Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 3
  • Volatile income: -3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

GLOBAL POVERTY PROJECT UK 

Raising awareness and encouraging action for the relief of global poverty by:1. Educating people principally in the UK about global poverty and the movement to end global poverty2. Empowering people principally in the UK to take action on global poverty3. Encouraging and assisting people in other countries to undertake the activities described above
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • 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 and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • 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
31/12/22£2,062£2,153£-91£72£558£5583.1250
31/12/21£2,160£2,097£62£59£649£6493.7240
31/12/20£1,875£1,800£75£63£586£5863.9190
31/12/19£2,838£2,677£161£37£511£5112.3170
31/12/18£1,680£1,557£123£26£350£3462.7163
31/12/17£3,086£2,974£112£613£228£2280.9150
31/12/16£809£737£72£31£115£1151.9130
31/12/15£796£811£-15£31£43£430.6120
31/12/14£408£485£-76£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£678£583£94£22£140£1402.9150
31/12/12?£285£276£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11*£262£225£38£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 36%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 14%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 3.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 3.2
Asset Split ?
Established: 14 years

www.globalcitizen.org

ukenquiries@globalpovertyproject.com

0207 683 6456

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Social & legal advocacy
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • France, Germany, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 25 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 35-60
  • ROSALIND MCKENNA Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Special Advisory (Private Philanthropy)
  • CRAIG COHON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Advisor And Non Executive Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/09/2010, number: 1137815
  • Registered at Companies House on 11/03/2010, number: 07186340
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
12 returns made; AR11: 8 days late,
Main office

8 All Saints Street
London, UK
N1 9RL

Objectives

RAISING AWARENESS AND ENCOURAGING ACTION FOR THE RELIEF OF GLOBAL POVERTY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS BY, WITHOUT LIMITATIONA EDUCATING PEOPLE PRINCIPALLY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM ABOUT GLOBAL POVERTY AND THE MOVEMENT TO END GLOBAL POVERTYB EMPOWERING PEOPLE PRINCIPALLY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM TO TAKE ACTION ON GLOBAL POVERTY INCLUDING MAKING DONATIONS AND VOLUNTEERING; ANDC ENCOURAGING AND ASSISTING PEOPLE IN OTHER COUNTRIES TO UNDERTAKE THE ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED IN RULES A AND BD THE PROMOTION OF SUCH PURPOSES BEING EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE DIRECTORS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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