THE ASSOCIATION OF RESEARCH ETHICS COMMITTEES

Charity number: 1091329
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

AREC is an independent, self governing body of research ethics committees, local and multi-centre, including their members and administrators. Research ethics committees review proposals for research on human participants so as to protect them from unduly risky or unethical research, while also encouraging research of high quality.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2016

Total income: £36,312
Total expenditure: £68,673

Fundraising

This charity does not raise funds from the public

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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 March 2002: Standard registration
  • 04 November 2017: Removed (Ceased to exist)
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
No information available
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Land and property:
No information available

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2012 31/03/2013 31/03/2014 31/03/2015 30/09/2016
Total gross income £105.37k £80.00k £68.32k £44.24k £36.31k
Total expenditure £128.73k £94.64k £134.79k £67.81k £68.67k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A £0 £0
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A £0 £0

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 30 September 2017 Not submitted
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2017 Not submitted
Annual return 30 September 2016 21 February 2017 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2016 21 February 2017 On time
Annual return 31 March 2015 24 February 2016 24 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2015 05 November 2015 On time
Annual return 31 March 2014 11 March 2015 39 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2014 08 April 2014 On time

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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 21 MARCH 2002 AND AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 10 NOVEMBER 2006

Charitable objects

THE PROTECTION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE COMMUNITY BY PROMOTING PROPER STANDARDS OF RESEARCH INVOLVING HUMAN PARTICIPANTS BY FOSTERING HIGH STANDARDS OF ETHICAL REVIEW

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED