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The Mass Observation Archive

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1179673
Status
Registered
Reporting
Up to date Last filed May 15, 2026. Filing history
Registered
Aug. 28, 2018
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
University Of Sussex
The University Library
Falmer
Brighton
BN1 9QL

Contact

Phone
01273 877831
Email
moa@sussex.ac.uk
Website
massobs.org.uk
Screenshot of the The Mass Observation Archive website

Activities

The Mass Observation Archive (MOA) specialises in material about everyday life in Britain. It contains papers generated by the original MO social research organisation (1937 to early 1950s), and newer material collected continuously since 1981 (Mass Observation Project). MOA is a charitable trust in the care of the University of Sussex. It is housed at The Keep.

Objects: To Advance Education For The Public Benefit By Operating And Maintaining An Archive Specialising In Particular But Not Exclusively In The Modern Social History Of Great Britain

Classification

How
Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
What
Education/training
Who
Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind

Geography

Country
Northern Ireland, Scotland
Region
Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
Sept. 30, 2025 May 15, 2026On time £164,669 £173,605
Sept. 30, 2024 May 13, 2025On time £207,271 £152,912
Sept. 30, 2023 June 13, 2024On time £292,464 £157,235
Sept. 30, 2022 June 14, 2023On time £214,985 £123,657
Sept. 30, 2021 May 9, 2022On time £105,839 £122,511
Sept. 30, 2020 July 12, 2021 £87,459 £105,373

Trustees

Name Appointed
Dr Fiona Courage (Chair) July 9, 2025
Dr Michelle Johansen June 3, 2019
Hester Barron Professor Sept. 1, 2024
Jane Louise Harvell Aug. 28, 2018
John Brewer Feb. 1, 2020
Megan Sweeney July 9, 2025
Prof Ben Highmore Dec. 14, 2021
Professor Lucy Noakes Feb. 1, 2020
Simon Garfield Aug. 28, 2018