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Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 3
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Pension deficit: -3
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

UKCISA 

Advising and assisting all those interested in studying overseas (and especially non-UK nationals who wish to study in the UK) and those who support them.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • There are 16 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • There is a pension deficit of £606,897
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending


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Established: 21 years

www.ukcisa.org.uk

abida.khan@ukcisa.org.uk

02072884330

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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£1,582£1,550£32£0£427£3943.12215
31/03/22£1,455£1,239£216£0£373£3493.41616
31/03/21*£1,272£1,386£-114£0£441£4193.61922
31/03/20*£1,537£1,767£-229£0£556£5563.8150
31/03/19£1,592£1,539£53£0£785£7856.1150
31/03/18£1,525£1,360£164£0£732£7326.5160
31/03/17£1,446£1,430£16£0£568£5684.8170
31/03/16£1,439£1,404£35£0£551£5514.7160
31/03/15£1,367£1,308£60£37£656£6556170
31/03/14£1,379£1,307£72£38£596£5955.5160
31/03/13£1,345£1,289£56£37£524£5184.8160
31/03/12£1,312£1,319£-7£38£468£4634.2190
31/03/11£1,707£1,613£94£32£475£4533.4170
31/03/10£1,678£1,617£61£55£381£3672.7160
31/03/09£1,557£1,536£21£58£320£3072.4160
31/03/08£1,329£1,350£-21£43£299£2802.5160
31/03/07£1,230£1,204£26£54£320£3023150
31/03/06£1,004£977£27£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£985£936£50£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£916£900£16£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: 12%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 43%
Liabilities/Income: 49%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 92%
Reserves/Spending: 3.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 1.6
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
Who works here?
  • 22 employees
  • 15 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
Department for Education - UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA)
£350,000 01/04/2020
UKCISA uses the grant to provide a unique service to International students in supporting them to apply to study in the UK and also providing ongoing support during their time in the UK. In the face ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (16)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 26-59
  • CATHRYN TURHAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director Of Membership Services
  • ELIZABETH HUCKLE Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Head Of International Student Support,Imperial Col
  • HAMISH WALKER Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Student Immigration Manager
  • HANNAH BRIAN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Deputy Chief Exec, Leeds University Union
  • LAURA ROSE-TROUP Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Head Of International, Newcastle College
  • LYNSEY BENDON Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Head Of Student Services
  • MARIA LORAY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: International Project Coordinator
  • MERVYN ADAMS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: International Compliance Manager
  • SALLY SACA Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Head Of International Student Advice Team
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/01/2003, number: 1095294
  • Registered at Companies House on 08/08/2002, number: 04507287
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
  • 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
  • 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; AR21: 4 days late, AR20: 16 days late,
Main office

UKCISA
4th Floor Woburn House
20-24 Tavistock Square
LONDON
WC1H 9HQ

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE COUNCIL ARE TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND LEARNING, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE EDUCATION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND (WITH THE ISLE OF MAN AND THE CHANNEL ISLANDS) OF STUDENTS WHO BY NATIONALITY OR DOMICILE APPERTAIN TO OTHER COUNTRIES OR ARE STATELESS, THE EDUCATION OF UNITED KINGDOM STUDENTS IN OTHER COUNTRIES (ALL SUCH STUDENTS BEING HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS) AND THE EDUCATION OF PERSONS CONNECTED WITH INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION (THE OBJECTS).

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL - UNITED KINGDOM

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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