The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

Development Studies Association

Registered charity 283670 Registered since 1981

Operates: Ireland, Scotland

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Board DNA

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18
trustees on the board
4.4y median 3y
average tenure
12y
longest tenure
6
trustees past 6 years
5.4y
average years in governance
15 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
3
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 18The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 2Arts/culture/heritage/science 1Environment/conservation/heritage 1Overseas Aid/famine Relief 1

Commercial experience

Education 3

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Contact

Websitehttps://www.devstud.org.uk
Emailmembershipadmin@devstud.org.uk
Phone07866425805
Addressc/o 23 Linton Road, HOVE, BN3 5HF

Finances

£246,423 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£90,504£102,448
2022£113,426£127,643
2023£129,026£127,301
2024£204,164£202,061
2025£246,423£228,925

What it does

What

Education/training

Who

Other Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides Advocacy/advice/informationActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE OF THE ALTERNATIVE PROCESSES AND METHODS OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHANGE, WHICH STUDIES ARE COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS DEVELOPMENT STUDIES, THROUGH INTER-DISCIPLINARY STUDIES, MEETINGS CONFERENCES, AND THE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION ABOUT RESEARCH RESULTS, OPERATION AND PRACTICE, COURSE CURRICULA, AND TRAINING SCHEMES.

Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 27/09/1978AS AMENDED ON 11/09/1981AS AMENDED ON 16/11/2013AS AMENDED ON 07 SEP 2015 as amended on 30 Jun 2023

Trustees (18)

18trustees
52median age
0aged 70+

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