Finance Score: -7

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 0

Accounts overdue -5
Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Return overdue: -3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -10

THE THOUGHT TRUST

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Latest return is overdue

Financial issues to consider:

Latest accounts are overdue for filing and returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/07/17	31/07/18	31/07/19	31/07/20	31/07/21
Total income	£21,614	£19,809	£22,025	£22,129	£20,808
Total spending	£10,233	£8,851	£6,930	£11,219	£10,640
Surplus/deficit	£11,381	£10,958	£15,095	£10,910	£10,168

Established: 9 years

Listed activities

It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Scientific research and testing services

Purposes

The advancement of education
The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science

Where it operates

UK and overseas, main operating location: Stirling

Who it helps

Other defined groups

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees

Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 06/07/2015, number: SC045768

Filing Record

5 returns made; AR21: 41 days late, AR20: 14 days late,

Main office

Schoolhouse, Kemback, Cupar, Fife, KY155TS

Objectives

to advance the education of the public in relation to the subject of philosophy by disseminating philosophical research and promoting the pursuit of philosophical studies within and beyond the academic community and offering support for graduate students in philosophy and early career philosophers of excellence to develop their skills and interests, including, without limitation: managing, editing and publishing the British professional philosophical journal, 'Thought'. organising workshops, summer schools, conferences and seminars under the 'Thought' brand. establishing a 'Thought' scholarship fund to support graduate students and other academic activities. and sponsoring collaborative philosophical research projects and applying for grants from external funding sources to finance participation of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. to advance the arts, heritage and culture for the benefit of the public by: extending philosophical ideas to neighbouring disciplines seeking contributions from philosophers and establishing effective models of wider public communication. and organising interdisciplinary and public events with the aim of promoting knowledge transfer and beneficial societal impact. and to advance any of the above purposes or objects by the giving of grants or loans or the provision of credit or other forms of assistance, financial or otherwise, to persons undertaking projects, initiatives and/or activities which further any of the above purposes or objects and which are wholly charitable within the meaning of the Taxes Acts and Section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005.