HIGH POLYMER RESEARCH GROUP

Charity number: 206902
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The High Polymer Research Group fosters and encourages the broadcasting and interchange of leading resarch in the area of polymer and biopolymer science and engineering. The principal instrument is an annual conference of leading academics and industrialist who present their newest findings to an invited audience. Attendance of early career researchers is enabled through sponsorship.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Total income: £89,956
Total expenditure: £77,059

People

12 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 October 1962: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

12 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Professor Dame Athene Donald Chair 28 April 2022
None on record
Dr Jennifer Garden Trustee 01 September 2024
None on record
Dr Adrian Birch Trustee 01 September 2024
None on record
Dr Amy Goddard Trustee 01 September 2024
None on record
Dr Clare Mahon Trustee 01 September 2024
None on record
Dr Michael Elwell Trustee 01 September 2024
None on record
Professor Lorna Dougan Trustee 19 July 2022
None on record
Professor Richard Anthony Lewis Jones Trustee 12 July 2022
None on record
Dr Richard Lloyd Anderson Trustee 28 April 2022
None on record
Dr Neal St John Williams Trustee 28 April 2022
None on record
Professor Cameron Alexander Trustee 09 May 2021
None on record
Dr Matthew Gibson Trustee 01 May 2021
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Total gross income £60.45k £517 £37.76k £75.87k £89.96k
Total expenditure £48.57k £1.47k £64.83k £62.74k £77.06k
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 August 2024 24 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 24 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2023 05 March 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 05 March 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 23 April 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 23 April 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 20 June 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 August 2020 30 June 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 30 June 2021 On Time 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.

CONSTITUTION 1962

Charitable objects

THE PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF THE SCIENCE OF HIGH POLYMERS. (FOR DETAILS SEE CONSTITUTION).

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
High Polymer Research Group
c/o Jamieson Alexander
Temple Chambers
3-7 Temple Avenue
London
EC4Y 0DA
Phone:
07729801238
Email:
secretary@highpolymer.org.uk
Website:

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