PROGRESS EDUCATIONAL TRUST

Charity Number: 1139856
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

PET organises public events, works on law and policy, runs educational initiatives, issues print publications, and runs its flagship online publication BioNews - a free weekly email digest of news and comment with a readership of 18,000. The charity's activities in the fields of genetics, assisted conception and embryo/stem cell research are targeted simultaneously at lay and specialist audiences.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £290,409
Total expenditure: £274,558

People

8 Trustee(s)

50 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 1

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
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 14 January 2011: Standard registration
  • 18 October 2012: Funds received from 1011897 PROGRESS EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • PET (Working name)
Company number:
07405980 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Laura Savio Foster Trustee 03 March 2025
None on record
Douglas William Garrie Gibb Trustee 01 January 2025
None on record
Natalie Nicoll Trustee 27 April 2021
None on record
Alison McTavish Trustee 11 August 2020
None on record
Frances Flinter Trustee 23 July 2019
AMADEUS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Received: On time
Prof Robin Howard Lovell-Badge Trustee 01 January 2019
SENSE ABOUT SCIENCE
Received: On time
Kerry Dyus Trustee 11 September 2018
None on record
Peter Francis Taylor Trustee 21 May 2018
SPECTRA
Received: On time
THE ROYAL SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £227.86k £239.65k £278.20k £270.97k £290.41k
Total expenditure £215.56k £210.94k £206.37k £258.11k £274.56k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £41.33k £47.36k £50.00k 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 March 2024 22 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 22 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 14 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 14 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 19 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 19 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 09 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 09 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 21 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 21 December 2020 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 13/10/2010 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16/12/2013

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL (AND IN PARTICULAR AMONGST THOSE CONCERNED WITH GENETIC DISEASE AND INFERTILITY) IN THE FIELDS OF HUMAN GENETICS, ASSISTED CONCEPTION AND EMBRYOLOGY, INCLUDING THEIR ETHICAL AND REGULATORY ASPECTS.

Contact information

Address:
140 GRAY'S INN ROAD
LONDON
WC1X 8AX
Phone:
02072787870
Email:
admin@progress.org.uk
Website:

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