Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 4

Good reserves management: +3
Volatile income: -3
Fundraising costs low: +3

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Dynamic board: +3

Award winner
Overall weighted support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 8

TEACH A MAN TO FISH UK LIMITED

Teach A Man To Fish supports schools to provide a more relevant education, through enterprise, empowering young people to succeed in work and in life. Our core programme, the School Enterprise Challenge, guides schools in how to set up a profitable business as an education platform for teaching young people key work & life skills.. NOTE: We do not provide grant funding to other organisations.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker
This charity is a recent Award Winner
Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile recently

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
31/12/23	£760	£899	£-140	£67	£473	£321	4.3	26	53
31/12/22	£929	£866	£63	£62	£653	£418	5.8	30	5
31/12/21	£1,090	£1,127	£-37	£32	£590	£360	3.8	44	8
31/12/20	£1,094	£1,105	£-11	£62	£627	£376	4.1	35	6
31/12/19	£1,329	£1,121	£208	£46	£638	£388	4.1	35	100
31/12/18	£1,103	£1,111	£-8	£23	£430	£348	3.8	29	0
31/12/17?	£630	£622	£8	£36	£429	£293	5.6	10	0
30/04/16	£620	£634	£-14	£26	£409	£356	6.7	15	0
30/04/15	£608	£513	£95	£28	£423	£288	6.7	17	0
30/04/14	£465	£444	£21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/13	£321	£340	£-19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/12	£291	£312	£-21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/11	£158	£243	£-86	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/10	£368	£249	£119	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/09	£370	£135	£235	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/08	£166	£116	£51	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/07	£51	£25	£26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 8.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 7.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 10%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 11%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 68%
Reserves/Spending: 4.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 8.8

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 19 years

www.teachamantofish.org.uk

info@teachamantofish.org.uk

02072632306

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief

GiG Classification

International healthcare & famine relief

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Congo (Democratic Republic), Guatemala, Honduras, India, Kenya, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

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
Dulverton Trust - School Enterprise Challenge Uganda
£30,000	09/06/2021	School Enterprise Challenge Uganda
Dulverton Trust - School Enterprise Challenge Uganda
£20,000	10/06/2020	School Enterprise Challenge Uganda

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 36-53

HUGH JOHNSON Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Accountant

JACK MCMAHON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Bank Csr Manager

MEERA JAYANTKUMAR PAU MEHTA Appointed: 2023

NADIA COSTANZO Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Banker

NICHOLAS JONATHAN KAFKA Appointed: 2005, Occupation: Ceo

PAUL ELLINGSTAD (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Consultant

SARAH MCMILLAN Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Consultant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/01/2006, number: 1112699
Registered at Companies House on 11/08/2005, number: 05533946

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

17 returns made; all on time

Main office

UNIT F5
89-93 FONTHILL ROAD
LONDON
N4 3JH

Objectives

1)TO PROMOTE, DEVELOP AND PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR PROGRAMMES OF EDUCATION FOR PEOPLE INTERNATIONALLY. IN PARTICULAR THOSE UNDER THE AGE OF TWENTY. AS A MEANS OF ACHIEVING POVERTY REDUCTION IN THOSE COUNTRIES.2) TO PROMOTE OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN CONNECTION WITH THE ABOVE

Defined Area of Benefit:

OVERSEAS

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