Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

DZI FOUNDATION UK 

dZi Foundation works in partnership with Nepal's most remote communities to improve quality of life through advancing education and health while reducing poverty. All projects are sustainable and locally-driven. The dZi Foundation's mission is accomplished through putting communities first, and the investment in projects on the ground is matched in-kind with labor and materials.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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
30/06/23£202£188£14n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/22£53£58£-5n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/21£115£117£-2n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/20£64£73£-9n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/19£130£103£27n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/18£46£49£-3£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/17?£32£35£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£98£112£-14£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£77£89£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£182£159£22£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£76£65£11£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 11 years

dzi.org

sarah@dzi.org

1 781 657 3053

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides other finance
Where it operates
  • Nepal,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 37-59
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/03/2013, number: 1151414
  • Registered at Companies House on 20/11/2012, number: 08300450
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • 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
Filing Record
11 returns made; all on time
Main office

89 PARK AVENUE SOUTH
LONDON
N8 8LX

Objectives

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (“OBJECTS”) ARE TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE LIVING IN REMOTE AND IMPOVERISHED AREAS OF THE WORLD, INCLUDING INTERNATIONALLY, TO ENABLE ACCESS TO EDUCATION, WORKFORCE OPPORTUNITIES, HEALTHCARE, ACCOMMODATION AND OTHER ESSENTIALS OF LIFE INCLUDING BY (WITHOUT LIMITATION):A) PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE;B) PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF PROJECTS TO DEVELOP AND/OR MAINTAIN INFRASTRUCTURES AND OTHER FACILITIES, INCLUDING SCHOOLS, WATER FACILITIES AND ACCOMMODATION,WHILST MAINTAINING SENSITIVITY TO AND PRESERVING THE CULTURAL TRADITIONS AND RELIGIONS OF SUCH PEOPLE.

Data Sources

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