Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -12
Support Score: 4
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Static board: -3
  • All male board: -3
  • Multiple returns filed late: -4
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: -11 ?

PERSPECTIVES ON SYSTEMS, SOULS AND SOCIETY

To advance the education of the public in general (particularly amongst intellectual leaders and social innovators) on the subject of the relationships between complex global challenges and the inner lives of human beings, and how these relationships play out in society; and to promote research, activities and discourse for the public benefit in these subjects and to publish useful results.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there only 3 trustees?
  • Why is the Board completely male?
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static
  • Returns have been filed late on 4 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
  • 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 £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£264£411£-147n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22*£488£201£287n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21*£265£343£-78n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20*£375£326£50n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19*£323£237£86n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18*£183£105£79n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17*£40£13£27n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 41%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Established: 8 years

www.systems-souls-society.com

perspectivateam@gmail.com

07834379043

Charity Commission for England and WalesX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Legal & financial advice
How it operates
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

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
J J Charitable Trust - Core funding
£210,000 27/01/2022
Towards core funding
J J Charitable Trust - Transformative Education Alliance (TEA) and core costs
£60,000 28/06/2019
Towards the Transformative Education Alliance and core costs
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Perspectiva
£70,000 15/07/2017
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Core Costs
J J Charitable Trust - Core costs
£60,000 11/07/2017
Towards core costs.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • DR JONATHAN ROWSON Appointed: 2016
  • HANS TOMAS BJORKMAN Appointed: 2016
  • IAN PETER CHRISTIE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: None
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/11/2016, number: 1170492
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Risk management
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
7 returns made; AR22: 176 days late, AR21: 128 days late, AR20: 16 days late, AR19: 40 days late, AR18: 80 days late, AR17: 168 days late,
Main office

Perspectiva
PO Box 75779
LONDON
SW15 9HW

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL (PARTICULARLY AMONGST THOUGHT LEADERS IN THE PUBLIC REALM, INCLUDING WRITERS AND ACADEMICS) ON THE SUBJECT OF THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN COMPLEX GLOBAL CHALLENGES AND THE INNER LIVES OF HUMAN BEINGS, AND HOW THESE RELATIONSHIPS PLAY OUT IN SOCIETY; AND TO PROMOTE RESEARCH, ACTIVITIES AND DISCOURSE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THESE SUBJECTS AND TO PUBLISH USEFUL RESULTS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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