CCEW Charity Commission profile

PROGRESS EDUCATIONAL TRUST

Registered charity 1139856 · organisation 5014937

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
14 January 2011
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
07405980
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£180,106
Latest expenditure
£300,204
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: 140 GRAY'S INN ROAD, LONDON, WC1X 8AX

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

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.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received
21 January 2026
Date Accounts Received
21 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£180,106
Total Gross Expenditure
£300,204
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received
22 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
22 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£290,409
Total Gross Expenditure
£274,558
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received
14 December 2023
Date Accounts Received
14 December 2023
Total Gross Income
£270,969
Total Gross Expenditure
£258,106
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received
19 December 2022
Date Accounts Received
19 December 2022
Total Gross Income
£278,195
Total Gross Expenditure
£206,369
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received
9 December 2021
Date Accounts Received
9 December 2021
Total Gross Income
£239,650
Total Gross Expenditure
£210,939

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
21 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£180,106
Total Gross Expenditure
£300,204
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
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 Volunteers
50
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
22 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£290,409
Total Gross Expenditure
£274,558
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
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 Volunteers
50
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
14 December 2023
Total Gross Income
£270,969
Total Gross Expenditure
£258,106
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£50,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
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 Volunteers
50
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
19 December 2022
Total Gross Income
£278,195
Total Gross Expenditure
£206,369
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£47,360
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
30
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
9 December 2021
Total Gross Income
£239,650
Total Gross Expenditure
£210,939
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£41,331
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
60

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
Classification Code
103
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
PROGRESS EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2011-01-14T00:00:00
Charity Name
PROGRESS EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2012-10-18T00:00:00
Assoc Organisation Number
1011897
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1011897
Assoc Charity Name
PROGRESS EDUCATIONAL TRUST

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 13/10/2010AS 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.

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
437918
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
PET

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
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Complaints policy and procedures
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Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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Volunteer management
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Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
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Financial reserves policy and procedures
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Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
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Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
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Internal risk management policy and procedures