Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • All male board: -3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

THE INSTITUTION OF PLANT ENGINEERS BENEVOLENT FUND 

To financially assist former members of the Institution of Plant Engineers and the Bureau of Engineer Surveyors or their dependents when approved by the Trustees.
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Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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
31/12/22£15£10£5n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/12/21£13£8£5n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/12/20£12£10£2n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/12/19£15£13£2n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/12/18£14£12£3£0£0£0n/a012
31/12/17£14£16£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£14£15£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£14£17£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£14£13£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£14£12£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12*£15£14£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£15£14£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£14£15£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£15£20£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£15£21£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£15£20£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£16£23£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£18£16£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£34£17£17£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 54 years

nick.jones87@btopenworld.com

01372277775

Charity Commission for England and Wales
Listed activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Poverty relief
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
Where it operates
  • Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 3 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/05/1970, number: 260934
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; AR12: 11 days late,
Main office

87 Overdale
Ashtead
KT21 1PX

Objectives

THE FUND IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE PURPOSES OF PROVIDING BY VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS, OR OTHERWISE, A FUND, OR FUNDS, OUT OF WHICH THE COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE COMMITTEE) MAY IN THEIR SOLE UNFETTERED DISCRETION AFFORD ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY AND DESERVING MEMBERS OR FORMER MEMBERS OF THE INSTITUTION OR SOCIETY OR THE WIVES, WIDOWS, HUSBANDS, WIDOWERS, CHILDREN OR THE DEPENDANTS OF SUCH MEMBERS OR FORMER MEMBERS RESIDENT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM ONLY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNITED KINGDOM

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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