Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

    ADVENTIST DEVELOPMENT AND RELIEF AGENCY - UK 

    ADRA-UK is an independent, humanitarian agency for development and disaster relief. ADRA helps without regard to age, ethnicity, or political or religious association. Objectives: the reduction of poverty; promotion of social justice; working together with local communities who are powerless to improve their lives.
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    Positives:

    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
    Established: 25 years

    www.adra.org.uk

    info@adra.org.uk

    03030401017

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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
    31/12/22£2,399£2,201£198£56£2,403£2,24212.28200
    31/12/21£7,071£6,971£100£23£2,194£2,0863.68200
    31/12/20£2,393£2,488£-95£91£2,071£1,8919.19200
    31/12/19£1,964£2,133£-169£97£2,175£1,97211.195,000
    31/12/18£2,848£2,797£51£128£2,340£2,2249.585,000
    31/12/17£2,924£3,292£-368£109£2,289£2,1367.880
    31/12/16£1,993£2,101£-108£153£2,636£2,53614.590
    31/12/15£1,663£1,757£-94£99£2,725£1,3569.380
    31/12/14£1,723£2,225£-502£120£2,819£2,08511.2100
    31/12/13£1,827£1,424£402£130£3,321£2,88524.380
    31/12/12£1,950£1,605£344£128£2,904£2,26516.980
    31/12/11£1,922£1,747£174£92£2,545£1,91513.180
    31/12/10£3,125£3,482£-357£134£2,373£1,8466.460
    31/12/09£2,654£2,727£-73£138£2,732£1,3485.970
    31/12/08£2,190£2,066£125£122£2,797£1,1026.460
    31/12/07£2,462£1,851£611£153£2,714£769560
    31/12/06£2,342£1,934£408£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/05£3,459£2,918£541£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/04£2,483£1,864£619£0£0£0n/a00

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.3%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.5%
    Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
    Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 28%
    Liabilities/Income: 38%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 93%
    Reserves/Spending: 12.2 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 13 months
    Quick Ratio: 2.1
    Asset Split ?
    Listed activities
    • Disability
    • Economic/Community Development/Employment
    • Education/Training
    • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    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
    • Sponsors or undertakes research
    Where it operates
    • Burma, Cambodia, Chad, Eswatini, Ghana, Nepal, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Throughout England And Wales,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    • People With Disabilities
    • The General Public/Mankind
    Who works here?
    • 8 employees
    • 200 volunteers

    Who's supporting them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (10)
    Current Trustees appointed

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/03/1999, number: 1074937
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    19 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    ADRA-UK
    STANBOROUGH PARK
    WATFORD
    WD25 9JZ

    Objectives

    THE CHARITYãS OBJECTS (¶THE OBJECTS÷) SHALL BE TO APPLY FINANCIAL, MATERIAL, AND TECHNICAL RESOURCES TOWARD:A) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS OF THOSE IN NEED, RESULTING FROM THE EFFECTS OF WAR, FAMINE OR ANYOTHER NATURAL OR MAN-MADE DISASTER ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD;B) TO ADDRESS THE LONG TERM EFFECTS OF POVERTY;C) THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC CONCERNING THE CAUSES, EFFECTS AND MEANS OF ALLEVIATION OF POVERTY AND DISTRESS.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    CharityBase
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