British Philosophical Association

Registered charity 1208038 CIO Registered since 2024

Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.

trustees on the board

3.1y median 2y

average tenure

12y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

3.2y

average years in governance

12 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 14Education/training 14

Commercial experience

Education 1Professional services 1

Gaps to watch

Narrow spread of causes across the board

Boards that share trustees

The Food Ethics Council 1 shared trustee
The Society for the Advancement of Philosophical Enquiry and Reflection in Education 1 shared trustee

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The Food Ethics Council 1 shared trustee
The Society for the Advancement of Philosophical Enquiry and Reflection in Education 1 shared trustee
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Contact

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

Finances

£5,814 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2024	£5,814	£32,313

What it does

What

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science

Who

Other Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable 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.

Governing document: CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 29 Apr 2024

Trustees (14)

14trustees

56median age

0aged 70+

Fiona Elizabeth Macphersonage 54 Chair since 2019
Dr Anne-Marie Kathleen Mccallion since 2025
Dr Derek Henry Brown since 2024
Dr Garrath Williams since 2021
Dr Joshua Ian Forstenzer since 2024
Dr Julian Bagginiage 57 since 2024
Jonathan Edmund Scott Thomson since 2025
Professor Barry Crawford Smith since 2025
Professor Christian Sophia Grace Chappell since 2024
Professor Fiona Jane Woollard since 2024
Professor Heather Gillian Widdows since 2024
Professor Rosanna Jancis Keefe since 2024
Professor Simon Kirchin since 2014
Robert Christopher Penney since 2024

Connected charities (2)

The Food Ethics Council 1 shared trustee
The Society for the Advancement of Philosophical Enquiry and Reflection in Education 1 shared trustee

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