Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 4

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Fundraising costs high: -2

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 6

UNITED WORLD SCHOOLS

United World Schools (UWS) works in some of the world's poorest regions and enables children in remote, post-conflict areas to gain access to free education and improve their life chances. They partner with local communities to build schools and develop local teachers, providing a low cost and sustainable way to teach the unreached.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised

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	*	£3,547	£3,549	£-3	£626	£1,028	£714	2.4	17	12
31/12/21		£3,229	£3,340	£-111	£633	£1,031	£83	0.3	20	10
31/12/20		£2,762	£2,843	£-82	£393	£1,220	£1,087	4.6	19	10

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 20.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 17.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 18%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 69%
Reserves/Spending: 2.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 8.8

Asset Split ?

Established: 4 years

https://uwsglobal.net

info@uwsglobal.net

02037359181

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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How you can help

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Other Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

International education & child welfare

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Burma, Cambodia, Madagascar, Nepal,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

17 employees
12 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
EA Foundation - Primary school in Nepal
£37,725	27/10/2022	Project to construct the UWS Laligurans school in the remote Nepalese village of Pipal Bote in the Sankhuwasabha district and cover the running costs for the first five years.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:

DAVID ALEXANDER NEWBIGGING Appointed: 2023

DEBORAH BALL Appointed: 2020

JEAN-PAUL RIGAUDEAU Appointed: 2019

LIA LARSON Appointed: 2023

OLIVIA DE GROOT Appointed: 2023

PETER LANCE TAYLOR (Chair) Appointed: 2020

RAYMOND PETER UPTON Appointed: 2022

SILVIA SHILIASHKA Appointed: 2022

ROSS CATTELL Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: EI SMART,

TIMOTHY HUISH GALLICO Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director

JANET MORRIS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Independent Director, Other trusteeship: ROFFEY PARK INSTITUTE LIMITED,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/02/2020, number: 1187721

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

3 returns made; AR22: 1 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from UNITED WORLD SCHOOLS on 09/11/2021

Main office

Fora - The Office Group
133 Whitechapel High Street
LONDON
E1 7qa

Objectives

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY CONSIDER APPROPRIATE INCLUDING BY MEANS OF ESTABLISHING AND OPERATING ANY EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT OR ESTABLISHMENTS IN CAMBODIA AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE TRUST

Defined Area of Benefit:

OVERSEAS

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