Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 4

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

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

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 14

RENEWABLE WORLD

Overview

Renewable World work with a network of local partners and remote energy-poor communities to develop clean, affordable, and innovative renewable energy solutions that service families living without any means of safe and reliable power. These include solar devices, water pumps, biogas recycling and clean cooking stoves, and are locally sourced and small scale so communities can access them long term.

Their major base of projects is in Nepal, where their effective programme team are transforming communities by providing partners with a combination of funding, capacity building and knowledge sharing that enhance implementation.

Sustained growth has been supported by their corporate carbon offsetting programme and aided progress in strategic goals. Involvement of local governments in continued growth will be key as they reach even further to impact the most remote rural communities in the future.

Source: Giving is Great

Mission:

To develop and deploy effective ways of bringing renewable energy at scale to poor communities, empowering them to achieve sustainable and resilient livelihoods

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

Established: 17 years

www.renewable-world.org

getintouch@renewable-world.org

01273076050

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	£1,877	£1,704	£173	£171	£1,212	£387	2.7	29	10
31/03/22	£3,426	£3,130	£296	£150	£1,065	£399	1.5	26	16
31/03/21	£1,780	£1,471	£309	£135	£770	£157	1.3	21	8
31/03/20	£1,016	£886	£130	£166	£465	£122	1.7	14	15
31/03/19	£763	£752	£11	£199	£341	£98	1.6	16	12
31/03/18	£750	£808	£-59	£176	£328	£125	1.9	16	0
31/03/17	£837	£865	£-28	£190	£398	£111	1.5	17	0
31/03/16	£704	£625	£80	£164	£423	£119	2.3	13	0
31/03/15	£597	£492	£105	£119	£346	£109	2.7	8	0
31/03/14	£458	£329	£129	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	£577	£702	£-125	£134	£112	£54	0.9	9	0
31/03/12	£573	£524	£49	£148	£240	£153	3.5	6	0
31/03/11	£385	£331	£53	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	£283	£201	£83	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	£84	£80	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	£81	£31	£50	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 9.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 10.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 7%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 32%
Reserves/Spending: 2.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 10.3

Asset Split ?

Comment: Their most significant income stream is from Octopus Energy (a major UK energy retailer specialising in clean electricity supply). With expert carbon offsetting partners, they curate a portfolio of projects to offset thousands of tonnes of carbon generated by Octopus Super Green Gas Tariff customers. The funds produced from this work are then distributed to Renewable World projects.

Source: Giving is Great

What it does

Renewable World tackles poverty through renewable energy. It works in East Africa and South Asia to promote affordable reliable energy services for poor consumers to improve income generation, enterprise development, health & education. Our unique relationship with the Renewable Energy industry allows us to leverage skills, expertise and resources to support and develop our work.

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Organisations
Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Brighton And Hove, Kenya, Nepal, Tanzania,

Who it helps

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

Who works here?

29 employees
10 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
The EQ Foundation - Grant to RENEWABLE WORLD
£25,000	15/02/2022	Big Give Champion Pledge
Dulverton Trust - Improving livelihoods of fishing communities
£35,000	14/02/2018	Improving livelihoods of fishing communities
Dulverton Trust - renewable energy hubs by Lake Victoria
£35,000	11/02/2016	renewable energy hubs by Lake Victoria
National Lottery Community Fund - Solar MUS for Sustainable Livelihoods
£504,688	31/10/2014 36	Not Available
National Lottery Community Fund - Solar MUS for Sustainable Livelihoods
£14,356	18/12/2013 9	Solar MUS for Sustainable Livelihoods

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 34-70

CHRISTOPHER ALEC MORGAN (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired

CATHERINE ADAMS Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Risk Specialist

DIANA DU LUART Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Lawyer, Other trusteeship: FRIENDS OF BEREAVED FAMILIES FORUM,

EMMA CAROLINA VIKTORIA KARLSTROM Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Sustainability Professional

EMMA WHITEACRE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Environmental Analyst

IAN MAURICE ROBINSON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Consultant

JOSEPHA SUZY LEA DITISHEIM Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Head Of Programme, Quality And Assurance

LATA SHRESTHA Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Programmes Manager

NICHOLAS JAMES PIERRE PODEVYN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Innovation Manager

NICOLA LOUISE FELTHAM Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Management Consultant

RICHARD DEWDNEY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

STEPHEN JOHN WALKER Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Advertising Consultant, Other trusteeship: SUSSEX COUNTY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION BENEVOLENT FUND,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/06/2007, number: 1119467
Registered at Companies House on 22/11/2006, number: 06005778

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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

16 returns made; all on time

Main office

1st & 2nd Floor Offices
161 Edward Street
BRIGHTON
BN2 0JB

Objectives

3.1 TO RELIEVE POVERTY;3.2. THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT BY THE REDUCTION OF CARBON EMISSIONS AND THE PRUDENT USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES; AND3.3 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND INTERESTED PARTIES IN EFFECTIVE REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GASSES, THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, AND SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS ARISING FROM CLIMATE CHANGE, AND TO PROMOTE AND CARRY OUT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT RESEARCH INTO SUCH ISSUES AND TO PUBLISH AND WIDELY DISSEMINATE THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

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