable Gains statutory requirements. follows: or the opening of the deposit or Act 1992 to the extent that such similar account. income or gains are applied Irrecoverable VAT is charged exclusively to its charitable �[[Freehold buildings ]] n. Creditors and as a cost against the activity purposes. between 2% and 10% per for which the expenditure was annum. provisions incurred. q. Pension costs g. Allocation of �[Office and IT equipment ] Creditors and provisions are 25% support costs recognised where the charity The Charity operates a has a present obligation defined contribution plan �[Freehold land is not ] resulting from a past event for its employees. A defined depreciated. Support costs are those that will probably result in the contribution plan is a pension functions that assist the work of transfer of funds to a third party plan under which the Charity the charity but are not directly j. Fixed asset and the amount due to settle pays fixed contributions into attributable to charitable investments the obligation can be measured a separate entity. Once the activities. Support costs or estimated reliably. Creditors contributions have been paid represent costs attributable to and provisions are normally the Charity has no further the management of the charity’s Listed investments are stated recognised at their settlement payment obligations. The assets and organisational at market value at the Balance amount after allowing for any contributions are recognised as administration. These costs Sheet date. Realised and trade discounts due. an expense in the Statement have been allocated between unrealised gains or losses are of Financial Activities when costs of raising funds and calculated based on the market o. Financial they fall due. Amounts not paid expenditure on charitable value at which the investments instruments are shown in accruals as a activities based on the are recorded in the financial liability in the Balance Sheet. proportion of direct costs which statements and are shown on The assets of the plan are held relate to each activity. The basis the face of the statement of The charity only has financial separately from the Charity in on which support costs have financial activities. assets and financial liabilities independently administered been allocated are set out in of a kind that qualify as basic funds. note 8. k. Stock financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially r. Significant h. Foreign currency recognised at transaction value judgements and Stocks are stated at the lower and subsequently measured at estimates of cost and net realisable value their settlement value. Monetary assets and liabilities in after making due allowance foreign currencies are translated for obsolete and slow-moving p. Taxation into sterling at the rates of items. The more significant judgements exchange ruling at the balance and estimates involved in the sheet date. Transactions in l. Debtors European Consortium for preparation of the financial foreign currencies are translated Political Research is a charity statements include assessing into sterling at the rates of within the meaning of the the depreciation rates applicable exchange ruling at the date Trade and other debtors are Charities Act 2011 and as such to tangible fixed assets and of the transaction. Exchange recognised at the settlement is a charity for tax purposes the way in which certain differences arising in the normal amount due after any trade in line with Paragraph 1 costs should be apportioned. course of trading are dealt with discount offered. of Schedule 6 Finance Act Further details regarding these in the statement of financial 2010. Accordingly, European points are included within the activities for the year. Consortium for Political accounting policies.

Irrecoverable VAT is charged �[[Freehold buildings ]]
as a cost against the activity between 2% and 10% per
for which the expenditure was annum.
incurred.

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2. Income from

4. Investment income

charitable activities

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2022 £ 2021 £
Income from fixed-asset investments 61,195 11,834
Bank interest receivable 990 1,573
Total 62,185 13,407
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2021 £
2022 £ As restated
Publications (note 5) 400,660 438,094
Conference income 349,341 220,225
Joint Sessions income 62,635 61,250
Methods School income 304,870 533,760
Standing Groups & Research Networks 141,355 48,304
Other event income 7,419 15,695
Miscellaneous 7,448 23,058
Total 1,273,728 1,340,386
Income from charitable activities can be further analysed as:
2022 £ 2021 £
Income from rendering of services 873,068 902,292
Income from royalties 400,660 438,094
Total 1,273,728 1,340,386
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5. Publications income

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2022 £ 2021 £
ECPR Press - 10,767
European Journal of Political Research 281,989 315,244
European Political Science (journal) 60,208 39,123
Palgrave / Sage / OUP 605 2,393
European Political Science Review
(journal) 44,328 33,571
European Journal of
International Relations 17,478 24,413
Political Research Exchange (journal) (3,948) 12,583
Total 400,660 438,094
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3. Subscription

from Members

6. Expenditure on

raising funds

3. Subscription from Members
	2022 £	2021 £
Subscription from members	562,788	579,646
100% of the subscriptions from members – £562,788 (2021: £579,646) relates to the provision of services.

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2022 £ 2021 £ As restated
Directly attributable activities
for generating funds 40,299 34,963
Support costs allocated 39,880 41,299
Total 80,179 76,262
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7. Expenditure on charitable activities

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Direct costs £ Direct wages £ Allocated £ 2022 £ 2021 £ As restated
Publications 145,904 118,663 261,816 526,383 484,618
Conference expenditure 249,654 55,321 301,805 606,780 94,318
Joint Sessions of Workshops 35,519 32,013 66,830 134,362 40,808
Methods School 148,830 65,363 211,966 426,159 791,837
Standing Groups & Research Networks 246,151 - 243,592 489,743 107,237
Other event expenditure 4,615 7,188 11,680 23,483 13,429
Total 830,673 278,548 1,097,689 2,206,910 1,532,247
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8. Support costs

	2022 £	2021 £ As restated
Offce costs	386,877	301,216
Staff salaries and wages	750,692	569,855
Total	1,137,569	871,071

Basis of allocation

Support costs have been allocated against charitable activities in line with the percentage of other expenditure directly attributable to the activity as follows:

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Support cost Support cost Direct cost
per activity % per activity £ per activity £
Subscriptions – Allocated 3.51 39,880
Subscriptions – Direct costs - - 40,299
Publications – Allocated 23.02 261,816 -
Publications – Direct costs - - 264,567
Conferences – Allocated 26.53 301,805 -
Conferences – Direct costs - - 304,975
Joint Sessions of Workshops – Allocated 5.87 66,830 -
Joint Sessions of Workshops – Direct costs - - 67,532
Methods School – Allocated 18.63 211,966 -
Methods School – Direct costs - - 214,193
Standing Groups & Research Networks – Allocated 21.41 243,592 -
Standing Groups & Research Networks – Direct costs - - 246,151
Other event expenditure – Allocated 1.03 11,680 -
Other event expenditure – Direct costs - - 11,803
Total 100.00 1,137,569 1,149,520
Included within support costs are £68,254 (2021: £26,947) of expenditure which relates to governance costs. This is broken down as follows:
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2022 £ 2021 £
Executive Committee expenses, and Director remuneration 52,464 12,347
Audit fee (note 10) 15,790 14,600
Total 68,254 26,947
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All members of the Executive Committee are reimbursed travelling and subsistence expenditure incurred in the course of their duties. During the year reimbursed expenses amounted to £40,181 (2021: £80), this amount is included within governance costs.

No emoluments have been paid to any member of the Executive Committee.

All of the costs of the Chair are classed as governance costs.

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11. Tangible fixed assets

9. Staff costs

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2022 £ 2021 £
Wages and salaries 874,261 705,430
Social security costs 82,006 65,855
Pension costs – defined contribution 109,611 92,048
Total 1,065,878 863,333
Directly attributable wages (note 7) 278,548 266,973
Directly attributable wages for activities
for generating funds (note 6) 36,638 26,505
Total wages cost to be included in
support costs allocation (note 8) 750,692 569,855
Total 1,065,878 863,333
Management and administration
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Freehold
Office and IT land and
equipment £ buildings £ Total £
Cost
At 1 October 2021 25,032 475,287 500,319
Additions 17,157 5,354 22,511
At 30 September 2022 42,189 480,641 522,830
Depreciation
At 1 October 2021 17,549 59,620 77,169
Charge for year 5,887 13,805 19,692
At 30 September 2022 23,436 73,425 96,861
Net book value
At 30 September 2022 18,753 407,216 425,969
At 1 October 2021 7,483 415,667 423,150
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The charity considered its key management personnel to comprise the Executive Committee and the Director that held the positions within the period. During the year, the charity restructured to add a Senior Management Team, comprising the Director and three Heads of Department, to its key management personnel. The total employment benefits, including employers’ pension contributions of the key management personnel, were £259,925 (2020: £73,853). Three employees had employee benefits between £60,000 and £70,000 and one had employee benefits between £70,000 and £80,000.

12. Investments

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management personnel, were £259,925 (2020: £73,853). Three Assets held for charity use and
employees had employee benefits between £60,000 and £70,000 to provide investment return 2022 £ 2021 £
and one had employee benefits between £70,000 and £80,000.
Banco Santander shares 1,135 1,135
Funds held with Vanguard Investment
10. Audit fee UK, Limited 950,666 1,074,594
Total 951,801 1,075,729
2022 £ 2021 £ The movement in the year is as follows 2022 £ 2021 £
Auditors’ remuneration Market value as at 1 October 2021 1,075,729 975,892
in respect of audit services 14,770 13,300
Loss / gain on valuation (185,123) 88,007
Auditors’ remuneration in respect
Dividend accumulated in fund 61,195 11,830
of tax and other advisory services 1,020 1,300
Market value as at 30 September 2022 951,801 1,075,729
Total 15,790 14,600
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The investments shown above comprise UK and overseas investments. Below are investment holdings by category:	2022 £	2021 £
Managed funds	951,801	1,075,729

The managed funds with Vanguard relate to two Vanguard LifeStrategy funds. The LifeStrategy 40% equity fund is made up of 40% equity and 60% bonds. The LifeStrategy 60% equity fund is made up of 60% equity and 40% bonds. The investments are split equally between the two managed funds. After the year end the Vanguard investments have increased in value to £976,305 as ot 21 December 2022.

13. Debtors

16. Financial instruments

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2022 £ 2021 £
2022 £ 2021 £
Financial assets
Trade debtors
Financial assets measured 393,131 289,931
(including subscriptions due) 255,003 217,067
at amortised cost
Other debtors 138,128 72,864
Financial assets measured 951,801 1,075,729
Prepayments at fair value
Events 5,859 22,977 Total 1,344,932 1,365,660
Membership 890 - Financial liabilities
Publications 7,425 337 Financial liabilities measured 370,067 132,033
HR costs 1,982 426 at amortised cost
Rates 1,115 1,094 Financial assets measured at amortised cost comprise trade debtors
Insurance 1,407 9,435 and other debtors.
Total prepayments 18,678 34,269
Financial assets measured at fair value comprise listed investments.
Total debtors 411,809 324,200
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Financial liabilities measured at amortised cost comprise accruals and trade creditors.

14. Cash and cash equivalents

17. Related parties

Cash and cash equivalents consist of the following items for the purpose of the Statement of cash flows:

The related parties of ECPR are the members of the Executive Committee. ECPR is controlled by its Executive Committee.

	2022 £	2021 £
Total cash and cash equivalents	1,865,906	2,214,585

No other transactions were identified which should be disclosed under Financial Reporting Standard 102.

18. Prior year reclassification

15. Creditors

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2022 £ 2021 £
Deferred income 599,058 621,241
Accruals 150,567 105,573
Trade creditors 234,270 36,401
Other taxation and Social Security 11,008 36,997
Credit card - 3,359
Total 994,903 803,571
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Following a review by management, it was deemed that certain income and expenditure transactions would provide a more accurate reflection of their nature if they were reclassified. These changes have subsequently also been reflected in the comparative figures to ensure consistency in the results.

Amounts invoiced in advance represent income in respect of future events; subscription income from members where the subscription year starts on 1 October 2021; and publications income for the three-month period to 31 December 2021.

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Contents

Report of the Executive Committee

About us

Our charitable status

Public benefit

Grant-making policy

Navigating uncertain times

David Farrell, Chair, ECPR Executive Committee, 2021 – 2024 Tanja Munro, ECPR Director

Areas of special interest, 2021–24

1 Membership

3 Academic freedom

5 Equality, diversity and inclusion

4 Climate change

A year in review

Membership

Standing Groups and Research Networks

Events

Relations with other organisations

ECPR prizes 2021 – 2022

Publications

The Loop

� Political Research Exchange (PRX)

� ECPR Press

Monitoring impact

Event participation

Membership

Publications

Event calendar

KPI data tables

Operating responsibly

Supporting our volunteers

Complaints handling policy

Staff wellbeing

Risk management

Procurement and sustainability

Reserves policy

Current principal ongoing or ‘standing’ risks faced by ECPR

Financial review

Income compared to prior year

Income

Broken down across our portfolio of journals and book series:

Income

summary

Expenditure

Expenditure

summary

Expenditure compared to prior year

Surplus and deficit

Investment policy and performance

Surplus for all activities

Staff at Harbour House in Colchester

Director

Operations

Tanja Munro Senior Management Team

IT and Website

Colin McPhie

Finance

Events

Executive Committee: Trustees 2021 – 2024

Giliberto Capano Publications

Administrative information

Structure, governance, and management

Organisation and control

Key management remuneration

Staff Remuneration Policy

requirement that Trustees report a potential conflict of interest as soon as it arises. A conflict of interest would arise if:

As a UK registered charity, the ECPR seeks to ensure that:

Conflicts of interest are common in charities, so we adopted

Conflicts of Interest Policy

ECPR Trustees have a legal duty to ensure they always act in ECPR’s best interest when making decisions. It is a legal

practices aimed at reducing the risk of / to:

ECPR has adopted the following practices to safeguard against the above risks occurring:

Trustees’ responsibilities in relation to the financial statements

In so far as the EC is aware:

Independent Auditor’s Report

Opinion

Basis for opinion

Conclusions relating to going concern

In our opinion, the financial statements: