# THE MASS OBSERVATION ARCHIVE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1179673
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Aug. 28, 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=1179673


## Contact

- **Address:** UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX, THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, FALMER, BRIGHTON
- **Postcode:** BN1 9QL
- **Phone:** 01273877831
- **Email:** moa@sussex.ac.uk
- **Website:** http://www.massobs.org.uk



## Activities

**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

**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.




## 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



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 30, 2024 | £207271 | £152912 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2023 | £292464 | £157235 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2022 | £214985 | £123657 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2021 | £105839 | £122511 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2020 | £87459 | £105373 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Dr Fiona Courage** (Chair) — appointed July 9, 2025
- Dr Michelle Johansen — appointed June 3, 2019
- Hester Barron Professor — appointed Sept. 1, 2024
- Jane Louise Harvell — appointed Aug. 28, 2018
- John Brewer — appointed Feb. 1, 2020
- Megan Sweeney — appointed July 9, 2025
- Prof Ben Highmore — appointed Dec. 14, 2021
- Professor Lucy Noakes — appointed Feb. 1, 2020
- SIMON GARFIELD — appointed Aug. 28, 2018
- Scarlett O'Malley — appointed July 9, 2025