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the economist charitable trust

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, and other charities or voluntary bodies. The Economist Charitable Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The Trust supports charities in three different ways. Firstly, through a payroll give as you earn scheme; secondly, by matching staff donations; and lastly, giving annual corporate donations to charities located globally related to communications, education, literacy and training.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£104,000
Latest Expenditure
£104,802

Financial Efficiency

Overall Efficiency 100.8%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Expenditure Ratio 100.8%
Expenditure as % of income

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£104,000£104,8020 / 0
2023£88,974£117,3210 / 0
2022£119,290£89,5350 / 0
2021£111,950£121,4000 / 0
2020£104,000£95,5050 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
The Adelphi
1-11 John Adam Street
LONDON
WC2N 6HT
Registration Date
13 February 1986
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
293709
Charity Number
293709

Trustees

Sarah Katherine Birke
MARTHA JANE BEKINK
EMILY REBECCA MANSFIELD
Oliver John William Money
Emily Helen Jackson-Kessler
Joel Jee Wai Cheung
Biju Pankajakshan Nair
Emily Anne Hardy Mathieson
Brigit Celia Morris

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