Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

UNITED WAY 

United Way advances the common good by focusing on education, income and health and creating partnerships between communities, businesses and other institutions to give, advocate and volunteer.Providing training and leadership to local United Ways and other charities with similar mission in UK.
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Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition
Established: 11 years

www.unitedway.org.uk

info@unitedway.org.uk

07753944566

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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£691£621£70£0£632£2544.960
31/12/21£519£354£165£0£561£34711.860
31/12/20£518£425£94£0£396£2095.940
31/12/19£337£299£37n/an/an/an/an/a191
31/12/18£298£224£74£0£0£0n/a0200
31/12/17£227£244£-17£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£303£223£80£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£236£120£116£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£83£71£12£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 16%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 8%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 40%
Reserves/Spending: 4.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 12 months
Quick Ratio: 8.6
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 6 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees:
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/08/2013, number: 1153509
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
9 returns made; all on time
Main office

United Way c/o LCVS
151 Dale Street
LIVERPOOL
L2 2AH

Objectives

1. TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF CHARITIES IN THE DIRECT PURSUIT OF THEIR CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND THE EFFECTIVE USE OF THEIR RESOURCES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY PROVIDING LEADERSHIP, GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT TO CHARITIES WORKING TOWARDS OR MEETING UNITED WAY MEMBERSHIP STANDARDS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED KINGDOM.2. TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, DISTRESS AND SICKNESS.3. NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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