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Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 5
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Latest return overdue -5
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

BRITISH AMERICAN SECURITY INFORMATION COUNCIL

BASIC is an independent transatlantic organization promoting effective global nuclear disarmament, non-proliferation and transatlantic security. We engage with decision-makers in a constructive manner and promote public awareness by addressing critical decisions relevant to these issues. BASIC is a peace and security non-governmental organization that is British-American in composition and focus.
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Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
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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
31/12/22£661£758£-97£20£219£1582.5103
31/12/21£647£438£209£15£316£591.690
31/12/20£291£294£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£366£331£35n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£246£203£43n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£125£158£-34n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£128£159£-31n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15*£214£242£-28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£432£315£117n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£444£478£-35n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£372£378£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£207£246£-39n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£204£219£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£242£197£45n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£148£142£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£138£198£-60n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06£279£240£40n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£204£195£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04*£146£170£-24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 20%
Highest pay band: £120,000-£130,000
Liabilities/Assets: 13%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 72%
Reserves/Spending: 2.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 4.2
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 34 years

www.basicint.org

basicuk@basicint.org

020 3752 5662

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Other Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Professional associations
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • China, City Of Westminster, France, India, Israel, Pakistan, Russia, United States,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

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
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to British American Security Information Council (BASIC)
£100,000 12/07/2024
24
Scoping British Nuclear Weapons Harms (2024-2026)
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to British American Security Information Council (BASIC)
£60,000 19/03/2022
Core costs
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to British American Security Information Council (BASIC)
£70,000 01/12/2018
24
Core costs

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/11 persons

  • ANGELA KANE Appointed: 2023
  • DANIEL JOHNSON Appointed: 2021
  • DR ANDREW STEVEN COTTEY (Chair) Appointed: 2017
  • DR TOGZHAN KASSENOVA Appointed: 2021
  • HELENA HARDING Appointed: 2020
  • JAMES MADELEY Appointed: 2020
  • JOANNE SKOLNICK Appointed: 2023
  • LAICIE HEELEY Appointed: 2021
  • PAUL MARTIN CARROLL Appointed: 2023
  • PETER JONES Appointed: 2020
  • THOMAS HAJNOCZI Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/12/1990, number: 1001081
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR15: 1 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

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111 Seven Sisters Road
LONDON
N7 7FN

Objectives

TO PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO, THE STUDY AND DISCUSSION OF AND EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION UPON THE IMPACT OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS, MODERN INDUSTRY, MODERN METHODS OF WARFARE AND THE PSYCHOLOGY OF WARFARE UPON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, DEFENCE, DISARMAMENT, MILITARY STRATEGY AND SECURITY IN ORDER TO IMPROVE PEOPLES' MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND AWARENESS OF SUCH ISSUES

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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