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== Sources of funding ==
== Sources of funding ==
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Since its inception, UKCOD and its related projects have been funded by grants and donations from various sources, including government departments, charitable foundations, and private individuals.  We have listed below our funding sources to mid-2007.
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From inception, UKCOD and its related projects were funded by grants and donations from various sources, including government departments, charitable foundations, and private individuals.  
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The objective of mySociety Ltd is to generate commercial income to help UKCOD's project become self-sustaining.  As the sole shareholder of mySociety Ltd, UKCOD therefore retains any surplus generated by the activities of its subsidiary trading company.
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In 2006, UKCOD established a subsidiary trading entity, mySociety Ltd, to manage commercial activity. UKCOD is the sole shareholder of mySociety Ltd and retains any surplus generated by it.  The objective of mySociety Ltd is to generate commercial income to help UKCOD's project become self-sustaining.  mySociety is a virtual organisation, and so non-wage costs represent only around 5–10% of the entire total spend.
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=== General Funding ===
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mySociety Ltd is able to develop bespoke versions of our sites, including FixMyStreet.com and PledgeBank.com.  Commercial versions of PledgeBank have been developed for a large multinational telecoms firm, and [http://barnet.pledgebank.com Barnet Council], and a number of local councils are now using [http://southampton.fixmystreet.com/ bespoke versions of FixMyStreet].  If you would like to find out more about adapted versions of our sites, please contact us or see the [http://www.mysociety.co.uk/ mySociety Ltd homepage].
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*: '''Late 2003, Donation from a Dot Com philanthropist who asked for anonymity ''' (£10,000). This was used to develop the idea of mySociety and hold our first call for proposals.
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'''Personal donations''' to support the activities of UKCOD and its projects, whether one-off donations or regular payments, can be made via our [https://secure.mysociety.org/donate/ PayPal donation button].
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*: '''Early 2004, UnLTD''' (£10,000). Grant to Tom Steinberg personally from UnLTD, to help him continue to develop the idea, and survive whilst waiting for grant funding to arrive.
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*: '''October 2004, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM)''' (£196,000). mySociety and West Sussex County Council were jointly awarded a grant of £250,000 from the local –Government e-Innovations fund, (round 1), of which mySociety received £196,000.  This was used to build WriteToThem.com , PledgeBank.com and HearFromYourMP.com.
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*: '''November 2006, ODPM''' (£140,000). Joint grant to mySociety and Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council from the e-Innovations Product and Markertisation strand of the Local e-Government Programme.  The purpose of the grant is to help mySociety generate income streams to allow the first round sites continue without on-going public funding (in progress).
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=== Project Specific Funding ===
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*: '''Pears Foundation''' (£10,000). PledgeBank London edition.
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*: '''Department for Constitutional Affairs Innovation Fund''' (£6,000). To develop TheyWorkForYou API.
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*: '''Department for Constitutional Affairs Innovation Fund''' (£6,000). Joint grant totalling £10,000 to build Neighbourhood Fix-it in conjunction with the Young Foundation.
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*: '''Autumn/ Winter 2006, Omidyar Network''' ($100,000). One off-award to hire an outreach officer to promote PledgeBank in the USA.
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*: '''Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust''' (£24,500). Grant to build a Freedom of Information Filer and Archiver (under development).
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*: '''Department for Transport''' (£4,500). Funding for first part of Isochronic Travel time maps work.
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*: '''Department for Transport''' (£21,385). Second part of Isochronic Travel time maps (under development).
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=== Other Income ===
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As mentioned above, income generated by mySociety Ltd is payable to UKCOD, and will be used to continue its core projects and objectives.  To date, a number of commercial versions of its site have been created.
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*: '''Autumn 2006, Petitions Website for 10 Downing Street'''. This is the most high profile of mySociety Ltd's projects to date, being a commercial contract for building and maintaining an [http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/ e-petitions] website.  mySociety was paid £20,500 to develop the petitions site.
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*: '''Bespoke versions of mySociety sites'''.  mySociety is also able to develop bespoke versions of its sites, including HearFromYourMP.com and Pledgebank.com.  For example, commercial versions of Pledgebank have been developed for a large multinational telecoms firm, and for the Global Cool campaign group.  If you would like to find out more about adapted versions of our sites, please contact us or see the [http://www.mysociety.co.uk/ mySociety Ltd homepage].
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*: '''Personal donations'''. Personal donations to support the activities of UKCOD and its project, whether one-off donations or regular payments, can be made via our [https://secure.mysociety.org/donate/ PayPal donation button].
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=== Summary ===
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Since UKCOD was re-born as the primary host for mySociety in 2003, it has received approximately £500,000 in income and incurred around £400,000 in expenditure. mySociety is a virtual organisation, and so non-wage costs represent only around 5–10% of the entire total spend.
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== Accounts ==
== Accounts ==
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* [[Statement of Financial Activities 2010–2011]]
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* [[Statement of Financial Activities 2009–2010]]
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* [[Statement of Financial Activities 2008–2009]]
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* [[Statement of Financial Activities 2007–2008]]
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* [[Statement of Financial Activities 2006–2007]]
* [[Statement of Financial Activities 2005–2006]]
* [[Statement of Financial Activities 2005–2006]]
* [[Statement of Financial Activities 2004–2005]]
* [[Statement of Financial Activities 2004–2005]]
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(The 2006–2007 accounts are being compiled and will be published when they have been approved by the trustees.)
 

Revision as of 11:42, 26 January 2012

Sources of funding

From inception, UKCOD and its related projects were funded by grants and donations from various sources, including government departments, charitable foundations, and private individuals.

In 2006, UKCOD established a subsidiary trading entity, mySociety Ltd, to manage commercial activity. UKCOD is the sole shareholder of mySociety Ltd and retains any surplus generated by it. The objective of mySociety Ltd is to generate commercial income to help UKCOD's project become self-sustaining. mySociety is a virtual organisation, and so non-wage costs represent only around 5–10% of the entire total spend.

mySociety Ltd is able to develop bespoke versions of our sites, including FixMyStreet.com and PledgeBank.com. Commercial versions of PledgeBank have been developed for a large multinational telecoms firm, and Barnet Council, and a number of local councils are now using bespoke versions of FixMyStreet. If you would like to find out more about adapted versions of our sites, please contact us or see the mySociety Ltd homepage.

Personal donations to support the activities of UKCOD and its projects, whether one-off donations or regular payments, can be made via our PayPal donation button.

Accounts

Retrieved from "http://www.ukcod.org.uk/Finances"

UKCOD is a registered charity in England and Wales, no. 1076346