PROMOTING ECONOMIC PLURALISM

Registered charity 1178596 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NEW ECONOMIC KNOWLEDGE SERVICES

We publish a magazine, hold events, provide courses and advice.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL (AND PARTICULARLY AMONGST STUDENTS, ACADEMICS AND EXPERIENCED PRACTITIONERS IN THE FIELD OF ECONOMICS) ON THE PRINCIPLES AND RELEVANCE OF ECONOMIC PLURALISM AND TO PROMOTE RESEARCH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN LINE WITH THOSE PRINCIPLES AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS

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

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

Latest income
£104k
Latest spending
£102k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased to £1,223 from £6,030 in the prior year, resulting in a net movement in funds of -£4,807. The directors believe these levels of reserves are appropriate to cover expenditure in the coming months. The charity reported total incoming resources of £111,093 against total outgoing resources of £111,093.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: expendable at the discretion of the directors (reserves figure: £1k)
“The company's reserves held at 31 December 2024 are expendable at the discretion of the directors in furtherance of the objects of the charity.” — page 11
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: New Economic Knowledge Services (NEKS) Limited
“The company has a 100% ownership in New Economic Knowledge Services (NEKS) Limited, company number 10334971, a company limited by shares.” — page 18
Per its FY2024 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 2
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 50
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2025 (received 10/11/2026, 10 days after the 31/10/2026 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£104k£102k
31/12/2024£106k£111k
31/12/2023£119k£124k
31/12/2022£112k£120k
31/12/2021£68k£73k

Common questions

Is PROMOTING ECONOMIC PLURALISM financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased to £1,223 from £6,030 in the prior year, resulting in a net movement in funds of -£4,807. The directors believe these levels of reserves are appropriate to cover expenditure in the coming months. The charity reported total incoming resources of £111,093 against total outgoing resources of £111,093. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds PROMOTING ECONOMIC PLURALISM?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PROMOTING ECONOMIC PLURALISM as a grant recipient include POLDEN PUCKHAM CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE MALLINCKRODT FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
POLDEN PUCKHAM CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£20kEnvironmental Sustainability
THE MALLINCKRODT FOUNDATIONFY2022£5k

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PUBLISH WHAT YOU FUND.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PROMOTING ECONOMIC PLURALISM£104k—0unclear—no doubt
PUBLISH WHAT YOU FUND FY2025£781k£80,001 - £90,0001unclear—no doubt
WYCOMBE MULTICULTURAL ORGANISATION FY2026£183k—0unclear—no doubt
DO-IT TRUST FY2025£241k—0unclear—no doubt
PARTNERSHIP FOR GROWTH FY2025£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt
AREIVIM FY2025£125k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.