Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 0
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

ARCHITECTURE SANS FRONTIERES UK

Raise awareness and increase understanding of global development issues amongst practising architects and built environment professionals in order to have a positive impact on the lives of those who are disadvantaged and vulnerable.Foster change in the culture of architecture, to make it more relevant and meaningful in the context of global development issues
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
28/02/23*£18£27£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/22£23£24£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/21£19£14£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
29/02/20£29£19£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/19£30£33£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/18*£55£45£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/17£37£37£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/16*£7£28£-21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/15*£61£36£25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/14£36£47£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/13£26£30£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/12£50£50£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/11£67£61£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/10£84£69£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/09£30£32£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/08*£10£11£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Balance Sheet History
Established: 16 years

www.asf-uk.org

info@asf-uk.org

01865 403142

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • International education & child welfare
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Camden, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Turkey,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 44-69
  • ADAM JAMES DAWSON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Infrastructure Specialist & Project Manager
  • CONSTANCE AGYEMAN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director
  • JESSICA LISA ARCZYNSKI Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Solicitor
  • MELISSA KINNEAR (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Architect
  • PETER OBORN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Architect
  • PRASHANT SHANTILAL SOLANKY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Manager
  • RUBBINA KARRUNA Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Research Advisor
  • VILLA MAE P LIBUTAQUE Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/04/2008, number: 1123786
  • Registered at Companies House on 07/02/2008, number: 06496707
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
16 returns made; AR23: 8 days late, AR18: 58 days late, AR16: 36 days late, AR15: 6 days late, AR08: 247 days late,
Main office

ARCHITECTURE SANS FRONTIERES-UK
Unit - 114567
PO Box - 6945
London
W1A 6US

Objectives

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED ARE TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND NEED IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF BUILT ENVIRONMENT STUDENTS PRACTITIONERS AND PROFESSIONALS IN THE FIELD OF GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT BY INTER-ALIA TEACHING THE INCLUSIVE PARTICIPATORY AND EMPOWERING METHODS OF WORKING EFFECTIVELY WITHIN COMMUNITIES TO ALLEVIATE POVERTY AND BUILD COMMUNITY CAPACITY BY IMPROVING THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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