FOUNDATION FOR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC THINKING

Registered charity 1057509 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FSET

The Principal object of the charity is to support research and analysis (through publications, seminars, conferences) on constitutional, economic and social issues in the UK in order to help inform and educate public understanding of these matters.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN CONSTITUTIONAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL MATTERS TO INCLUDE (WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) THE STUDY AND CONSIDERATION OF OR RESEARCH INTO QUESTIONS OF CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT WHETHER CENTRAL AND LOCAL THE WELFARE STATE AND ANY OTHER ISSUES WHICH IN THE OPINION OF THE TRUSTEES ARE OF EDUCATIONAL AND OF PUBLIC INTEREST AND IN PARTICULAR TO SUPPORT SUCH ASPECTS OF THE WORK OF POLITEA LIMITED AS ARE CHARITABLE

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Economic/community Development/employment · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £58,781, which represents an increase from the previous year's £36,096. The trustees report that the charity operates on a voluntary basis with no employees and maintains reserves at a minimum level to carry out its stated objectives. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters requiring attention were identified during the examination of the accounts.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr SHEILA LAWLOR
• LORD CHARLES CECIL · trustee of 1 other charity
• PROFESSOR THOMAS PINK
• RICHARD SIMMONS CBE

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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