Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 8

Support Score: 7

Deficit on unrestricted reserves: -2
Pension deficit: -3

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 10

NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH

The provision on education and research into all areas of social policy particularly health, employment, housing, travel, education and crime. Most of the projects undertaken include surveys carried out throughout Great Britain

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

There was a deficit on unrestricted reserves of £3,762,228 at the last year end after deducting the value of own use assets
There is a pension deficit of £18,094,348

Established: 22 years

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Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff
30/06/22	£49,269	£47,179	£2,089	£0	£-3,715	£-3,762	-1	332
30/06/21	£43,051	£37,722	£5,329	£0	£-14,353	£-14,444	-4.6	283
30/06/20	£34,496	£34,195	£300	£0	£-24,812	£-24,825	-8.7	293
30/06/19	£34,891	£33,555	£1,336	£0	£-14,601	£-14,618	-5.2	278
30/06/18	£33,361	£32,111	£1,251	£0	£-10,840	£-10,841	-4.1	267
30/06/17	£33,109	£32,735	£374	£0	£-15,465	£-15,465	-5.7	258
30/06/16	£30,016	£35,609	£-5,593	£0	£-16,525	£-16,525	-5.6	245
30/06/15	£32,948	£33,424	£-475	£360	£-4,033	£-4,033	-1.4	241
30/06/14	£34,171	£38,416	£-4,244	£220	£-3,578	£-3,578	-1.1	296
30/06/13	£41,566	£40,801	£765	£250	£5,754	£5,754	1.7	287
30/06/12	£42,039	£41,240	£799	£205	£-3,737	£-3,737	-1.1	266
30/06/11	£42,053	£41,305	£748	£162	£615	£615	0.2	297
30/06/10	£40,366	£39,786	£580	£102	£-7,366	£-7,366	-2.2	336
30/06/09	£41,259	£39,023	£2,236	£72	£-4,368	£-4,368	-1.3	347
30/06/08	£36,247	£35,078	£1,168	£64	£2,353	£-1,443	-0.5	327
30/06/07	£31,361	£31,734	£-373	£64	£6,031	£6,031	2.3	287
30/06/06	£30,031	£29,939	£93	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/06/05	£32,459	£30,702	£1,756	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/06/04	£25,373	£23,727	£1,646	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
Liabilities/Assets: 64%
Liabilities/Income: 52%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 101%
Reserves/Spending: -1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.6

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Education/Training

How it operates

Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

332 employees

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
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - Will Covid-19 change what the public expect of government
£42,381	01/04/2022	Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES/V009788/1
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - The Evolution of Public Attitudes During The Brexit Process
£44,045	01/04/2022	Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES/T000775/1
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - Public Opinion and Public Policy in Post-Brexit Post-Pandemic Britain
£86,578	01/04/2022	Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES/X005798/1
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - Monitoring socioeconomic and mental health trajectories through the COVID-19 pandemic
£16,475	01/04/2022	Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES/V009877/1
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - Mobilising the Voluntary and Community Sector to Address the Unmet Needs of the UK LGBT+ Population during Covid-19.
£19,402	01/04/2022	Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES/V01546X/1
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - The influence of mental health on educational attainment in adolescence
£7,234	01/04/2022	Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES/R005400/1
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - How Does Post-Brexit Britain Wish To Exercise Its Sovereignty
£8,022	01/04/2022	Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES/S007954/1
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - European Social Survey, Round 11 and 12 UK National Coordinator for the UK component of the European Social Survey
£24,365	01/04/2022	Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES/X003817/1
Nesta - AR00277
£67,739	30/01/2020 2	What Works Centre for Children's Social Care Incubator programme grant to NatCen Social Research Grant Ref AR00277
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - The Evolution of Public Attitudes During The Brexit Process
£570,510	01/04/2019	Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projectsref=ES/T000775/1
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - International Social Survey Programme 2019-2021
£306,054	01/04/2019	Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projectsref=ES/T005521/1
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - ALB - UKRI - The influence of mental health on educational attainment in adolescence
£172,462	01/04/2018	Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projectsref=ES/R005400/1
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - ALB - UKRI - How Does Post-Brexit Britain Wish To Exercise Its Sovereignty?
£655,323	01/04/2018	Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projectsref=ES/S007954/1
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - European Social Survey - Rounds 9 and 10 UK National Coordinator
£26,323	01/11/2017	Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/projects?ref=ES/R006261/1
Trust for London - NatCen Social Research
£27,340	15/06/2017 6	The funding is towards this project who will use data from the British Social Attitudes Survey to explore social and political attitudes of Londoners, identifying values that are shared across Great ....more The funding is towards this project who will use data from the British Social Attitudes Survey to explore social and political attitudes of Londoners, identifying values that are shared across Great Britain, and exploring differences between Londoners and other citizens. The findings will support more informed debate as the UK negotiates the consequences of Brexit.
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - Public Preferences and Reactions during the Brexit Process
£260,746	18/04/2017	[Placeholder]

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How is it governed?

Trustees (13)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 11/13 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 41-75

BRUCE MALCOLM GORDON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Accountant, Other trusteeship: THE HONORARY TREASURERS FORUM,

DESIREE LOPEZ Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Chief Executive

DR JUDE ENGLAND Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Social Scientist

HELEN JANE BARNARD Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Research And Policy Director

MARK DUKE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Consultant

OLIVER JAMES FOSTER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chief Executive

PETER RICHARD DAVID HAVELOCK Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Company Director

PHYLLIS MACFARLANE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

PROFESSOR JOHN MOHAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: University Lecturer

PROFESSOR SUNDARI ANITHA Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Researcher Lecturer, Other trusteeship: ASHA PROJECTS,

STEPHEN WEST Appointed: 2016, Occupation: None, Other trusteeship: ST EDMUNDSBURY AND IPSWICH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE,

SARATHA RAJESWARAN GABBITAS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director Of External Affairs

SIR STUART ETHERINGTON (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chair Person

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/04/2002, number: 1091768
Registered at Companies House on 12/03/2002, number: 04392418

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

19 returns made; all on time

Main office

35 Northampton Square
London
EC1V 0AX

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION THROUGH RESEARCH INTO THE SOCIAL POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC SCIENCES, THE DISSEMINATION TO THE PUBLIC OF THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH AND FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES INCIDENTAL THERETO.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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