Finance Score: -8
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 6
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Fundraising costs high: -5
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

UGANDA COMMUNITY RELIEF ASSOCIATION 

To promote any charitable purpose for the benefit of black and minority communities living in the UK including Refugee and Asylum seekers and including people of ugandan origin by the advancement of education, training, employment health and welfare.To enhance their quality of life, sense of belonging and active participation in their communities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • 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 age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change
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
31/07/22?£612£607£6£312£12£0n/a88
31/03/21£430£602£-173n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/03/20*£388£373£15n/an/an/an/an/a18
31/03/19£383£284£98n/an/an/an/an/a7
31/03/18*£457£453£5£0£0£0n/a08
31/03/17*£326£325£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£276£319£-44£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£486£495£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14*£198£208£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£253£220£33£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£215£230£-15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11*£479£443£36£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10*£275£273£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£215£303£-89£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£517£458£58£9£155£130.3150
31/03/07*£404£367£36£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£198£187£10£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 51.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 51.3%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 91%
Liabilities/Income: 28%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 0%
Reserves/Spending: 0 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: 0
Asset Split ?
Established: 19 years
(22 years as a company)

www.ucra.org.uk

ucra2000@hotmail.com

02088086221

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Social clubs and similar
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
Who works here?
  • 8 employees
  • 8 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
DCMS£50,248
City Bridge Trust£48,580
Department for Education£28,120
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£50,248 05/10/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Uganda Community Relief Association
£48,580 28/09/2020
towards improving project capacity, including two salaried positions (IAG Worker, Volunteer Coordinator), as outlined in your application. The grant excludes the daily subsistence allowance for ....more
Department for Education - Apprenticeships Participation 18+
£28,120 01/04/2020
To fund the provision of apprenticeship training.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 43-65
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 25/11/2004, number: 1106996
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/10/2001, number: 04304151
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
17 returns made; AR20: 50 days late, AR18: 22 days late, AR17: 1 days late, AR14: 39 days late, AR11: 15 days late, AR10: 26 days late, AR07: 258 days late, AR06: 94 days late,
Main office

327 Bensham Lane
THORNTON HEATH
Surrey
CR7 7ER

Objectives

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED ARE TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF BLACK AND MINORITY ETHNIC COMMUNITIES LIVING IN THE UNITED KINGDOM INCLUDING REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS AND PARTICULARLY PEOPLE OF UGANDAN ORIGIN BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, HEALTH AND WELFARE IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNITED KINGDOM

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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