GENERAL FEDERATION OF TRADE UNIONS EDUCATIONAL TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 19 April 1971
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 08945140
Financial period: 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income: £409,214
Latest expenditure: £504,626
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 86 Wood Lane, Quorn, Loughborough, LE12 8DB

Website recorded by the regulator: www.gftuet.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The principle object of the Trust is to provide educational courses and seminars for the individual members of the trade unions who are affiliated to the General Federation of Trade Unions, and undertake research work for the affiliated trade unions. It also produces publications and carries out project work in support of these activities and for the wider benefit of the community.

03 Official extract

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: 7 July 2025
Date Accounts Received: 7 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £409,214
Total Gross Expenditure: £504,626

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: 21 December 2024
Date Accounts Received: 21 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £325,268
Total Gross Expenditure: £576,169

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: 10 May 2023
Date Accounts Received: 10 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £2,027,442
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,977,702

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: 2 November 2022
Date Accounts Received: 2 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,722,189
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,604,504

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: 29 October 2021
Date Accounts Received: 29 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £1,479,364
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,471,826

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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: 7 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £409,214
Total Gross Expenditure: £504,626
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: No
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: 21 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £325,268
Total Gross Expenditure: £576,169
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: No
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: 10 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £2,027,442
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,977,702
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: 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 70001 80000: 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: 2 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,722,189
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,604,504
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £197,442
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 70001 80000: 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: 29 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £1,479,364
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,471,826
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £344,550
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: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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Charity Annual Return Partb

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: 10 May 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 1663186
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 66
Income Other: 364190
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2027442
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £426,727
Expenditure Other: 1550975
Expenditure Total: 1977702
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 8150
Expenditure Support Costs: 426727
Expenditure Depreciation: 68092
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 49500
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 7084430
Assets Own Use: 7084430
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £331,257
Assets Total Liabilities: £6,546,832
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £868,855
Creditors One Year Total Current: 6546832
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £178,408
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: -546749
Funds Restricted: 1415604
Funds Total: 868855
Count Employees: 54
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: 2 November 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 200000
Income Other Trading Activities: 1400898
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 4
Income Other: 121287
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1722189
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £441,740
Expenditure Other: 1162764
Expenditure Total: 1604504
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 6500
Expenditure Support Costs: 441740
Expenditure Depreciation: 36028
Gain Loss Investment: 75000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 7158454
Assets Own Use: 4798454
Assets Long Term Investment: 2360000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £462,378
Assets Total Liabilities: £6,851,217
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £769,615
Creditors One Year Total Current: 6851217
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £272,619
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: -533778
Funds Restricted: 1303393
Funds Total: 769615
Count Employees: 48
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: 29 October 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 400000
Income Other Trading Activities: 614361
Income Charitable Activities: 3049
Income Investments: 17
Income Other: 461937
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1479364
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £323,271
Expenditure Other: 1148555
Expenditure Total: 1471826
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 7875
Expenditure Support Costs: 296639
Expenditure Depreciation: 56877
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 7108534
Assets Own Use: 7108534
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £395,473
Assets Total Liabilities: £6,875,645
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £628,362
Creditors One Year Total Current: 6875645
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £92,276
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: -642234
Funds Restricted: 1270596
Funds Total: 628362
Count Employees: 11
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: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

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

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

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

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

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

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: GENERAL FEDERATION OF TRADE UNIONS EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1971-04-19T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 29TH OCTOBER 1970
Charitable Objects: THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN ALL OR SOME,ONE OR MORE AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT OF THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS NAMELY ECONOMIC HISTORY AND THEORY,INDUSTRIAL LAW AND THE HISTORY AND PRINCIPLES OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order: 1
Regulator Name: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures