MSE Discussion: MoneySavingExpert.com to join the MoneySupermarket.com group

poppy10_2

Mr S Lewis, father of Mr M S Lewis, is a partner in Stuart and Associates.
Stuart and Associates received £26,320 during the year as payment for operational management services.

This cost was met entirely from the funds contributed in the year by Mr M S Lewis of £26,320 (including Gift Aid).

Stuart and Associates was owed a further £7,280 at the year end, which was also met by a donation from Mr M S Lewis.

Wow, who knew you could give your dad money and then get the taxpayer to contribute money on top as gift aid? Now that's what I call money saving! Can we all pull this scam? :T

DelBoyPhil

The_pc_tech wrote: »

How would people have felt if he'd decided to float it on the stock exchange?

You could have then bought shares in it.

I issue is that ML sold the site to the higest bidder.. I doubt no one else would have bought it. You watch... the next 3 years will show ML for who he is.

I personally will complain to the BBC if they continue to have him on Radio 2 and Fivelive. To me this is now a company and not a personal site. BBC can not favour a company over another.

I expect his present on the BBC will be gone now, or limited.

lilgreenmomo

Dear Forum

So who wins this then?

terra_ferma

StaffsSW wrote: »

From their own published accounts - http://www.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends20/0001121320_ac_20110331_e_c.pdf

It also suggests that the charity has more money in the bank than they paid out to charitable casues.
3 years worth of accounts are here if you want to dig further - http://www.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithoutPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=1121320&SubsidiaryNumber=0

Some interesting figures:

Money given out: Charitable activities 51,408
Costs of running the charity: Governance costs 34,791

unspent money:
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED
FORWARD 178,727

MillicentBystander

terra_ferma wrote: »

Some interesting figures:

Money given out: Charitable activities 51,408
Costs of running the charity: Governance costs 34,791

unspent money:
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED
FORWARD 178,727

No charity accounts expert but don't those figures look a little out of kilter? Is it basically saying that, of £86,000 available, almost £35,000 was swallowed up in expenses?

Mishomeister

So Martin is now a MONEYMAKING Expert.

Guess how much publicity will be on this website if you can get a cheapest insurance DEAL from for example GOCOMPARE.COM?

NONE

terra_ferma

Mishomeister wrote: »

So Martin is now a MONEYMAKING Expert.

Guess how much publicity will be on this website if you can get a cheapest insurance form for example GOCOMPARE.COM?

NONE

people will be watching MSE like hawks, any stunts like that and the site is dead
IMO they will only keep the brand name and ditch the rest, the conflict of interest is too high, lose-lose situation, in this scenario the options are censor the site and lose value, or let it be independence and have one arm of the business damaging the other.

verysillyguy06

MillicentBystander wrote: »

No charity accounts expert but don't those figures look a little out of kilter? Is it basically saying that, of £86,000 available, almost £35,000 was swallowed up in expenses?

He needed his staff to count his money

terra_ferma

MillicentBystander wrote: »

No charity accounts expert but don't those figures look a little out of kilter? Is it basically saying that, of £86,000 available, almost £35,000 was swallowed up in expenses?

total income was £94,567, the rest £8,368 was carried forward (a total of £178k was carried forward, accumulated over the years).

terra_ferma

verysillyguy06 wrote: »

He needed his staff to count his money

taken from the report:

No salaries or wages have been paid to employees, including the trustees, during the
year.