# THE ADAM SMITH RESEARCH TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 802750
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Trust
- **Registered:** Feb. 22, 1990
- **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=802750


## Contact

- **Address:** 23 GREAT SMITH STREET, WESTMINSTER, LONDON
- **Postcode:** SW1P 3BL
- **Phone:** 02072229859
- **Email:** info@adamsmith.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THE ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNING AND OF PUBLIC EDUCATION BY RESEARCH INTO APPLIED ECONOMICS, POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY, PUBLIC AND POLICY OPTIONS AND THE POLICYMAKING PROCESS; THE PUBLISHING AND ADVANCEMENT OF THE PUBLICATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH AND IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING:- (A) BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS IN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND ELSEWHERE WHO ARE ENGAGED IN RESEARCH INTO APPLIED ECONOMICS, POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY, PUBLIC POLICY OPTIONS AND POLICYMAKING PROCESS; (B) BY ADVANCING RESEARCH INTO AND KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE INTERRELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN MORAL, ECONOMIC, PHILISOPHICAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS AND THE FORMULATION, PRINCIPLES, AND EFFECTS OF POLICY OPTIONS; (C) BY ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF PUBLIC POLICIES AND ECONOMIC, PHILISOPHICAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS IN THE UK AND ELSEWHERE; (D) BY JOINING WITH, COLLABORATING WITH, AND SUPPORTING OTHER CHARITABLE BODIES ENGAGED IN SIMILAR OR COMPATIBLE ACTIVITIES.

**Activities:** Economic and social research and education




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 30, 2024 | £287785 | £324052 |  -  |  -  | [PDF](/ew/802750/files/2024-09-30-accounts.pdf) (185.3 KB) |
| Sept. 30, 2023 | £408026 | £309048 |  -  |  -  | [PDF](/ew/802750/files/2023-09-30-accounts.pdf) (282.3 KB) |
| Sept. 30, 2022 | £180248 | £260951 |  -  |  -  | [PDF](/ew/802750/files/2022-09-30-accounts.pdf) (283.1 KB) |
| Sept. 30, 2021 | £222791 | £318317 |  -  |  -  | [PDF](/ew/802750/files/2021-09-30-accounts.pdf) (359.7 KB) |
| Sept. 30, 2020 | £275049 | £308313 |  -  |  -  | [PDF](/ew/802750/files/2020-09-30-accounts.pdf) (337.1 KB) |




## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **James Anthony David Lawson** | Chair | April 25, 2023 |