Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 1

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -2
Large legacies income: +1
Fundraising costs low: +3

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

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 15

COHERE CHARITY

Cohere aims to promote, facilitate, and advocate for the shared aims of communities affected by global forced displacement. Through Grant making, Capacity Sharing, Coordination and Advocacy to Refugee Lead Organisation.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
This charity has a robust balance sheet
This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually 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:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £2,340,348 available, equivalent to 24 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

Established: 11 years

www.wearecohere.org

info@wearecohere.org

01666 577207

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
31/12/22	£3,843	£1,165	£2,678	£16	£2,747	£2,340	24.1	5	4
31/12/21	£725	£769	£-43	£55	£69	£78	1.2	25	2
31/12/20	£655	£610	£45	£43	£107	£118	2.3	30	0
31/12/19	£755	£742	£13	£42	£71	£58	0.9	28	15
31/12/18	£775	£801	£-26	£37	£58	£-9	-0.1	35	20
31/12/17	£745	£725	£20	£20	£81	£37	0.6	30	0
31/12/16	£514	£512	£2	£23	£60	£60	1.4	25	0
31/12/15	£282	£294	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14	£174	£143	£31	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 7%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 85%
Reserves/Spending: 24.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 28 months
Quick Ratio: 13.5

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What it does

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Who works here?

5 employees
4 volunteers

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations

Where it operates

Kenya, Uganda,

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
Comic Relief - Tailored Education for Refugee Children in Uganda with Cerebral Palsy
£15,500	09/01/2019 6	Around 900 refugee children in Uganda are currently out of school and living with cerebral palsy. The project will identify 300 children with cerebral palsy in three refugee locations and provide the ....more Around 900 refugee children in Uganda are currently out of school and living with cerebral palsy. The project will identify 300 children with cerebral palsy in three refugee locations and provide the individualised learning they need, piloting a scalable project across Uganda. Community outreach, teacher training, and building a family support network will be core activities.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 35-55

CLIVE MATTHEW HOPEWELL Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Solicitor

DR PHILIPPA HARRIS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Doctor

GRAZIA TIFFANY BORZI Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Charity Compliance Manager

HAMISH DAVID NEIL BARNABAS REID Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Management Consultant

JOHN JACKSON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Investment Manager

ZEESHAN AHMED LONGI Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Ngo Project Management

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/09/2013, number: 1153638
Registered at Companies House on 17/05/2013, number: 08534364

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

9 returns made; all on time

Main office

Dean Farm
Oaksey
MALMESBURY
Wiltshire
SN16 9SB

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ('OBJECTS') ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:A. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF PERSONS (PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY YOUNG PEOPLE) LIVING IN EAST AFRICA AND THE GREAT LAKES REGION OF AFRICA (PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN DISPLACED FROM THEIR HOMES BY CONFLICT) TO ENABLE THEM TO ACQUIRE AND DEVELOP THOSE PRACTICAL SKILLS WHICH MAY ASSIST THEM TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;B. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY OF PERSONS (PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN DISPLACED FROM THEIR HOMES BY CONFLICT) IN EAST AFRICA AND THE GREAT LAKES REGION OF AFRICA.

Defined Area of Benefit:

EAST AFRICAGREAT LAKES REGION OF AFRICA

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