Common questions about The Centre for Economic Policy Research's rating, finances, and Charity Commission status.
Is The Centre for Economic Policy Research a good charity? +
The Centre for Economic Policy Research scores 71 out of 100 (3 stars — Needs improvement) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, our independent read of its UK regulator filings. Around 100% of its spending goes to charitable activities (3-yr avg) and its accounts are up to date. That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate.
Is The Centre for Economic Policy Research a legitimate charity? +
The register data used for this profile lists The Centre for Economic Policy Research as a registered charity (charity number 287287). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=287287&subId=0. Check the current entry and the identity of anyone requesting money. Registration does not verify a particular appeal; Clarity Score summarises filing transparency, not programme impact.
What is The Centre for Economic Policy Research's charity number? +
The Centre for Economic Policy Research's charity number is 287287. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals.
What is The Centre for Economic Policy Research's charity rating? +
The Centre for Economic Policy Research scores 71 out of 100 on CharityCompare (3 stars — Needs improvement). The Clarity Score (method v1.1) sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking.
Does The Centre for Economic Policy Research have reviews and complaints? +
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Centre for Economic Policy Research. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (none flagged on this profile). For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How much of my donation reaches The Centre for Economic Policy Research? +
Across the recent disclosed accounts used for this score, 100% of The Centre for Economic Policy Research's total spending went to charitable activities (3-yr avg across disclosed years). That is the closest official figure to "how much of your donation reaches the cause" — it is an average across all spending in the filing, not a pound-by-pound breakdown of an individual gift.
What are The Centre for Economic Policy Research's overheads? +
Across the recent disclosed accounts used for this score, fundraising costs were about 0% of total expenditure and fundraising plus separately reported governance figures amount to about 1% of expenditure (2023–2025, disclosed years); these categories can overlap, so this is not a distinct total of all administration costs at The Centre for Economic Policy Research. The Centre for Economic Policy Research's annual return for the year ending 30 September 2025 reports 8 employees paid more than £60,000, including 2 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £150,001–£200,000 (1 employee). Individual salaries, including the chief executive's, are disclosed in the trustees' annual report rather than on the register.
How much income does The Centre for Economic Policy Research receive? +
The Centre for Economic Policy Research reported £7.5m total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: growing.
Are The Centre for Economic Policy Research's accounts up to date? +
Filing status: up to date (last filing 2026-07-21). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score.
Where is The Centre for Economic Policy Research based? +
The Centre for Economic Policy Research's register entry is at United Kingdom. It tells the regulator it operates in Islington, with a focus on education.
How much is The Centre for Economic Policy Research's chief executive paid? +
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Centre for Economic Policy Research's annual return for the year ending 30 September 2025 reports 8 employees paid more than £60,000, including 2 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £150,001–£200,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does The Centre for Economic Policy Research's money come from? +
The Centre for Economic Policy Research reported £7.5m total income for the year ending 30 September 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £6.5m (87%), other income £581k (8%), charitable activities £353k (5%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Centre for Economic Policy Research? +
The register does not record The Centre for Economic Policy Research as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are The Centre for Economic Policy Research's trustees paid? +
The Centre for Economic Policy Research's annual return for the year ending 30 September 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was The Centre for Economic Policy Research registered as a charity? +
The Centre for Economic Policy Research was entered on the register on 20 June 1983. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 01727026).
How does CharityCompare score The Centre for Economic Policy Research? +
We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in The Centre for Economic Policy Research's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought.
How often is this page updated? +
This profile was last updated on 6 September 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and The Centre for Economic Policy Research's most recent accounts cover 2025. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.