CCEW Charity Commission profile

PRS MEMBERS' FUND

Registered charity 1181735 · organisation 5129359

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
CIO
Registered
24 January 2019
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income
£1,420,972
Latest expenditure
£1,653,836
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: 1st Floor, Goldings House, 2 Hays Lane, London

Website recorded by the regulator: www.prsmembersfund.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The PRS Members' Fund is able to provide help to PRS members, ex-members, and their dependants who are in need worldwide, whether through sickness, accident, or financial hardship. The Fund can provide regular financial support, one-off grants, loans, assistance with housing solutions, mental health support, and career change advice for eligible members.

03 Official extract

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
3 August 2026
Date Accounts Received
3 August 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,420,972
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,653,836
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
31 July 2025
Date Accounts Received
20 August 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,403,491
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,520,671
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
16 July 2024
Date Accounts Received
16 July 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,121,220
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,114,776
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 August 2023
Date Accounts Received
2 August 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,584,728
Total Gross Expenditure
£856,440
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
22 June 2022
Date Accounts Received
22 June 2022
Total Gross Income
£832,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,066,000

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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Due Date
31 October 2026
Ar Received Date
3 August 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,420,972
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,653,836
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
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 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
0
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
31 July 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,403,491
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,520,671
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
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
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
16 July 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,121,220
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,114,776
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
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
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
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
2 August 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,584,728
Total Gross Expenditure
£856,440
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
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
5
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
22 June 2022
Total Gross Income
£832,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,066,000
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Due Date
31 October 2026
Ar Received Date
3 August 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
1037145
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
383827
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1420972
Income Legacies
381806
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£444,179
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,209,657
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1653836
Expenditure Investment Management
90683
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
26247
Expenditure Support Costs
217559
Expenditure Depreciation
14731
Gain Loss Investment
1551541
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£25,133
Assets Total Fixed
18293038
Assets Own Use
405161
Assets Long Term Investment
17887877
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£470,341
Assets Total Liabilities
£151,611
Assets Current Investment
39800
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£18,611,768
Creditors One Year Total Current
151611
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£160,212
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
25133
Funds Restricted
18586635
Funds Total
18611768
Count Employees
7
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
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
31 July 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
988516
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
414975
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1403491
Income Legacies
346257
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£471,064
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,049,607
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1520671
Expenditure Investment Management
91155
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
18622
Expenditure Support Costs
123401
Expenditure Depreciation
14659
Gain Loss Investment
-1023249
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£362,639
Assets Total Fixed
16831677
Assets Own Use
265341
Assets Long Term Investment
16566336
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£893,788
Assets Total Liabilities
£210,466
Assets Current Investment
50879
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£17,514,999
Creditors One Year Total Current
210466
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£557,863
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
17514999
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
17514999
Count Employees
6
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
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
16 July 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
730748
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
390471
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1121219
Income Legacies
86005
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£201,340
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£913,436
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1114776
Expenditure Investment Management
76089
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
26719
Expenditure Support Costs
125769
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
1005526
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£725,041
Assets Total Fixed
15912483
Assets Own Use
584152
Assets Long Term Investment
15328331
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£824,761
Assets Total Liabilities
£133,872
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£16,603,372
Creditors One Year Total Current
133872
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£502,276
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
16603372
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
16603372
Count Employees
5
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
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
2 August 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
1213055
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
371673
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1584728
Income Legacies
791423
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£167,403
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£689,037
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
856440
Expenditure Investment Management
76053
Expenditure Grants Institution
437755
Expenditure Governance
21168
Expenditure Support Costs
89072
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
-1438264
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,009,082
Assets Total Fixed
14886260
Assets Own Use
389240
Assets Long Term Investment
14497020
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£848,518
Assets Total Liabilities
£143,377
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£15,591,401
Creditors One Year Total Current
143377
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£165,588
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
15591401
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
15591401
Count Employees
7
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
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
22 June 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
504000
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
328000
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
832000
Income Legacies
171000
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£218,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£848,000
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1066000
Expenditure Investment Management
67000
Expenditure Grants Institution
693000
Expenditure Governance
32000
Expenditure Support Costs
75000
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
1602000
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,078,000
Assets Total Fixed
16120000
Assets Own Use
178000
Assets Long Term Investment
15942000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£925,000
Assets Total Liabilities
£138,000
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£16,907,000
Creditors One Year Total Current
138000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£921,000
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
16904000
Funds Restricted
3000
Funds Total
16907000
Count Employees
5
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Brazil
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
South America
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Jamaica
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
North America
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Northern Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Sri Lanka
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Asia
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Malta
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations
Classification Code
301
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Individuals
Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Classification Code
105
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Classification Code
303
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Other Finance
Classification Code
104
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Disability
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
PRS MEMBERS' FUND
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2020-03-30T00:00:00
Assoc Organisation Number
208671
Assoc Registered Charity Number
208671
Assoc Charity Name
PRS Members' Fund
Charity Name
PRS MEMBERS' FUND
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
CIO registration
Date Of Event
2019-01-24T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 24 Jan 2019 as amended on 08 Mar 2022 as amended on 19 Dec 2024
Charitable Objects
The objects of the CIO are the prevention and relief of poverty and those in need by reason of age; physical or mental ill-health; disability; financial hardship; or other disadvantageous circumstance, by paying pensions, making grants or loans or otherwise assisting or relieving members or ex-members of the Society and the widowed and other dependents of deceased members of the Society.

10 Official extract

Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order
1
Regulator Name
Financial Conduct Authority

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures