Finance Score: 6
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

PESTALOZZI WORLD CHILDREN'S TRUST 

Mission:

Educating children for Brighter Futures
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Comment by the Charity:
    Each scholar we select represents a funding commitment on our part of up to eight years. The Trustees maintain reserves sufficient for the completion of the education of all students we select. This position gives surety to the children, and to our donors, and is maintained across the international group with £2,252,411 (2019: £1,898,824) held in the UK at 31 December 2020.

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£631£1,564£-933£56£1,453£1,4381147
31/12/21£583£526£56£0£2,488£2,48856.742
31/12/20£573£506£67£12£2,252£2,25253.4350
31/12/19£395£975£-580n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18£546£523£23£0£2,399£2,3995520
31/12/17£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 9.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3.7%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 2%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 11 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 8.6
Asset Split ?
Established: 7 years

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What it does
Pestalozzi World provides exceptionally bright children from some of the poorest communities in Africa and Asia with a child-centred education, in their country of origin, that produces young adults capable of changing the world.
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • International poverty relief
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it operates
  • India, Malawi, Nepal, Thailand, Zambia,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • 4 employees
  • 7 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 31/03/2017, number: 1172364
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
6 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from PESTALOZZI WORLD CHILDREN'S TRUST on 28/04/2020
Main office

Pestalozzi World Children's Trust
F8 Worth Corner Business Centre
Turners Hill Road,Pound Hill
CRAWLEY
West Sussex
RH10 7SL

Objectives

SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES GENERALLY AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN OF ANY NATIONALITY AND WHETHER ORPHANS CHILDREN OF BROKEN HOMES CHILDREN OF POOR PARENTS OR GUARDIANS REFUGEE CHILDREN OR OTHERWISE AND TO MAINTAIN AND PROVIDE ASSISTANCE AND CARE (WHETHER FINANCIAL OR OTHERWISE) FOR SUCH CHILDREN DURING SUCH TIME THAT THEY ARE BEING EDUCATED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase

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