While the smaller branches and sub-branches do not have their own centers, they organize periodic events for Ukrainians in their respective areas.
[3] The association was established in 1946 by Ukrainians who arrived in Great Britain at the end of the Second World War.
Membership grew significantly in 1947–48 with the arrival of Ukrainian European Voluntary Workers and former soldiers of the Galicia Division, who were transitioning to civilian life.
[6] The Shevchenko Library and Archive (SL&A) in London is managed by the Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain (AUGB) and was established in 1946.
Since then, it has become of one of the most extensive collections of Ukrainian diaspora books, periodicals, manuscripts, photographs, and other archival resources in Europe.