# BRITISH PHILOSOPHICAL ASSOCIATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1208038
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** April 29, 2024
- **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=1208038


## Contact

- **Address:** LANCASTER UNIVERSITY, Philosophy School of Global Affairs, BAILRIGG, LANCASTER
- **Postcode:** LA1 4YL
- **Phone:** 0152465201
- **Email:** admin@bpa.ac.uk
- **Website:** https://bpa.ac.uk/



## Activities

**Objects:** FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, SPECIFICALLY BY THE PROMOTION OF EXCELLENCE IN THE TEACHING OF, STUDY OF, AND RESEARCH IN THE ACADEMIC DISCIPLINE OF PHILOSOPHY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM WITHIN HIGHER EDUCATION AND ALSO WITHIN THE WIDER COMMUNITY.

**Activities:** The BPA seeks to:Promote the study of Philosophy particularly within higher and secondary education, but also within the wider communityAssist professional philosophers in carrying out their teaching, scholarship and research in PhilosophyFoster interest in, and appreciation of Philosophy in the wider communityExpress the views of the community of professional philosophers in Britain




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £5814 | £32313 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Fiona Elizabeth Macpherson** (Chair) — appointed Feb. 22, 2019
- Dr Derek Henry Brown — appointed Sept. 13, 2024
- Dr Garrath Williams — appointed Sept. 22, 2021
- Dr Ian James Kidd — appointed Sept. 13, 2024
- Dr Jennifer Renee Corns — appointed Sept. 13, 2024
- Dr Joshua Ian Forstenzer — appointed Sept. 13, 2024
- Dr Julian Baggini — appointed Sept. 13, 2024
- Jonathan Edmund Scott Thomson — appointed May 13, 2025
- Professor Christian Sophia Grace Chappell — appointed Sept. 13, 2024
- Professor Fiona Jane Woollard — appointed Sept. 13, 2024
- Professor Heather Gillian Widdows — appointed Sept. 13, 2024
- Professor Martin Patrick O'Neill — appointed Sept. 13, 2024
- Professor Rosanna Jancis Keefe — appointed Sept. 13, 2024
- Professor Simon Kirchin — appointed May 27, 2014
- Robert Christopher Penney — appointed Sept. 13, 2024