HIGH POLYMER RESEARCH GROUP

Registered charity 206902 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The High Polymer Research Group fosters and encourages the broadcasting and interchange of leading resarch in the area of polymer and biopolymer science and engineering. The principal instrument is an annual conference of leading academics and industrialist who present their newest findings to an invited audience. Attendance of early career researchers is enabled through sponsorship.

Objects

THE PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF THE SCIENCE OF HIGH POLYMERS. (FOR DETAILS SEE CONSTITUTION).

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.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025 have been examined by an independent examiner who confirmed that no material matters came to their attention suggesting non-compliance with accounting records or the Act. The examiner reported no other concerns requiring attention for a proper understanding 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 3 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events 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

• Professor Dame Athene Donaldchair
• Dr Adrian Birch
• Dr Amit Kumar
• Dr Amy Goddard
• Dr Clare Mahon
• Dr Jennifer Garden
• Dr Matthew Gibson
• Dr Michael Elwell
• Dr Neal St John Williams
• Prof Paul Topham
• Professor Cameron Alexander
• Professor Lorna Dougan

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

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