Finance Score: -8

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 5

Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
Fundraising costs high: -3

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

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 3

ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS UK

Engineers Without Borders UK brings people, ideas and engineering together to address the complex global challenges associated with the effects of climate change, resource depletion, urbanisation and population growth. We primarily work in the UK education sector and with local partners on development projects in sub-Saharan Africa, Southern Asia and Latin America.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised

Established: 20 years

www.ewb-uk.org

ceo@ewb-uk.org

02037525820

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/03/23		£615	£853	£-239	£148	£468	£468	6.6	11	300
31/03/22		£814	£744	£69	£147	£711	£689	11.1	10	300
31/03/21		£646	£592	£53	£128	£643	£594	12	9	266
31/03/20		£625	£638	£-13	£95	£590	£394	7.4	9	266
31/03/19		£844	£609	£234	£2	£603	£451	8.9	7	80
31/03/18		£739	£699	£41	£1	£368	£304	5.2	9	0
31/03/17		£658	£735	£-77	£8	£327	£262	4.3	10	0
31/03/16		£559	£685	£-126	£11	£402	£237	4.1	8	0
31/03/15		£887	£519	£368	£20	£529	£196	4.5	7	0
31/03/14		£571	£512	£59	£23	£160	£65	1.5	8	0
31/03/13		£535	£531	£4	£45	£101	£32	0.7	5	0
31/03/12		£434	£387	£47	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	*	£344	£368	£-24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£364	£332	£32	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09?		£148	£142	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/08		£193	£178	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/07		£108	£97	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/06		£52	£58	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/05		£75	£56	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/04		£25	£29	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 26.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 17.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 11%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 18%
Liabilities/Income: 17%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 6.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 4.6

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Ghana, India, Kenya, Liberia, Malaysia, Mexico, Northern Ireland, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

11 employees
300 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
Dulverton Trust - Engineering flood defences in Kibera, Kenya
£13,000	25/10/2018	Engineering flood defences in Kibera, Kenya
National Lottery Community Fund - Building Community Leaders
£9,600	07/06/2017 12	This project will use funding to build capacity for its activities by providing leadership training for its members. This will improve the organisation’s infrastructure and the way it supports ....more This project will use funding to build capacity for its activities by providing leadership training for its members. This will improve the organisation’s infrastructure and the way it supports people in the community.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000	03/05/2017	Shifting the Focus of Engineering Education

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 32-52

ADRIANA VARGAS-COLWILL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chemical Engineer

AKARASETH PURANASAMRIDDHI Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Researcher In Climate Risks And Sustainablefinance

ANNA CLAIRE HEIN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Trustee

HELENA MARY BARRETT Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Engineer

MALITHI HENNAYAKE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Engineer

MATHEW RILEY MR (Chair) Appointed: 2023

PAUL SKERRY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Technical Leader - People & Development

ZOE CLARE HASEMAN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Vice President, Head Of Global Sustainability

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/01/2004, number: 1101849
Registered at Companies House on 05/08/2003, number: 04856607

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
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR11: 1 days late,

Main office

ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS UK
The Foundry
17 Oval Way
London
SE11 5RR

Objectives

RELIEVE, OR ASSIST IN THE RELIEF OF, POVERTY AND SUFFERING IN THE UK AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION TO;1. COORDINATING, FUNDING AND PARTICIPATING IN DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, PARTICULARLY PROJECTS OR PARTS OF PROJECTS WITH A STRONG ENGINEERING OR TECHNICAL COMPONENT;1.2. PROVIDING AND PROMOTING THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL TRAINING IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;1.3 PROVIDING EXPERIENCE TO AND STIMULATING INTEREST AMONG THOSE WITH STRONG POTENTIAL IN THE FIELD OF DEVELOPMENT WORK;1.4 PROMOTING, COORDINATING AND FUNDING RESEARCH ON DEVELOPMENT TOPICS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WITH A STRONG ENGINEERING OR TECHNICAL COMPONENT;1.5 THE RAISING OF PUBLIC AWARENESS OF DEVELOPMENT ISSUES, PARTICULARLY THOSE RELATED TO ENGINEERING OR TECHNOLOGY;1.6 THE PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE TO OTHER ORGANISATIONS WITH OBJECTIVES ALIGNED WITH THOSE OF THE CHARITY BY PROVIDING THEM WITH HUMAN AND OTHER RESOURCES;2. ADVANCE EDUCATION, IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION TO;2.1 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE UK AND IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD, PARTICULARLY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES;2.2 THE CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF POVERTY AND SUFFERING;3. TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES UNDER THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME RESOLVE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

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