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Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 0
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

THE UNITED WORLD COLLEGES (INTERNATIONAL) 

UWC MAKES EDUCATION A FORCE TO UNITE PEOPLE, NATIONS AND CULTURES FOR PEACE AND A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE. UWC SEEKS TO ACHIEVE THIS THROUGH 18 UWC SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES WORLDWIDE AND UWC NATIONAL COMMITTEES IN OVER 150 COUNTRIES.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined 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
30/04/23£8,602£5,917£2,685£621£12,472£4,5859.3250
30/04/22£6,497£5,241£1,256£432£9,932£3,3797.7260
30/04/21£6,250£5,666£584£509£8,656£2,4325.2270
30/04/20£6,913£5,770£1,143£294£7,696£2,5825.4222
30/04/19£6,486£5,933£553£206£6,811£2,1514.4224
30/04/18£6,575£5,672£903£485£6,301£1,5803.3230
30/04/17£4,727£3,812£915£302£5,219£1,3614.3200
30/04/16£2,958£2,750£208£277£3,982£8523.7180
30/04/15£2,397£2,425£-28£359£3,950£7763.8150
30/04/14£2,272£2,490£-218£397£3,599£6052.9150
30/04/13?£1,680£1,315£365£288£4,241£9088.3130
30/06/12£1,488£1,711£-223£301£3,684£1,0657.5110
30/06/11£2,885£1,948£937£317£3,866£1,2677.8120
30/06/10£1,462£1,605£-143£291£2,790£4343.2110
30/06/09£1,279£1,350£-72£177£2,785£5114.590
30/06/08£1,228£1,235£-7£107£3,083£5225.190
30/06/07£1,621£1,963£-342£77£3,231£5353.390
30/06/06£1,214£993£221£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/05£949£837£111£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/04£907£816£90£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 7.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 10.5%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £130,000-£140,000
Liabilities/Assets: 11%
Liabilities/Income: 17%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 37%
Reserves/Spending: 9.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 18 months
Quick Ratio: 6.7
Asset Split ?
Established: 57 years

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • International education & child welfare
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Armenia, Bosnia And Herzegovina, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Eswatini, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Tanzania, Thailand, Throughout England And Wales, United Arab Emirates, United States,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • 25 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: 30-70
  • DANIEL GENBERG Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Freelance Governance Consultant
  • LIN KOBAYASHI Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Chair Of Uwc School Board
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/11/1967, number: 313690
  • Registered at Companies House on 19/06/1967, number: 00908758
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • 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
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

3rd Floor
55 New Oxford Street
London
WC1A 1BS

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND LEARNING AND IN PARTICULAR:-(A) THE EDUCATION OF YOUTH IN LEADERSHIP, LOYALTY, RESPONSIBILITY AND RESPECT FOR AND UNDERSTANDING OF HUMAN DIGNITY, LIFE AND RIGHTS AND(B) THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION IN EDUCATION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

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