Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 0
    • Dynamic board: +3
    • Gender balanced board: +3
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

    THE QUEEN ELIZABETH PRIZE FOR ENGINEERING FOUNDATION 

    The Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering (QEPrize) is a biennial ?1million global engineering prize that rewards and celebrates engineers responsible for a ground-breaking innovation in engineering of global benefit to humanity. Through the prize, the QEPrize Foundation works to raise the public profile of engineering and to inspire and engage young people in engineering.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
    • This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income
    • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
    • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
    • Over half the Board have joined recently

    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
    31/03/23£793£2,076£-1,283£93£24,812£24,812143.4775
    31/03/22£762£1,568£-806£105£27,461£27,461210.2775
    31/03/21£777£2,065£-1,288£115£26,335£26,33515370
    31/03/20£910£1,029£-120£131£22,704£22,704264.7650
    31/03/19£895£2,006£-1,111£187£24,802£24,802148.3650
    31/03/18£836£961£-126£74£24,743£24,743308.960
    31/03/17£1,887£1,953£-66£178£24,786£24,786152.360
    31/03/16£4,487£918£3,569£78£21,341£21,34127950
    31/03/15£5,693£1,956£3,737£150£18,324£18,324112.440
    31/03/14£5,184£991£4,192£109£13,331£13,331161.450
    31/03/13£10,438£1,825£8,612£549£8,977£8,9775930

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
    Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 3%
    Liabilities/Income: 84%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
    Reserves/Spending: 143.4 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
    Quick Ratio: 1
    Asset Split ?
    Established: 12 years

    www.qeprize.org

    info@qeprize.org

    02077660600

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    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
    • Education/Training
    • Other Charitable Purposes
    GiG Classification
    • Education support services
    How it operates
    • Other charitable activities
    Where it operates
    • Throughout England And Wales,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • The General Public/Mankind
    Who works here?
    • 7 employees
    • 75 volunteers

    Who's supporting them? ?

    Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    HM Revenue & Customs - SME Brexit Support Fund
    £2,000 17/06/2021
    Training Grant provided for Customs training purposes

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (7)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split
    Based on 6/7 persons

    Age Range of Trustees:
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/06/2012, number: 1147743
    • Registered at Companies House on 21/05/2012, number: 08077332
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Investment
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    11 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    PRINCE PHILIP HOUSE
    3 CARLTON HOUSE TERRACE
    LONDON
    SW1Y 5DG

    Objectives

    3.1 TO ADVANCE AND PROMOTE ENGINEERING IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND AROUND THE WORLD, INCLUDING BY PROMOTING RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF ENGINEERING AND THE DISSEMINATION AND APPLICATION OF THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND BY ENCOURAGING YOUNG PEOPLE (AND IN PARTICULAR YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM) TO ASPIRE TO A CAREER IN ENGINEERING; AND3.2 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF ENGINEERING;BY ESTABLISHING, AWARDING AND PROMOTING A HIGH-PROFILE AND INTERNATIONALLY-RECOGNISED PRIZE FOR ENGINEERING TO BE KNOWN AS THE QUEEN ELIZABETH PRIZE FOR ENGINEERING AND TO BE AWARDED TO AN INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS RESPONSIBLE FOR A GROUND-BREAKING ADVANCE IN ENGINEERING WHICH HAS CREATED SIGNIFICANT INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC BENEFIT.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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