Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 2
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

AMIGOS WORLDWIDE 

Amigos works in Uganda to bring sustainability, dignity and hope to disadvantaged people. At Kira Farm Development Centre 40 vulnerable young Ugandans receive training. We run a child-led family sponsorship programme enabling 380 children to go to school. We work in rural communities providing clean water and training in conservation farming, WaSH, appropriate technolgies and conflict resolution.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £778,482 available, equivalent to 26 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

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£907£357£551£2£938£77826.235
31/12/21£416£328£88n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/12/20£368£383£-15n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/12/19£406£478£-72n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/12/18£399£314£84£0£0£0n/a08
31/12/17£374£321£53£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£350£587£-237£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£340£283£58£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£295£256£40£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£238£206£32£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£243£187£56£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11*£191£173£19£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£192£161£31£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£246£168£78£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£248£71£177£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 83%
Reserves/Spending: 26.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 32 months
Quick Ratio: 162.6
Asset Split ?
Established: 17 years

www.amigos.org.uk

info@amigos.org.uk

01271377664

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • International poverty relief
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Devon, Uganda,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports 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
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Amigos
£14,500 26/01/2021
A three year programme to install community boreholes, provide WASH training & training in conservation farming & business skills in Gulu, Uganda

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/06/2007, number: 1119450
  • Registered at Companies House on 21/02/2007, number: 06122350
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
15 returns made; AR11: 6 days late,
Main office

3 Boutport Street
Mermaid Walk
BARNSTAPLE
Devon
EX31 1RH

Objectives

(A) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING IN SUCH PARTS OF UGANDA, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA AND THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT INCLUDING BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION THROUGH THE PROVISION OF CHILD SPONSORSHIP, EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AND MATERIALS, THE EQUIPMENT AND BUILDING OF SCHOOLS AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTRES;(B) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT IN SUCH PARTS OF UGANDA, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA AND THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT;(C) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE TO THE ARTICLES HERETO IN UGANDA, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

OVERSEAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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