Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 3
  • Positive trading contribution: +2;Good reserves management: +3
  • Spending declining: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -5
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

TRANSAID WORLDWIDE SERVICES LIMITED 

Transaid is an international development charity. We identify, champion, implement and share local transport solutions to improve access to basic services and economic opportunity for people in Africa and in developing countries. We partner with local communities, governments, donors and organisations to achieve our aims and facilitate exchange of skills and knowledge gained from our projects.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • More than half of total income was derived from trading and fees in the latest year
  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • Spending is declining
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

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
31/03/23£1,357£1,291£65£535£440£4404.1133
31/03/22£1,258£1,298£-40£337£374£3743.51333
31/03/21£868£1,020£-151£266£415£4154.91233
31/03/20£1,309£1,417£-108£379£566£5664.8126
31/03/19£1,738£1,666£71£452£678£6784.9124
31/03/18£1,455£1,531£-77£366£604£6044.7140
31/03/17£1,723£1,621£102£416£681£6815140
31/03/16£1,927£1,742£186£336£579£5794140
31/03/15£2,095£1,993£103£82£393£3962.4120
31/03/14*£1,256£1,179£76£115£290£2903120
31/03/13£1,168£1,130£37£111£214£1641.7110
31/03/12£628£661£-33£171£176£1683.190
31/03/11£789£681£108£268£209£2093.780
31/03/10£671£634£36£191£101£1011.970
31/03/09£523£628£-105£224£65£651.260
31/03/08£651£601£51£225£169£1693.470
31/03/07£525£458£67£198£119£1193.160
31/03/06£448£426£22£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£443£488£-45£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£442£450£-8£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 85.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 41.4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 34%
Liabilities/Income: 17%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 4.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1
Asset Split ?
Established: 26 years

www.transaid.org

cosec@transaid.org

02073878136

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • International poverty relief
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 11/13 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 44-71
  • ALAN HUNT Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Managing Director
  • JOAN NICOL AITKEN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired Solicitor/Retired Traffic Commissioner
  • SHARNJIT SAMRA Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Marketing And Services Lead
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/10/1998, number: 1072105
  • Registered at Companies House on 16/02/1998, number: 03511363
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR14: 17 days late,
Main office

TRANSAID
137 EUSTON ROAD
LONDON
NW1 2AA

Objectives

THE PROMOTION OF GOOD HEALTH AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AND THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF THEIR AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES BY THE PROVISION OF EFFICIENT, EFFECTIVE AND SAFE TRANSPORT

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

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