Demos — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 11 November 1994
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 02977740
Financial period: 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income: £1,780,475
Latest expenditure: £1,682,037
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 15 Whitehall, Westminster, London, SW1A 2DD

Website recorded by the regulator: www.demos.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Demos exists to promote education and research for the public benefit in issues of politics, economics, and public policy; and to make the research findings publicly availably. It achieves these objectives by carrying out a wide range of research projects, organising lectures, seminars and conferences, and through publishing in a number of different formats.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 10 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 10 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,780,475
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,682,037

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 24 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 24 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,389,773
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,341,352

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 31 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 31 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,131,026
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,129,942

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 25 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 25 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,425,358
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,395,942

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 11 October 2021
Date Accounts Received: 11 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £1,514,340
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,265,155

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 10 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,780,475
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,682,037
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 39905
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 2
Count Salary Band 110001 120000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 24 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,389,773
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,341,352
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Salary Band 110001 120000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,131,026
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,129,942
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 25 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,425,358
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,395,942
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 5
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 120849
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 100001 110000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 11 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £1,514,340
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,265,155
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 4
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 174988
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 10 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 332
Income Other Trading Activities: 10026
Income Charitable Activities: 1716702
Income Investments: 53415
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1780475
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,682,037
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1682037
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 38429
Expenditure Support Costs: 241246
Expenditure Depreciation: 8239
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £554,205
Assets Total Fixed: 20468
Assets Own Use: 20468
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,305,755
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,772,018
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £554,205
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1772018
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,899,323
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 554205
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 554205
Count Employees: 21
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 24 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 332
Income Other Trading Activities: 7680
Income Charitable Activities: 1361920
Income Investments: 19841
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1389773
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,341,352
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1341352
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 30000
Expenditure Governance: 32038
Expenditure Support Costs: 193334
Expenditure Depreciation: 14491
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £455,767
Assets Total Fixed: 36283
Assets Own Use: 36283
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,647,949
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,228,465
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £455,767
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1228465
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,363,364
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 455767
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 455767
Count Employees: 19
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 1804
Income Other Trading Activities: 4125
Income Charitable Activities: 1120637
Income Investments: 4424
Income Other: 36
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1131026
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,129,942
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1129942
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 43348
Expenditure Support Costs: 118730
Expenditure Depreciation: 5251
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £407,346
Assets Total Fixed: 47477
Assets Own Use: 47477
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £618,476
Assets Total Liabilities: £258,607
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £407,346
Creditors One Year Total Current: 258607
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £459,405
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 407346
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 407346
Count Employees: 19
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 25 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 486
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1424027
Income Investments: 268
Income Other: 577
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1425358
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,395,942
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1395942
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 153786
Expenditure Depreciation: 4251
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £406,262
Assets Total Fixed: 18713
Assets Own Use: 18713
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £660,005
Assets Total Liabilities: £272,456
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £406,262
Creditors One Year Total Current: 272456
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £371,706
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 406262
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 406262
Count Employees: 20
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 11 October 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 32281
Income Other Trading Activities: 233067
Income Charitable Activities: 1248212
Income Investments: 780
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1514340
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1,214,200
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £50,955
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1265155
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 71736
Expenditure Depreciation: 1293
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 4533
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £376,846
Assets Total Fixed: 4533
Assets Own Use: 4533
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £905,736
Assets Total Liabilities: £533,423
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £376,846
Creditors One Year Total Current: 533423
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £531,625
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 376846
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 376846
Count Employees: 19
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: Demos
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1994-11-11T00:00:00

Charity Name: Demos
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2025-05-21T00:00:00
Reason: Amalgamated
Assoc Organisation Number: 5145333
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1189450
Assoc Charity Name: ENGAGE BRITAIN

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 11TH OCTOBER 1994, AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 11 MARCH 1999 as amended on 22 May 2018 as amended on 25 Jun 2019 as amended on 11 Mar 1999
Charitable Objects: (1)TO PROMOTE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN ISSUES OF POLITICS, ECONOMICS, TECHNOLOGY AND THE DIGITAL ECONOMY, METHODS AND PRACTICES OF PUBLIC DELIBERATION, THE ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC POLICY. (2)TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT RESEARCH IN ANY OF THE ABOVE FIELDS OF EDUCATION AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH. (3)TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE, WITH A FOCUS ON PREVENTING SOCIAL EXCLUSION, PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, PROMOTING THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF PUBLIC SERVICES, AND RELIEVING POVERTY. (4)FOR THE PURPOSES OF ARTICLE [3]: A. “SOCIAL EXCLUSION” MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING A MEMBER OF A SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITY; AND B. “SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT” MEANS DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 170585
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: DEMOS LIMITED

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures