The Mass Observation Archive

Registered charity 1179673 CIO Registered since 2018

Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

4.9y median 6y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

5.6y

average years in governance

7 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 9Arts/culture/heritage/science 2

Commercial experience

Arts and leisure 1Other services 1

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Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Narrow spread of causes across the board

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Rluk (Research Libraries UK) 1 shared trustee
Royal Historical Society 1 shared trustee

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Contact

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

Finances

£164,669 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£105,839	£122,511
2022	£214,985	£123,657
2023	£292,464	£157,235
2024	£207,271	£152,912
2025	£164,669	£173,605

What it does

What

Education/training

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable 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

Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 28 Aug 2018

Trustees (9)

9trustees

59median age

0aged 70+

Dr Fiona Courage Chair since 2025
Dr Michelle Johansen since 2019
Hester Barron Professor since 2024
Jane Louise Harvellage 59 since 2018
John Brewer since 2020
Megan Sweeney since 2025
Prof Ben Highmore since 2021
Professor Lucy Noakes since 2020
Simon Garfield since 2018

Connected charities (2)

Royal Historical Society 1 shared trustee
Rluk (Research Libraries UK) 1 shared trustee

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