Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

COLUMBIA UK FUND LIMITED 

Advance and promote education and research at Columbia University in the State of New York.
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Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age
Established: 16 years
(18 years as a company)

eileen_flood@protonmail.com

02075022813

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UN SDGs
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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
30/11/22*£1,456£1,445£12£0£641£6415.300
30/11/21£938£1,964£-1,026£0£629£6293.800
30/11/20£573£43£529£37£1,655£1,655458.300
30/11/19£1,144£935£209£0£1,126£1,12614.500
30/11/18£445£7£438£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/17£855£1,456£-600£1£480£480400
30/11/16£833£3£830£0£1,080£1,0804062.700
30/11/15£1,512£1,903£-391£3£250£2501.600
30/11/14£1,122£1,536£-414£3£640£640500
30/11/13£1,219£273£946£43£1,054£1,05446.310
30/11/12£1,138£1,043£94£3£108£1081.200
30/11/11£3,860£4,485£-624£-16£14£14010
30/11/10£2,741£2,169£572£2£638£6383.500
30/11/09£435£416£19£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/08*£48£1£47£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 0%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 5.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: INF
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales, United States,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young 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 (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 60-64
  • AMELIA ALVERSON Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Executive Vp For University Development
  • PAUL KEENAN Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Vice President For University Developement
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 13/12/2007, number: 1121978
  • Registered at Companies House on 16/11/2005, number: 05624514
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
Filing Record
15 returns made; AR22: 5 days late, AR08: 35 days late,
Main office

19 NORCOTT ROAD
LONDON
N16 7EJ

Objectives

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH, IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING GRANTS TO COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY TO ASSIST IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND RESEARCH AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

Defined Area of Benefit:

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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