Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Spending declining: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

UNITAS 

Unitas is a national charity to act as a resource for people, in particular but not limited to young people. Unitas intends to achieve its objectives by working in collaboration with other organisations to deliver educational services. Unitas will maintain quality of delivery through products and services being devised and refined according to the best available evidence being a priority.
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:

  • There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • Spending is declining
  • Income has been volatile recently

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£1,175£1,147£29£0£586£5866.170
31/03/22£1,742£1,560£182£0£558£4433.470
31/03/21£1,582£1,482£101£0£376£376380
31/03/20£1,563£1,548£15£0£275£2752.180
31/03/19£2,232£2,384£-152£0£260£2601.380
31/03/18£1,202£1,209£-6£0£412£4124.150
31/03/17£781£771£11£0£418£4186.540
31/03/16£696£690£6£0£407£4077.140
31/03/15*£628£861£-233£13£402£4025.670
31/03/14*£1,354£1,302£53£14£635£6355.980
31/03/13£1,369£1,359£10£22£582£5524.960
31/03/12£1,847£1,784£63£17£572£5523.740
31/03/11£1,613£1,254£359£34£509£3603.440

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 16%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 67%
Liabilities/Income: 103%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 6.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.9
Asset Split ?
Established: 14 years

www.unitas.uk.net

jayne.cowley@unitas.uk.net

01603570365

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Community services
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 7 employees

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
ZING - Core funding
£25,000 01/07/2013
Core funding leverage by Impetus PEF

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 42-65
  • PHIL CLAPP Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Company Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/12/2009, number: 1133286
  • Registered at Companies House on 03/11/2008, number: 06739988
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
  • 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
Filing Record
13 returns made; AR15: 26 days late, AR14: 20 days late,
Main office

Unitas
Diamond House
Vulcan Road North
NORWICH
NR6 6AQ

Objectives

TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR PEOPLE, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO YOUNG PEOPLE, IN THEUK AND WORLD-WIDE BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OFPHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:(A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS,CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY ASINDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION;(C) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT;(D) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIALWELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OFTHEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMICCIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE UK AND WORLD-WIDE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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