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Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Large legacies income: +1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

EMBRACE THE MIDDLE EAST 

Embrace the Middle East, formerly known as BibleLands, seeks to improve the lives of vulnerable and disadvantaged people in the Middle East. We do this in partnership with local Christians, focusing on education, healthcare and community development.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years 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
31/12/22£3,811£4,573£-762£307£6,931£6,8661834166
31/12/21£4,432£4,777£-345£586£8,263£8,26220.835126
31/12/20£4,243£4,557£-314£590£8,309£8,27121.835166
31/12/19£4,751£5,614£-863£1,394£8,613£8,49518.237171
31/12/18£6,642£5,001£1,641£1,222£9,117£9,00921.636169
31/12/17£6,643£4,642£2,000£1,191£7,597£7,53219.5300
31/12/16£5,991£4,553£1,437£1,135£5,442£5,22413.8640
31/12/15£3,708£4,226£-519£928£3,889£3,60710.2540
31/12/14£3,824£4,072£-248£796£4,407£4,09412.1540
31/12/13£3,476£4,373£-898£687£4,594£4,52412.4520
31/12/12£4,217£3,557£660£783£5,233£5,12717.3520
31/12/11£2,900£3,567£-667£714£4,470£4,31314.5540
31/12/10£3,230£3,365£-136£724£5,162£5,08318.1540
31/12/09?£3,570£3,781£-211£494£3,717£3,56511.3490
30/04/08£3,144£2,992£152£500£4,163£3,86415.5500
30/04/07£3,176£3,342£-166£451£4,298£3,90314180
30/04/06£2,972£3,341£-370£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/05£3,106£3,249£-143£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/04£3,507£3,071£435£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 7.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 18 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 8.1
Asset Split ?
Established: 25 years

www.embraceme.org

info@embraceme.org

01494897950

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • International education & child welfare
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Syria,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 34 employees
  • 166 volunteers

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
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Embrace the Middle East
£200 10/02/2023
As directed by the donor towards Embrace the Middle East's work improving the lives of vulnerable and disadvantaged people in the Middle East.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 10/12 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 32-76
  • MARY OAKES Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Charity Worker
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/06/1999, number: 1076329
  • Registered at Companies House on 02/02/1999, number: 03706037
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from JUST CONNECTIONS on 13/03/2023
Main office

Embrace The Middle East
Old Library Building
Queen Victoria Road
HIGH WYCOMBE
Buckinghamshire
HP11 1BG

Objectives

Inspired by the compassionate ministry of Christ, to work with, support and raise awareness of local Christians in the lands of the Bible as they seek to improve the lives of vulnerable and disadvantaged people, with an emphasis on healthcare, disability, education and community development

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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