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Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENTARY ASSOCIATION (UNITED KINGDOM BRANCH) 

To work for the advancement of parliamentary democracy throughout the Commonwealth.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • There are 20 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
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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
31/03/23£2,598£2,617£-19£0£650£6503330
31/03/22£2,506£2,404£102£0£669£6693.3330
31/03/21£1,496£1,479£17£0£567£5674.6290
31/03/20£3,026£3,054£-28£0£550£5502.2320
31/03/19£2,899£2,805£94£0£578£5372.33236
31/03/18*£2,676£2,689£-13£0£484£4792.1300
31/03/17£2,329£2,337£-9£0£496£4672.4280
31/03/16£1,963£1,936£27£0£505£4522.8210
31/03/15£1,875£2,047£-172£10£478£4152.4180
31/03/14£1,832£1,973£-141£11£660£5913.6170
31/03/13£1,496£1,668£-171£11£801£6884.9140
31/03/12£2,136£2,212£-76£13£973£8574.6120
31/03/11£1,991£2,016£-25£11£1,048£9155.4120
31/03/10£2,070£2,065£4£16£1,073£8995.2120
31/03/09?£2,471£2,438£33£39£1,069£8934.4120
31/12/07£1,886£1,709£177£101£1,036£8586100
31/12/06£1,719£1,351£368£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£1,612£1,283£328£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£1,286£1,180£107£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 8%
Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
Liabilities/Assets: 18%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 0
Asset Split ?
Established: 21 years

www.uk-cpa.org

ALLANAHM@PARLIAMENT.UK

02072195378

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseFacebookX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Community services
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Antigua And Barbuda, Australia, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Brunei, Cameroon, Canada, City Of Westminster, Dominica, Eswatini, Fiji, Ghana, Grenada, Guyana, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, New Zealand, Nigeria, Northern Ireland, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Saint Vincent, Samoa, Scotland, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, ....more
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 33 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (20)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees:
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/12/2002, number: 1095118
  • Registered at Companies House on 03/12/2002, number: 04606846
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • 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
  • Investment
  • 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
19 returns made; AR18: 76 days late,
Main office

WESTMINSTER HALL
HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT
LONDON
SW1A 0AA

Objectives

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED ARE THE ADVANCEMENT AND PROMOTION OF KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATION IN THE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, CULTURAL, CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGISLATIVE SYSTEMS WITHIN A PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRATIC FRAMEWORK WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE COUNTRIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF NATIONS AND TO COUNTRIES OUTSIDE THE COMMONWEALTH HAVING CLOSE HISTORICAL AND PARLIAMENTARY ASSOCIATIONS WITH IT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

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Charity Commission for England and Wales
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