Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY INSTITUTE 

Our aim is to ensure as far as possible that higher education policy development in the UK is informed by research and by knowledge of the experience of others.
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Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is predominantly female
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/07/22£543£470£72£5£629£60915.550
31/07/21£554£429£125£0£678£6781950
31/07/20£465£573£-108n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/07/19£643£516£126£0£661£66115.450
31/07/18*£623£505£118£125£534£53412.750
31/07/17£538£450£88£0£417£41711.140
31/07/16*£505£412£93£0£328£3289.640
31/07/15£394£345£49£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/14£352£390£-38£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/13*£388£439£-51£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/12£299£461£-162£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/11£413£433£-20£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/10£618£488£130£15£456£45611.230
31/07/09£479£488£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/08£474£452£21£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/07£532£481£51£60£384£3849.620
31/07/06£607£442£165£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/05£460£344£116£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/04£341£301£40£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 27%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 36%
Liabilities/Income: 64%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 97%
Reserves/Spending: 15.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 1.3
Asset Split ?
Established: 21 years

www.hepi.ac.uk

admin@hepi.ac.uk

01865 284450

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Scientific research and testing services
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 5 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 66-78
Mary was Chief Executive of UCAS, and held executive and non-executive positions in education, hospitality, food and biotech sectors. She is Chair of Governors at Kensington and Chelsea College and Chair of Governors at Swindon Academy. She is also a Council member at the Open University, a non-exec Director at the Student Loans Company, A Trustee....more
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 25/09/2003, number: 1099645
  • Registered at Companies House on 05/08/2002, number: 04503712
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR18: 42 days late, AR16: 65 days late, AR13: 94 days late,
Main office

CUMBERLAND COURT
80 MOUNT STREET
NOTTINGHAM
NG1 6HH

Objectives

TO PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO AND UNDERSTANDING OF ALL ASPECTS OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TO DISSEMINATE THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH FOR THE EDUCATION AND BENEFIT OF POLICY MAKERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE UNITED KINGDOM PROVIDED THAT THE INCOME AND PROPERTY OF THE INSTITUTE SHALL NOT BE APPLIED DIRECTLY IN THE RELIEF OF RATES, TAXES OR OTHER PUBLIC FUNDS, BUT MAY BE APPLIED IN SUPPLEMENTARY RELIEF OR ASSISTANCE THEREOF.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE UNITED KINGDOM.

Data Sources

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