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Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 4
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

THE PLUTO EDUCATIONAL TRUST

To advance education in the social sciences in particular but not exclusively through research (the useful results of which will be disseminated for the public benefit). The Trust therefore aims to provide a new avenue for scholars from around the world to focus their efforts in the social sciences within a sympathetic framework.The Trust operates the Institute for the Study of Indentureship.
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Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there only 4 trustees?

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £1,787,855 available, equivalent to 83 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£656£259£397£48£1,787£1,78882.740
31/12/22£651£309£342£35£1,348£1,34852.330
31/12/21£216£146£70n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£127£107£20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£137£23£114n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18*£541£25£516£1£837£837400.400
31/12/17£35£2£34n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16*£9£1£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15?£81£1£81n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/14£3£1£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/13£4£15£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/12*£3£6£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/11*£121£0£121n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 11%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 25.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 35%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 11%
Liabilities/Income: 35%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 82.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.8
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 14 years

www.plutoeducationaltrust.org

02083482724

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
GiG Classification
  • Scientific research and testing services
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to The Decolonial Centre
£72,500 18/03/2023
The Decolonial Centre Educational Project

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 50-77
  • FIONA DOVE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Executive Director
  • IAN MARSHALL Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Chartered Accountant
  • PAULINE MARY TIFFEN (Chair) Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Consultant
  • PROF. JUDY MUTHURI Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/06/2010, number: 1136616
  • Registered at Companies House on 15/02/2010, number: 07157868
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
13 returns made; AR18: 2 days late, AR16: 15 days late, AR12: 65 days late, AR11: 4 days late,
Main office

72 Priory Gardens
LONDON
N6 5QS

Objectives

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH RESEARCH (THE USEFUL RESULTS OF WHICH WILL BE DISSEMINATED FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT), THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AND THE SCHOLARLY PUBLICATION OF BOOKS AND JOURNALS WITH THE AIM OF IMPROVING THE PUBLIC'S KNOWLEDGE, ACTION AND UNDERSTANDING IN MORAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ISSUES (WHICH WILL INCLUDE THE ISSUES OF POVERTY, WAR, PEACE AND INJUSTICE)

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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