Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 6
  • Qualified accounts: -3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

THE UNITED WORLD COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC LIMITED

An international VIth College offering up to 350 boarding places to students who are selected on merit and potential, the assessment process is not influenced by an individual's gender, ethnicity,race,religion and disability nor, as far as funds allow, economic status.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • The latest accounts were qualified

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
?31/07/23£18,044£17,366£678£1,115£29,126£19,84713.71715
31/07/22£15,557£15,063£494£1,089£27,648£19,82115.81602
?31/07/21£13,711£13,002£709£576£27,647£19,01317.51450
31/07/20£14,165£12,621£1,544£656£25,626£18,30317.41270
31/07/19£13,329£12,557£772£849£24,695£15,42514.71330
31/07/18£13,257£12,559£698£748£23,711£15,11214.41400
31/07/17£13,234£11,754£1,480£944£22,730£14,10514.41370
31/07/16£14,832£11,898£2,934£450£20,565£13,17013.31310
31/07/15£12,734£11,060£1,674£1,030£17,734£10,85711.81290
31/07/14£11,553£10,204£1,349£941£15,758£9,40211.11040
31/07/13£11,165£10,087£1,078£473£14,395£8,56310.21440
31/07/12£11,195£10,557£638£426£12,672£7,9829.11450
31/07/11£9,305£9,229£75£351£12,044£6,8188.91570
31/07/10£9,306£8,286£1,020£338£8,887£4,85871390
31/07/09£8,621£7,889£732£340£7,748£4,4566.81430
31/07/08£7,884£8,234£-350£333£7,820£4,0445.91450
31/07/07£8,018£8,132£-114£370£8,202£4,4436.61450
31/07/06£7,552£7,499£53n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/05£6,308£5,737£572n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/04*£6,039£7,018£-979n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 7.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6.7%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 8%
Highest pay band: £200,000-£250,000
Liabilities/Assets: 14%
Liabilities/Income: 27%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 68%
Reserves/Spending: 13.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: 1
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 62 years

www.atlanticcollege.org

enquiries@atlanticcollege.org

01446799000

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Secondary schools
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Vale Of Glamorgan,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Scholarship for 2022/23
£68,000 08/08/2022
Grant to UWC Atlantic College
Pears Foundation - Grant to Atlantic College
£64,000 12/02/2021
Scholarship 2021-23
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - 2019/20 Scholarship
£27,500 22/08/2019
Donor Advised: scholarship for 2019/20 academic year
Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award
£100,000 22/05/2019
Associated Schools Programme
Pears Foundation - Grant to Atlantic College
£64,000 23/01/2019
24
Scholarship 2019-21
Pears Foundation - Grant to Atlantic College
£60,000 20/02/2017
24
Scholarship 2017-19
David & Elaine Potter Foundation - Scholarship
£55,000 22/10/2013
To support a scholarship for an African student to attend UWC Atlantic College in the UK
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 48-69
  • ANN JONES Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired
  • CYNTHIA IYABO OSHUAN OGBONNA Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chartered Management Accountant
  • DRIEK DESMET Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Consultant
  • FFION THOMAS Appointed: 2024
  • IAN STUART COOPER Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Chartered Accountant
  • JILL LONGSON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired
  • LADY JOANNA KNATCHBULL Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Director
  • LUTFEY SIDDIQI Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Academic/Banker
  • PHILIP MARTIN HARMAN BROWN Appointed: 2021
  • RUTH RAWLING Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Consulting (Semi-Retired)
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/10/1962, number: 525761
  • Registered at Companies House on 21/10/1960, number: 00673076
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW)
  • Estyn: Her Majesty's Inspectorate For Education And Training In Wales
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • 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
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR04: 10 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE TERWICK TRUST on 07/04/2020
Main office

United World College of The
Atlantic Ltd
St. Donats Castle
St. Donat's
LLANTWIT MAJOR
CF611WF

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND LEARNING AND IN PARTICULAR THE EDUCATION OF YOUTH IN LEADERSHIP, LOYALTY, RESPONSIBILITY AND RESPECT FOR AND UNDER TAKING OF HUMAN DIGNITY, LIFE AND RIGHTS AND FOR THAT PURPOSE TO OWN AND OPERATE EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND FACILITIES. THE OBJECTIVE INCLUDES THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, SERVICE TO OTHERS AND GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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