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PLANNING OFFICERS SOCIETY

Registered charity 1140770 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as POS

The Society provides a programme of policy and project work, events and education, publication and dissemination of good practice and electronic update bulletins.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN PLANNING LAW, PLANNING POLICY AND PUBLIC SECTOR PLANNING PRACTICE AND RELATED SERVICES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:(1) SUPPORTING LOCAL AND CENTRAL GOVERNMENT FULFIL THEIR STATUTORY PLANNING DUTIES;(2) UNDERTAKING RESEARCH (AND PUBLISHING THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH) IN THESE SUBJECTS;(3) PROVIDING ADVICE AND GUIDANCE, INFORMATION AND PROMOTING BEST PRACTICE AND HIGH STANDARDS IN PLANNING AND RELATED SERVICES; AND BY(4) LIAISING AND WORKING WITH PLANNING PROFESSIONALS, LOCAL AND CENTRAL GOVERNMENT, THE ROYAL TOWN PLANNING INSTITUTE AND OTHER RELATED PROFESSIONAL BODIES TO MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE STANDARDS OF PLANNING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

Area of benefit: ENGLAND AND WALES

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

Causes: Education/training · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Buckinghamshire, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£89k
Latest spending
£134k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £45,391 for the year, reducing its total unrestricted reserves from £318,395 to £273,004. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting twelve months of unrestricted expenditure, and the current reserves of £273,004 are above this threshold. The charity remains a going concern with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Membership subscriptions
“Membership subscriptions are the principal funding source.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: twelve months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £273k)
“The levels are set to cover a minimum of twelve months of unrestricted expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: D V Evans received £4,320 and G Jones received £27,120 for services provided to the trading subsidiary POS Enterprises Ltd.
“The trustees concerned, and amounts paid, were D V Evans £4,320 (2024 - £12,436), G Jones £27,120 (2024 - £39,848).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: POS Enterprises Ltd
“The society has one wholly owned trading subsidiary, POS Enterprises Ltd.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

Corporate structure

POS ENTERPRISES LTD — per its own Companies House accounts

    Company officers (Companies House)

    Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

    Official officers record.

    Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

    Trustees · trustee networks

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

    Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

    Income and spending

    Financial year endIncomeSpending
    31/03/2025£89k£134k
    31/03/2024£141k£112k
    31/03/2023£115k£36k
    31/03/2022£98k£59k
    31/03/2021£96k£49k

    Common questions

    Is PLANNING OFFICERS SOCIETY financially healthy?

    Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £45,391 for the year, reducing its total unrestricted reserves from £318,395 to £273,004. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting twelve months of unrestricted expenditure, and the current reserves of £273,004 are above this threshold. The charity remains a going concern with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.