Politics and Economics Research Trust - Revision history

Thomas Pye: /* Criticism */

2014-07-10T13:07:35Z

Criticism

Thomas Pye: /* Criticism */

2014-07-10T13:05:38Z

Criticism

Thomas Pye at 12:54, 10 July 2014

2014-07-10T12:54:12Z

Thomas Pye at 11:14, 10 July 2014

2014-07-10T11:14:42Z

Thomas Pye at 11:10, 10 July 2014

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David at 11:21, 4 May 2011

2011-05-04T11:21:59Z

John Cross at 22:59, 2 May 2011

2011-05-02T22:59:37Z

David: /* Resources */

2011-04-17T19:28:45Z

Resources

David at 19:25, 17 April 2011

2011-04-17T19:25:42Z

Steven Harkins: /* Accounts */

2011-04-17T18:05:07Z

Accounts

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 Following complaints by ''The Guardian'' and John Prescott MP in 2011, the Charity Commission report found no evidence to support the allegation that the [[Taxpayers' Alliance]] used the charity as a vehicle to channel funds, enhanced with Gift Aid, to its own account. It says the group's founder, [[Matthew Elliott]], was the company secretary of the charity until February 2010. The commission has issued regulatory guidance to the charity, which it says covers 'the reputational risks to the charity if its relationship with the alliance is not properly managed'.<ref>Kaye Wiggins, Charity funded anti-tax group, ''Third Sector'', 1-March-2011</ref>
-Despite this warning, the Trust has continued to channel large amounts of funding into the Taxpayers' Alliance. The full amounts are as follows, divided into calendar years ending 31 December:
+Despite this guidance, the Trust has continued to channel large amounts of funding into the Taxpayers' Alliance. The full amounts are as follows, divided into calendar years ending 31 December:
 : £265,000.<ref>The Politics and Economics Research Trust, [http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends49/0001121849_AC_20091231_E_C.PDF Financial Statement 2008-9, p. 9.]</ref>

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 The Politics and Economics Research Trust gave £505,000, more than 90 per cent of its total funding, to the [[Taxpayers' Alliance]] in its first two years, according to a Charity Commission report. The report shows that, between December 2007 and December 2009, the charity made grants worth pounds 544,000, including the money paid to the pressure group that campaigns for lower taxes.
-Following complaints by ''The Guardian'' and John Prescott MP in 2009, the Charity Commission report says there was no evidence to support the allegation that the [[Taxpayers' Alliance]] used the charity as a vehicle to channel funds, enhanced with Gift Aid, to its own account. It says the group's founder, [[Matthew Elliott]], was the company secretary of the charity until February 2010. The commission has issued regulatory guidance to the charity, which it says covers 'the reputational risks to the charity if its relationship with the alliance is not properly managed'.<ref>Kaye Wiggins, Charity funded anti-tax group, ''Third Sector'', 1-March-2011</ref>
+Following complaints by ''The Guardian'' and John Prescott MP in 2011, the Charity Commission report found no evidence to support the allegation that the [[Taxpayers' Alliance]] used the charity as a vehicle to channel funds, enhanced with Gift Aid, to its own account. It says the group's founder, [[Matthew Elliott]], was the company secretary of the charity until February 2010. The commission has issued regulatory guidance to the charity, which it says covers 'the reputational risks to the charity if its relationship with the alliance is not properly managed'.<ref>Kaye Wiggins, Charity funded anti-tax group, ''Third Sector'', 1-March-2011</ref>
-The Trust has continued to channel large amounts of funding into the Taxpayers' Alliance. The full amounts are as follows, divided into calendar years ending 31 December:
+Despite this warning, the Trust has continued to channel large amounts of funding into the Taxpayers' Alliance. The full amounts are as follows, divided into calendar years ending 31 December:
 : £265,000.<ref>The Politics and Economics Research Trust, [http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends49/0001121849_AC_20091231_E_C.PDF Financial Statement 2008-9, p. 9.]</ref>

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 The Politics and Economics Research Trust gave £505,000, more than 90 per cent of its total funding, to the [[Taxpayers' Alliance]] in its first two years, according to a Charity Commission report. The report shows that, between December 2007 and December 2009, the charity made grants worth pounds 544,000, including the money paid to the pressure group that campaigns for lower taxes.
-Following complaints the Charity Commission report says there was no evidence to support the allegation that the [[Taxpayers' Alliance]] used the charity as a vehicle to channel funds, enhanced with Gift Aid, to its own account. It says the group's founder, [[Matthew Elliott]], was the company secretary of the charity until February 2010. The commission has issued regulatory guidance to the charity, which it says covers 'the reputational risks to the charity if its relationship with the alliance is not properly managed'.<ref>Kaye Wiggins, Charity funded anti-tax group, ''Third Sector'', 1-March-2011</ref>
+Following complaints by ''The Guardian'' and John Prescott MP in 2009, the Charity Commission report says there was no evidence to support the allegation that the [[Taxpayers' Alliance]] used the charity as a vehicle to channel funds, enhanced with Gift Aid, to its own account. It says the group's founder, [[Matthew Elliott]], was the company secretary of the charity until February 2010. The commission has issued regulatory guidance to the charity, which it says covers 'the reputational risks to the charity if its relationship with the alliance is not properly managed'.<ref>Kaye Wiggins, Charity funded anti-tax group, ''Third Sector'', 1-March-2011</ref>
 ==People==

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 ==Accounts==
-[[Image:PERT_Accounts.JPG|centre|thumb|1000px|PERT Accounts from the Charity Commission<ref>Politics and Economics Research Trust, [http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithoutPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=1121849&SubsidiaryNumber=0 Accounts], ''the Charity Commission'', Accessed 17-April-2011</ref>]]
+[[Image:PERT_Accounts.JPG|centre|thumb|600px|PERT Accounts from the Charity Commission<ref>Politics and Economics Research Trust, [http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithoutPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=1121849&SubsidiaryNumber=0 Accounts], ''the Charity Commission'', Accessed 17-April-2011</ref>]]
 ==Resources==

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 ==Accounts==
-[[Image:PERT_Accounts.JPG|right|thumb|1000px|PERT Accounts from the Charity Commission<ref>Politics and Economics Research Trust, [http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithoutPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=1121849&SubsidiaryNumber=0 Accounts], ''the Charity Commission'', Accessed 17-April-2011</ref>]]
+[[Image:PERT_Accounts.JPG|centre|thumb|1000px|PERT Accounts from the Charity Commission<ref>Politics and Economics Research Trust, [http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithoutPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=1121849&SubsidiaryNumber=0 Accounts], ''the Charity Commission'', Accessed 17-April-2011</ref>]]
 ==Resources==

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 *Robert Booth, Charity warned over relationship after £500,000 gift to TaxPayers' Alliance, ''the Guardian'', 24-February-2011
 *Robert Booth, Charity arm of Taxpayers' Alliance under tax investigation, ''the Guardian'', 30-December-2009
 ==Contact==
 :Website: http://www.pert.org.uk/index.html

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 [[Matthew Elliott]] - Secretary until 2010
-==Trustees==
+===Trustees===
 [[Patrick Barbour]] | [[Peter Brown]] | [[John Mills]] | [[Richard Smith]] | [[Lord Pearson of Rannoch]] (Resigned November 2009)