Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 0
    • 12+ Trustees: -1
    • Good trustee age range: +3
    • Dynamic board: +3
    • Gender balanced board: +3
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

    UK CAT CONSORTIUM 

    UKCAT provides and develops a University admission test aiming to achieve greater fairness in selection to medicine and dentistry and widening participation in medical and dental training of under-represented groups. Through a research programme UKCAT is seeking to identify characteristics in applicants that will make them good dentists/doctors with the ultimate aim of improving patient care.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
    • 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

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • There are 15 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

    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£2,797£2,742£55£0£1,064£1,0644.700
    31/03/22£2,981£2,783£198£0£1,032£1,0324.500
    31/03/21£2,611£2,553£58£0£831£8313.900
    31/03/20£2,481£2,299£182£0£720£7203.830
    31/03/19£2,236£2,206£30£0£544£544300
    31/03/18£2,017£1,995£22£0£502£502300
    31/03/17£1,763£1,916£-154£0£477£477300
    31/03/16£1,789£1,900£-110£0£586£5863.700
    31/03/15£1,844£1,849£-5£4£691£6914.500
    31/03/14£1,925£1,846£79£4£696£6964.500
    31/03/13£1,893£1,736£157£4£617£6174.300
    31/03/12£1,825£1,692£134£4£460£4603.300
    31/03/11£1,724£1,885£-161£4£327£3272.100

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 16%
    Liabilities/Income: 7%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
    Reserves/Spending: 4.7 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
    Quick Ratio: 4.7
    Asset Split ?
    Established: 14 years
    (18 years as a company)

    www.ukcat.ac.uk

    ukcat@nottingham.ac.uk

    01158230041

    Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Education/Training
    GiG Classification
    • Technical, vocational and continuing education
    How it operates
    • Other charitable activities
    • Sponsors or undertakes research
    Where it operates
    • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People

    Who's supporting them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (15)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split
    Based on 14/15 persons

    Age Range of Trustees: 36-72
    • DR CHING-WA CHUNG Appointed: 2023, Occupation: General Practitioner And Senior Clinical Lecturer
    • EMMA PATON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: University Admissions Manager
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/01/2010, number: 1133667
    • Registered at Companies House on 11/11/2005, number: 05620264
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
    • Complaints handling
    • Complaints policy and procedures
    • Financial reserves policy and procedures
    • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
    • Internal risk management policy and procedures
    • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
    • Investment
    • Risk management
    • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    Filing Record
    13 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    UCAT
    B Floor
    Medical School
    Queens Medical Centre
    Derby Road
    NOTTINGH

    Objectives

    THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED ARE: TO PROMOTE AND PROVIDEFOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM IN PARTICULAR WITHOUTPREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE, TESTS TO AIDSELECTION FOR ADMISSION TO DEGREE AND OTHER COURSES REQUIRING CLINICALCOMPETENCIES

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    THE UNITED KINGDOM

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    CharityBase
    Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

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