# BRITISH SOCIETY FOR EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY STUDIES

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 299756
- **Other names:** BSECS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Aug. 4, 1988
- **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=299756


## Contact

- **Address:** 4 West Street, Moulton, NORTHAMPTON
- **Postcode:** NN3 7SB
- **Phone:** 01865279800
- **Email:** secretary@bsecs.org.uk
- **Website:** www.bsecs.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECT OF THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY STUDIES SHALL BE THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROMOTION OF THE STUDY OF THE CULTURAL HISTORY OF THE EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY.

**Activities:** The British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies promotes the study of all aspects of eighteenth-century cultural history. The society publishes the Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies four times a year. It organises a major conference in Oxford every January and a postgraduate conference in the summer. It is affiliated to the International Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies.

**Area of benefit:** NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** Children/young People, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 30, 2024 | £84934 | £86957 | — | — |
| Nov. 30, 2023 | £71872 | £91582 | — | — |
| Nov. 30, 2022 | £21523 | £44048 | — | — |
| Nov. 30, 2021 | £24159 | £79132 | — | — |
| Nov. 30, 2020 | £82373 | £71115 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Prof Matthew Laing McCormack** (Chair) — appointed Feb. 1, 2021
- Dr Emrys Daniel Blakelee Jones — appointed Jan. 30, 2025
- Dr Helen Williams — appointed Jan. 6, 2022
- Dr Jon Vernon Stobart — appointed Jan. 8, 2025
- Dr Karen Abigail Lipsedge — appointed Jan. 3, 2024
- Prof Brycchan Carey — appointed Jan. 3, 2018