The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

The British Psychological Society

Registered charity 229642 Registered since 1962

Operates: Throughout England And Wales

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14
trustees on the board
2.6y median 3y
average tenure
6y
longest tenure
1
trustees past 6 years
4.9y
average years in governance
13 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
3
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Other Charitable Purposes 14Education/training 1General Charitable Purposes 1

Commercial experience

Health and social care 3Other services 2Professional services 1

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Contact

Websitewww.bps.org.uk
Emailmail@bps.org.uk
Phone01162549568
AddressBRITISH PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY, ST. ANDREWS HOUSE, 48 PRINCESS ROAD EAST, LEICESTER, LE1 7DR

Finances

£13,390,000 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2020£10,839,000£14,009,000
2021£11,628,000£14,661,000
2022£11,561,000£14,632,000
2023£13,037,000£14,815,000
2024£13,390,000£12,664,000

What it does

What

Other Charitable Purposes

Who

Other Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankind

How

Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

The objects of the Society shall be to promote the advancement and diffusion of a knowledge of psychology pure and applied and especially to promote the efficiency and usefulness of Members of the Society by setting up a high standard of professional education and knowledge. Nothing in these objects shall authorise an application of the property of the Society for purposes which are not charitable in accordance with section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005.

Governing document: ROYAL CHARTER GRANTED 26TH FEBRUARY 1965 AS AMENDED 18TH DECEMBER 1987, 18TH JULY 2001 AND 22ND OCTOBER 2002AS AMENDED ON 10 NOV 2010 as amended by an Order in Council on 19 Jul 2022

Trustees (14)

14trustees
63median age
1aged 70+

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