Finance Score: -8

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 2

Volatile income: -3
Fundraising costs high: -5
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 3

COMRADES OF CHILDREN OVERSEAS

Mission:

To provide sustainable sources of quality education to children living in poor and marginalised communities.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile recently
Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/08/17	31/08/18	31/08/19	31/08/20	31/08/21	31/08/22
Charitable activities
Donations & Legacies		£175,025	£169,343	£165,870	£220,203
Other Income				£19,644	£15,339
Investment Income		£15	£36	£26	£9	£17
Total income	£329,566	£368,512	£345,486	£289,728	£341,413	£255,775
Charitable activities spending		£237,955	£245,188	£242,543	£162,326	£190,343
Fundraising costs		26%	27%	27%	17%	49%
Other spending
Total spending	£336,322	£332,043	£337,927	£314,204	£216,874	£316,548
Surplus/deficit	-£6,756	£36,469	£7,559	-£24,476	£124,539	-£60,773

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Established: 24 years

www.coco.org.uk

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What it does

Working in partnership with local organisations, we develop community-owned and operated schools, which provide quality education in a sustainable way.

Listed activities

It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

International poverty relief

Purposes

The prevention or relief of poverty
The advancement of education
The advancement of health','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Where it operates

UK and overseas, main operating location: Outwith Scotland

Who it helps

Children or young people

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Shears Foundation - COCO
£5,500	06/04/2023	Securing a Sustainable Future for FOCUSSA Primary School.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (7)

Current Directors appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 37-63

BAILLIE SMITH, Matt, Professor
Appointed: 2019
Occupation: Professor

BRENNAN, Rebecca
Appointed: 2021
Occupation: Key Account Director

CRAM, Stephen
Appointed: 2000
Occupation: Director

DIXON, Christopher Thomas
Appointed: 2021
Occupation: Senior Manager

JUMA, Ida
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Programme Specialist

STAEHR, Carsten Soren, Lisberg
Appointed: 2016
Occupation: Ceo

STOBBS, Christine
Appointed: 2017
Occupation: Finance Director

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 09/08/2000, number: SC030428
Registered at Companies House on 09/08/2000, number: SC209819

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

c/o Newcastle University Business School, 5 Barrack Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4SE

Objectives

The Charity's objects ('Objects') are wholly charitable (the word charitable having the meaning ascribed to it for the purposes of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and section 505 of the income and corporation Taxes Act 1988 or any statutory amendment or re-enactment thereof) and are:- a) The relief of suffering and distress of children throughout the world in areas stricken by poverty, natural disaster or war by providing support, facilities, equipment, supplies or funds. and b) The advancement of education by providing educational facilities or equipment, funds or supplies for the benefit of children in such areas.

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