# BRITISH HUMANIST ASSOCIATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 285987
- **Other names:** HUMANISTS UK
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Jan. 17, 1983
- **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=285987


## Contact

- **Address:** Humanists UK, 3 Waterhouse Square, 138-142 Holborn, LONDON
- **Postcode:** EC1N 2SW
- **Phone:** 02073243066
- **Email:** andrew@humanism.org.uk
- **Website:** www.humanism.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 4.1.1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF HUMANISM, NAMELY A NON-RELIGIOUS ETHICAL LIFESTANCE THE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF WHICH ARE A COMMITMENT TO HUMAN WELLBEING AND A RELIANCE ON REASON, EXPERIENCE AND A NATURALISTIC VIEW OF THE WORLD;4.1.2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND IN PARTICULAR THE STUDY OF AND THE DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT HUMANISM AND ABOUT THE ARTS AND SCIENCE AS THEY RELATE TO HUMANISM;4.1.3. THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND NON-DISCRIMINATION AND THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AS DEFINED IN INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS TO WHICH THE UNITED KINGDOM IS PARTY, IN EACH CASE IN PARTICULAR AS RELATES TO RELIGION AND BELIEF;4.1.4. THE PROMOTION OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE HOLDING RELIGIOUS AND NON-RELIGIOUS BELIEFS SO AS TO ADVANCE HARMONIOUS COOPERATION IN SOCIETY.4.2. TO DO ALL SUCH OTHER LAWFUL THINGS AS ARE CONDUCIVE OR INCIDENTAL TO FURTHERING OR ADVANCING ANY OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED OBJECTS

**Activities:** The British Humanist Association (Humanists UK) promotes Humanism and supports and represents people who seek to live good lives without religious or superstitious beliefs. Humanists UK provides educational resources on Humanism and humanist funerals and other ceremonies, and campaigns against religious privilege and discrimination on grounds of religion or belief.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Guernsey
- Isle Of Man
- Jersey
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £3530649 | £3666682 | £4279741 | 43 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £3379251 | £3180895 | £3164306 | 39 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £2608246 | £2692927 | £2904388 | 35 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £2693316 | £2319980 | £3047273 | 30 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £3196877 | £2206606 | £2662151 | 31 |



## Trustees

- Amy Walden — appointed June 16, 2024
- Andrew Russell — appointed June 26, 2022
- Charley Jarrett — appointed June 26, 2022
- David Iain Deboys — appointed July 11, 2020
- Dr John Olusegun Adenitire — appointed June 11, 2023
- Emma Shepherd — appointed June 23, 2019
- Ginny Collins — appointed June 15, 2025
- Kate West — appointed June 11, 2023
- Kay Jones — appointed June 15, 2025
- Keiron McCabe — appointed Feb. 11, 2026
- Nicole Maxine Saunders — appointed June 15, 2025
- Professor Simon Walker-Samuel — appointed June 26, 2022
- Roland Arthur Davis — appointed June 11, 2023
- Satnam Lehal — appointed June 15, 2025
- Sharda Dean — appointed June 15, 2025
- Tamar Ghosh — appointed June 16, 2024