Overview
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Lobbying Costs
None declared
Financial year: Jul 2022 - Jun 2023
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.2 Fte (2)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
0
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Which?, the Consumer's Association (Which?)
EU Transparency Register
673306032010-87 First registered on 10 Jul 2018
Goals / Remit
Which? is the UK’s consumer champion, here to make life simpler, fairer and safer for everyone. Our research gets to the heart of consumer issues, our advice is impartial, and our rigorous product tests lead to expert recommendations. We’re the independent consumer voice that works with politicians and lawmakers, investigates, holds businesses to account and makes change happen. As an organisation we’re not for profit and all for making consumers more powerful.
We currently focus on consumer rights and protections (including products safety, consumer rights, international trade, aviation, cost of living) personal finance, digital life (including online platforms, data, digital regulation), scams and sustainability.Main EU files targeted
Which? engages on a broad range of issues of relevance to current and proposed EU legislation and policy including financial services, food safety, telecommunications, digital life, product safety, scams and consumer rights and protections.
Key EU measures likely to be of particular interest to us may vary from time to time, but include the EU / UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement, the Digital Services Act, the Digital Markets Act, the Payment Services Directive and recent proposals for its reform, the Product Safety Regulation, passenger rights legislation including the 2023 Passenger Mobility Package.Address
Head Office
2 Marylebone Road
LONDON nw1 4df
UNITED KINGDOMEU Office
2 Marylebone Road
LONDON nw1 4df
UNITED KINGDOMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
2
Employment time Lobbyists 10% 2 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.2
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
We now mainly focus on UK work only. There may be work on trade deals or policy agreements where the UK join European agreements that interacts with EU Parliament work and would require us to re-engage at a European level.
We have one member of staff who is holder of a pass to the European Parliament, in her capacity as a former Member of the European Parliament.Person in charge of EU relations
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
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Categories
Category
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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Networking
Affiliation
Which? is a member of the European Consumers' Association (BEUC) and Consumers International (CI). Which? is also active in the Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD). We conduct some of our product testing through International Consumer Research & Testing (ICRT).
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Closed financial year
Jul 2022 - Jun 2023
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Total organisational budget in closed year
101,000,000€
Major funding types in closed year
Other
Funding types "other" information
The Consumers' Association is the largest independent consumer association in the UK and is funded in line with UK charity law largely through the activities of its wholly owned trading subsidiary, Which? Ltd, which generates income mainly through individual membership subscriptions to its products and services. The only contribution to our funding within the criteria below is Which? Ltd gift aid.
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Other financial info
Which?'s annual reports can be found here: https://www.which.co.uk/about-which/company-info/which-annual-reports
This includes all of our financial data.
The above figures are in Euros based on the relevant exchange rate at the last day of our annual financial period (30/6/23).
The exact figures from our accounts in Pounds Sterling are £12,000,000 for gift aid contribution and £87,420,000 for total income.
Gift Aid is a scheme run by the UK Government in order to provide tax relief to charities. Please see the following website for further information - https://www.gov.uk/donating-to-charity/gift-aid -
EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None declared
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
Which? publishes position papers and holds a range of events on priority issue areas.
Other activities
Which? has been particularly interested in REFIT, distance sales and e-privacy in recent times.
Meetings
Meetings
None declared