Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: -9
Support Score: 0
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -8 ?

ROTARY FOUNDATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM 

The charities activates are set out in its Articles of Association. In addition it is committed to supporting the activities of the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International in the mission to advance world understanding, goodwill and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education and the alleviation of poverty.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity
  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board is completely male
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
Established: 33 years

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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
30/06/23£3,199£3,193£6£133£38£380.1011
30/06/22£2,857£2,858£-1£133£32£0n/a011
30/06/21£2,768£2,769£-1£115£34£0n/a021
30/06/20£4,262£4,260£2£127£34£0n/a019
30/06/19£3,088£3,087£1£120£32£320.1017
30/06/18£3,495£3,495£0£118£32£320.100
30/06/17£4,917£4,916£1£123£32£320.100
30/06/16£3,083£3,082£0£107£31£310.100
30/06/15£3,051£3,051£0£104£31£300.100
30/06/14£3,062£3,060£3£93£30£300.100
30/06/13£2,921£2,921£0£102£28£270.100
30/06/12£3,307£3,295£12£66£28£280.100
30/06/11£3,925£3,934£-9£55£16£0n/a00
30/06/10£4,444£4,450£-6£52£25£250.100
30/06/09£3,410£3,411£-1£15£31£310.100
30/06/08£3,394£3,397£-3£9£32£320.100
30/06/07£2,274£2,279£-5£7£34£340.200
30/06/06£2,401£2,455£-55£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/05£2,189£2,170£19£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/04£2,464£2,441£23£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 4.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 4.2%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 98%
Liabilities/Income: 56%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 0.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.6
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales, United States,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 11 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 69-81
  • MICHAEL WEBB (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Trustee Chairman
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/02/1991, number: 1002059
  • Registered at Companies House on 14/02/1991, number: 02582374
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from ROTARY DISTRICT 1250 CHARITY TRUST FUND on 11/06/2020
  • Asset transfer in from THE ROTARY CLUB OF GLASTONBURY AND STREET TRUST FUND on 20/08/2021
  • Asset transfer in from THE ROTARY CLUB OF COVENTRY BREAKFAST CHARITABLE TRUST on 23/08/2021
  • Asset transfer in from ROTARY CLUB OF RAMSGATE CHARITY on 05/01/2022
  • Asset transfer in from ROTARY CLUB OF BATLEY CHARITABLE TRUST on 26/01/2022
Main office

Rotary Foundation of the UK
Old Council Offices
Kinwarton Road
Alcester
B49 6PB

Objectives

TO ADVANCE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR THE CHARITABLE WORK OF ANY INSTITUTION ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD AND IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, FOR:(1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION; AND(2) THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE HEALTH OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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