Finance Score: 6
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 3
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 18 ?

CORD GLOBAL 

Cord's vision is a of a world where all people live in the fullness of peace; having the freedom to flourish and live free from fear. Our mission is to transform dysfunctional relationships between individuals and communities and those holding power into positive and thriving relationships built on mutual dependency and trust.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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£1,483£1,542£-59£99£936£7475.8286
31/12/21£1,561£1,591£-30£96£971£7475.6346
31/12/20£1,367£1,679£-312£102£1,049£7955.7308
31/12/19£1,744£1,466£278£62£1,342£6865.62810
31/12/18£1,305£1,271£34£73£1,108£6015.72710
31/12/17£2,032£2,413£-380£220£1,086£5372.7580
31/12/16£2,612£2,637£-25£187£1,468£8123.7860
31/12/15£3,419£3,264£155£321£1,348£9423.51240
31/12/14£3,361£3,314£47£500£1,186£4621.71110
31/12/13£3,548£3,420£128£497£1,128£2340.81130
31/12/12£3,357£2,955£403£330£995£3601.51220
31/12/11£3,231£3,383£-151£361£599£2440.91240
31/12/10£3,568£3,361£207£275£739£3031.11150
31/12/09£3,062£3,060£1£248£571£1710.71120
31/12/08£2,167£2,170£-3£190£644£36121080
31/12/07£2,017£1,935£82£186£568£2881.8240
31/12/06£2,661£2,787£-126£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£2,041£2,359£-318£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£1,996£1,789£207£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 6.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6.4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 7%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 80%
Reserves/Spending: 5.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 7.5
Asset Split ?
Established: 26 years

www.cord.org.uk

info@cord.org.uk

02477087777

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Social & legal advocacy
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Coventry City, Laos, Vietnam, Warwickshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 28 employees
  • 6 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Livelihoods for Batwa people of Burundi
£422,696 18/12/2013
36
Livelihoods for Batwa people of Burundi

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 29-70
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/07/1998, number: 1070684
  • Registered at Companies House on 18/05/1998, number: 03566119
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
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

Cord
Enterprise House (Office G7)
Foleshill Enterprise Park
Courtaulds Way
COVENTRY
CV6 5NX

Objectives

(1) TO RELIEVE PEOPLE IN NEED IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, ESPECIALLY REFUGEES AND CHILDREN, WHO ARE SUFFERING BY REASON OF BACKGROUND, WAR OR POVERTY.(2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WORLDWIDE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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