ARTHUR MCDOUGALL FUND

Charity number: 212151
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To increase public knowledge/understanding of the operations of electoral democracy. Major focus on voting systems, elections, representative institutions. Encouraging research & information dissemination; 'REPRESENTATION Journal of Representative Democracy' quarterly (unattributed peer-reviewed); historic archives & other electoral studies collections; online resources; occasional seminar events.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £34,216
Total expenditure: £45,360

People

7 Trustee(s)

1 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Ireland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 11 December 1962: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • MCDOUGALL TRUST (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
DEREK MCAULEY Chair 22 January 2014
THE HIBBERT TRUST
Received: On time
DR DANIEL WILLIAMS (COMMONLY KNOWN AS DR WILLIAMS'S TRUST)
Received: 22 days late
UNITARIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Received: On time
THE JOHN GREGSON TRUST
Received: On time
Dr Christopher Alexander Prosser Trustee 27 February 2025
None on record
Dr Maria Laura Sudulich Trustee 27 February 2025
None on record
HON PROFESSOR TOM WALSH Trustee 22 January 2014
None on record
John Edward Cartledge Trustee 22 January 2014
ELSTREE & BOREHAMWOOD MUSEUM
Received: On time
ELIZABETH COLLINGRIDGE Trustee
None on record
Nigel David Siederer Trustee
JEWISH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £26.96k £19.99k £40.17k £27.83k £34.22k
Total expenditure £40.80k £58.45k £63.03k £105.69k £45.36k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2024 03 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 03 October 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 31 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 31 October 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 09 July 2024 252 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 09 July 2024 252 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 26 January 2024 452 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2020 11 October 2023 710 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 11 October 2023 710 days late Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

SCHEME OF HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE OF 6TH JULY 1959 AS AMENDED BY SCHEMES OF THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS DATED 2 SEPTEMBER 1994 AND 16 APRIL1999 AS FURTHER VARIED ON 14 NOVEMBER 2003 AND 6 JUNE 2005 AND RESOLUTION DATED 1 SEPTEMBER 2014

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE OF AND TO ENCOURAGE THE STUDY OF AND RESEARCH (A) IN POLITICAL OR ECONOMIC SCIENCE AND FUNCTIONS OF GOVERNMENT AND THE SERVICES PROVIDED TO THE COMMUNITY BY PUBLIC AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS; (B) INTO METHODS OF ELECTION OF AND THE SELECTION AND GOVERNMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE ORGANISATIONS WHETHER NATIONAL CIVIC COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL OR SOCIAL.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
McDougall Trust
61 Bridge Street
KINGTON
Herefordshire
HR5 3DJ
Phone:
07525 435 396
Email:
contact@mcdougall.org.uk
Website:

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