Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 0

Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 6

GREAT LAKES OUTREACH

GLO works in partnership with local organisations in Central Africa (Burundi), to help people, providing financial, logistical and advisory assistance. Main focus is evangelism and discipleship through churches and schools, printing and teaching materials, fighting AIDS, street children and orphans, and encouraging an informed dialogue between different ethnic and religious groups.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

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		£1,618	£1,608	£10	£5	£543	£452	3.4	10	0
31/12/21		£1,507	£1,780	£-273	£3	£510	£490	3.3	9	0
31/12/20		£1,672	£1,735	£-63	£5	£788	£783	5.4	7	0
31/12/19		£1,204	£1,076	£128	£13	£850	£812	9.1	6	0
31/12/18		£1,090	£1,029	£60	£14	£721	£653	7.6	5	1
31/12/17		£972	£1,076	£-104	£13	£662	£631	7	3	0
31/12/16		£964	£827	£137	£5	£746	£596	8.6	2	0
31/12/15	*	£753	£621	£133	£27	£604	£468	9.1	2	0
31/12/14		£658	£547	£111	£39	£470	£272	6	2	0
31/12/13		£489	£483	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12		£375	£434	£-59	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11		£451	£448	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10		£528	£349	£178	£70	£409	£341	11.7	3	0
31/12/09		£682	£579	£104	£90	£231	£200	4.1	3	0
31/12/08		£523	£756	£-233	£45	£127	£105	1.7	3	0
31/12/07		£443	£299	£143	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/06		£324	£250	£74	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05	*	£172	£130	£42	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04		£155	£141	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 83%
Reserves/Spending: 3.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 42.8

Asset Split ?

Established: 21 years

www.greatlakesoutreach.org

info@greatlakesoutreach.org

01494766731

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
Religious Activities
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Social & legal advocacy

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Burundi,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

10 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 37-69

LUKE DANIEL JOHNSON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Banker

CHARLOTTE HUTCHINSON Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Solicitor

GAVIN EDWARD OLIVER HOWARD Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Company Director, Other trusteeships: THE HOWARD FOUNDATION, CAMBRIDGE CHURCHES HOMELESS PROJECT,

JUSTIN DAVID HILL Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Company Director

PAUL ANTHONY SMITH (Chair) Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Chairman

STEPHEN RONALD WHITE Appointed: 2006, Occupation: Consultant, Other trusteeship: KING'S ROAD CHURCH,

SUSAN ELIZABETH WILMOT Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Relationship Director, Other trusteeship: THE STUART HINE TRUST CIO,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/04/2003, number: 1097267
Registered at Companies House on 04/03/2003, number: 04686283

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; AR15: 30 days late, AR05: 22 days late,

Main office

GREAT LAKES OUTREACH
1ST FLOOR TOWER HOUSE
LATIMER PARK
LATIMER
CHESHAM
HP5 1TU

Objectives

3.1 The charitable purposes of the Charity are:(a) to advance the Christian faith in Burundi and in such other parts of the world as the Trustees of the Charity may from time to time think fit and to fulfil such other purposes which are exclusively charitable according to the law of England and Wales and are connected with the charitable work of the Charity;(b) to relieve persons who are in conditions of need or hardship or who are aged or sick and to relieve the distress caused thereby in the said location and in such other parts of the world as the trustees may from time to time think fit;(c) to advance education in accordance with Christian principles by such means as the Trustees may consider appropriate including by means of establishing and operating any educational establishment or establishments in the said location and in such other parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Trustees may from time to time think fit.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BURUNDI AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS DETERMINE.

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