# BASIC INCOME EARTH NETWORK (BIEN)

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1177066
- **Other names:** BIEN
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Feb. 8, 2018
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1177066


## Contact

- **Address:** 40 Kedale Road, Seaford, East Sussex
- **Postcode:** BN25 2BU
- **Phone:** 07428665256
- **Email:** bien@basicincome.org
- **Website:** www.basicincome.org



## Activities

**Objects:** TO EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT BASIC INCOME, THAT IS, A PERIODIC CASH PAYMENT DELIVERED TO ALL ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS, WITHOUT MEANS TEST OR WORK REQUIREMENT; TO SERVE AS A LINK BETWEEN THE INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS COMMITTED TO, OR INTERESTED IN, BASIC INCOME; TO STIMULATE AND DISSEMINATE RESEARCH ABOUT BASIC INCOME; AND TO FOSTER INFORMED PUBLIC DISCUSSION ON BASIC INCOME THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

**Activities:** The Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN) offers education about alternative arguments about, proposals for, and problems concerning, basic income as idea, institution, and public policy practice. BIEN organises public conferences around the world on an annual basis and serves as a repository of published research.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Argentina
- Australia
- Austria
- Belgium
- Brazil
- Canada
- China
- Denmark
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Ireland
- Italy
- Japan
- Malawi
- Mexico
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Norway
- Portugal
- Russia
- Scotland
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Turkey
- United States
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £53163 | £121713 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £133514 | £42824 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £54014 | £22699 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £6029 | £5214 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £12628 | £2936 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Dr Sarath Chandra Davala** (Chair) — appointed Aug. 26, 2018
- Diana Bashur — appointed Aug. 21, 2021
- Dr John Simon Duffy — appointed Dec. 16, 2021
- Dr Jurgen De Wispelaere — appointed Aug. 28, 2023
- Dr Neil Howard — appointed Nov. 18, 2021
- Dr Peter Titcomb Knight — appointed Nov. 18, 2021
- Dr Reinhard Huss — appointed Dec. 16, 2021
- Dr Vibhor Mathur — appointed Feb. 4, 2026
- Fabienne Hansen — appointed Aug. 31, 2024
- JACOB ELIOT — appointed Aug. 26, 2018
- James Patrick Grant — appointed Dec. 16, 2021
- Julio Linares — appointed Aug. 26, 2018
- Michael Hinford — appointed Sept. 21, 2023
- Olaf Michael Johannes Ostertag — appointed Aug. 28, 2023
- Professor Lindsay Stirton — appointed Dec. 21, 2023
- Seng Kiat Lee — appointed Aug. 31, 2024
- Tyler Prochazka — appointed Aug. 26, 2018