POLITICS AND ECONOMICS RESEARCH TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 6 December 2007
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 05982645
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £1,721
Latest expenditure: £17,807
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Flat 8, Berrydale, 16 Bedfordwell Road, EASTBOURNE, BN21 2BP

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

To advance the education of the public and in particular to promote for the public benefit research into matters of public taxation, public policy, applied economics and political science and to disseminate the useful results thereof.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 8 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,721
Total Gross Expenditure: £17,807

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 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £16,970
Total Gross Expenditure: £28,711

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: 27 June 2024
Date Accounts Received: 27 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £36,797
Total Gross Expenditure: £21,848

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: 2 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,540
Total Gross Expenditure: £48,113

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: 3 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,751
Total Gross Expenditure: £36,363

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £16,970
Total Gross Expenditure: £28,711
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
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: 27 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £36,797
Total Gross Expenditure: £21,848
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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

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

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: POLITICS AND ECONOMICS RESEARCH TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2007-12-06T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 30 OCTOBER 2006 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 13 APRIL 2010.
Charitable Objects: TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT RESEARCH INTO MATTERS OF PUBLIC TAXATION, PUBLIC POLICY, APPLIED ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE AND TO DISSEMINATE THE USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF.'PUBLIC TAXATION' MEANS THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF GOVERNMENT TAXATION POLICY, IN PARTICULAR IN RELATION TO THE PERFORMANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF THE ECONOMY, AND THE IMPACT OF TAXATION ON THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND INDIVIDUALS.'PUBLIC POLICY' MEANS THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF GOVERNMENT POLICY AND THE OPERATION OF MARKETS, IN PARTICULAR IN RELATION TO THE PERFORMANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF THE ECONOMY, THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC SERVICES AND THE STRUCTURE AND SIZE OF NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, BOTH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ABROAD.'APPLIED ECONOMICS' MEANS THE APPLICATION OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS TO SPECIFIC ISSUES IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR.'POLITICAL SCIENCE' MEANS THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF POLITICS AND POLITICAL BEHAVIOUR AND THE DESCRIPTION AND ANALYSIS OF POLITICAL SYSTEMS AND HOW ALTERNATIVE MODELS COULD BE USED TO IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF GOVERNMENT.
Area Of Benefit: NATIONAL

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 447917
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: THE TAXPAYERS ALLIANCE RESEARCH TRUST

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests