SUBSTANTIVE RETURNS / NIL RETURNS 16660 4922 Substantive returns Nil returns Information Returns by organisational type and sector The tables below show the 16,660 ‘substantive’ Information Returns now published, reflected by different organisational type and by different types of sector (reflecting the primary sector an organisation operates within). S U B S TAN T I V E R E T U R N S B Y O R G AN I S AT I O N AL T Y P E Charity/Trust/Advocacy Body 6692 Company 4224 Independent Statutory Body 0 Limited Liability Partnership 64 Representative Body 4424 Society 5 Sole trader/paid individual 126 Union 705 Voluntary registrants 87 Now inactive regsitrants 333 In terms of all substantive Information Returns published on the Register during this reporting year, two types of registrants had over 1,000 returns published: • Charity / Trust / Advocacy Body (1384) • Representative Body (1042) The biggest percentage increases, for returns published by organisational type, were for: • Voluntary Registrants (37%) • Sole trader/paid individual (28%) Page | 12 SUBSTANTIVE RETURNS BY SUBJECT AREA (PRIMARY) Animal welfare 787 Business representation & development 490 Construction & infrastructure 237 Consumer or health & safety issues 174 Culture, sport, lifestyle & leisure 520 Disability, health and social care or wellbeing 3238 Education & early learning 102 Energy & natural resources 1046 Engineering & manufacturing 205 Environmental 775 Equality & social issues 1973 Financial services & management 388 Fishing & aquaculture 239 Food & drink 481 International aid & development 345 IT, telecommunication & digital services 217 Legal services & law enforcement 149 Media & marketing 63 Pharmaceutical & medical 387 Planning & development 291 Policy body & think-tank 120 PR, communications & other professional consultancy 1480 Real estate & property 153 Religious & other beliefs 106 Retail 397 Rural affairs 538 Science 21 Service delivery & facilities management 46 Third Sector representation & development 79 Tourism & hospitality 184 Trade Union 705 Transport 304 Voluntary registrants 87 Now inactive registrants 333 In terms of all substantive Information Returns published on the Register during this reporting year, the following sectors had over 400-500 returns published: • Disability, health and social care or wellbeing (532) • Equality & social issues (498) and Energy & natural resources (416) The biggest percentage increase, for returns published by organisational sector, were for: • Energy & natural resources (40%) • Tourism & hospitality (39%) Page | 13 Compliance How to comply Every registered organisation is required to submit at least one Information Return during its statutory 6-month reporting period - the start and end dates of which are unique to each organisation.