Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 3
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

UFM WORLDWIDE 

Christian Missionary Agency
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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£3,811£4,108£-297£6£2,983£2,9838.72045
31/03/22£4,394£3,884£509£4£3,281£3,28110.11822
31/03/21£3,637£3,434£203£41£2,751£2,7519.6175
31/03/20£3,829£3,669£160£100£2,413£2,4137.9184
31/03/19£3,693£3,926£-233£85£2,326£2,3267.11510
31/03/18£3,611£3,350£261£93£2,346£6932.5130
31/03/17£3,239£3,074£164£71£2,090£6832.7130
31/03/16£2,856£2,790£67£46£1,825£5592.4110
31/03/15£2,778£2,685£93£62£1,798£7443.3110
31/03/14£2,755£2,592£163£51£1,670£8824.1100
31/03/13£2,680£2,363£317£41£1,486£8994.6100
31/03/12£2,047£2,048£-1£38£1,122£7074.1100
31/03/11£1,749£1,956£-208£43£1,136£6353.9100
31/03/10£1,858£1,821£37£50£1,318£6904.5100
31/03/09£1,978£1,981£-3£38£1,145£5093.1120
31/03/08£1,899£1,816£83£38£1,301£6404.2100
31/03/07£1,816£1,826£-10£46£1,299£6474.3100
31/03/06£1,650£1,659£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£1,604£1,585£19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£1,496£1,534£-38£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.3%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 2%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 8.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 5
Asset Split ?
Established: 59 years
(92 years as a company)

www.ufm.org.uk

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian religious associations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Cameroon, Canada, Congo (Democratic Republic), Djibouti, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kenya, Malawi, Moldova, Mongolia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Portugal, Romania, Scotland, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Tajikistan, Thailand, Togo, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United States,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 20 employees
  • 45 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 12/13 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 46-84
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/02/1965, number: 219946
  • Registered at Companies House on 07/05/1932, number: 00265218
Gift Aid
  • 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

UFM Worldwide
Unit 10
Interface Business Park
Bincknoll Lane
Royal Wootton Bassett
SWINDON

Objectives

(A) TO FULFIL THE COMMAND OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST TO EVANGELISE THE WORLD, IN COOPERATION WITH CHURCHES (B) TO SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE CHURCHES IN THE WORK OF EVANGELISM, MISSION, BIBLE TEACHING, LEADERSHIP TRAINING, MEDICAL CARE, EDUCATION AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY

Defined Area of Benefit:

WORLDWIDE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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