Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 8

Support Score: 9

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +9

Overall GiG Score: 18

COUNCIL FOR AT-RISK ACADEMICS

To assist academics who are subject to or at risk of discrimination, persecution, suffering or violence, to relieve needs among them and their dependants so that their abilities can continue to be used for the public benefit; to support academics and their institutions in countries where their work is at risk or compromised, to ensure that they can continue to fulfil their role as educators.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 62 years
(64 years as a company)

www.cara.ngo

info@cara.ngo

02070210882

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		£6,141	£6,455	£-313	£3	£1,120	£306	0.6	18	1
31/12/21		£3,084	£2,705	£378	£46	£1,496	£382	1.7	12	1
31/12/20		£2,666	£2,381	£285	£5	£1,080	£326	1.6	12	2
31/12/19		£2,246	£2,459	£-212	£0	£783	£369	1.8	10	12
31/12/18		£2,598	£2,169	£430	£0	£961	£254	1.4	8	11
31/12/17		£2,251	£2,070	£181	£0	£547	£255	1.5	9	0
31/12/16		£1,518	£1,417	£102	£0	£365	£296	2.5	9	0
31/12/15		£1,085	£1,128	£-43	£38	£247	£107	1.1	5	0
31/12/14		£580	£721	£-141	£17	£282	£281	4.7	6	0
31/12/13		£638	£714	£-76	£33	£416	£391	6.6	5	0
31/12/12		£685	£644	£40	£43	£467	£320	5.9	7	0
31/12/11		£666	£995	£-329	£26	£418	£364	4.4	12	0
31/12/10	*	£1,120	£1,249	£-129	£29	£748	£456	4.4	12	0
31/12/09		£836	£737	£100	£25	£878	£625	10.2	11	0
31/12/08		£611	£725	£-114	£23	£749	£668	11	9	0
31/12/07		£339	£608	£-269	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/06		£359	£475	£-116	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05		£228	£334	£-106	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04		£272	£299	£-27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 1%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 88%
Liabilities/Income: 139%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 27%
Reserves/Spending: 0.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 1

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Listed activities

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

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Jordan, Malaysia, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales, Turkey,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

18 employees
1 volunteer

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Wolfson Foundation	£525,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£100,000
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy	£10,310

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Council for At-Risk Academics
£300,000	08/06/2023	Renewal of support for CARA Fellowship Programme
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Council for At-Risk Academics
£75,000	08/06/2022	Additional funding
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£50,000	18/03/2022	Cara Fellowship Programme
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£50,000	19/03/2021	Cara Fellowship Programme
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - WaterFOre: Sustainable water supply for rural communities in Syria through forward osmosis
£10,310	01/07/2020	Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=133950
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Council for At-Risk Academics
£150,000	11/06/2020	CARA Fellowships Programme
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Council for At-Risk Academics
£50,000	05/12/2018	CARA fellowships programme
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£50,000	25/07/2018	Cara Fellowship Programme
David & Elaine Potter Foundation - Academic support
£30,000	30/06/2018 25	Support for Turkish scholar Murat Belge’s residence at St Antony’s College, University of Oxford
AB Charitable Trust - Practical support to at-risk/refugee academics.
£5,000	09/07/2013	£5,000 towards practical support to at risk/ refugee academics

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How is it governed?

Trustees (13)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 12/13 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 25-70

ALAN JOHN MACKAY Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Higher Education Management

BEN WEBSTER Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Charity Ceo

DR CORNELIA KATHARINE SORABJI CBE Appointed: 2022

DR JOANNA FRANCES NEWMAN MBE Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Chief Executive And Secretary General

DR MEHROOSH TAK Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Academic, Other trusteeship: People's Economy,

NAINA PATEL Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Chief People Officer

PROF ALAN J MCCARTHY (Chair), Occupation: University Professor

PROFESSOR PAUL WEINDLING, Occupation: University Professor

PROFESSOR DAME NICOLA DANDRIDGE DBE Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Chief Executive, Other trusteeship: TRINITY LABAN CONSERVATOIRE OF MUSIC AND DANCE,

PROFESSOR VINCENT CLIVE EMERY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: University President

SIMON JAMES KNEVETT BARRATT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director

SARAH MARGARET DICKSON OBE Appointed: 2024

VIVIENNE ESTHER CATHERINE STERN MBE Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/09/1962, number: 207471
Registered at Companies House on 10/11/1959, number: 00641687

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Risk management
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR10: 60 days late,

Main office

Council for at Risk Academics
South Bank Technopark
90 London Road
LONDON
SE1 6LN

Objectives

2.1 TO ASSIST ACADEMICS, WHO HAVE BEEN, OR ARE, OR ARE AT RISK OF BEING, SUBJECT TO DISCRIMINATION, PERSECUTION, SUFFERING OR VIOLENCE ON ACCOUNT OF RACE, RELIGION, NATIONALITY, MEMBERSHIP OF A PARTICULAR SOCIAL GROUP, OR POLITICAL OPINION, TO RELIEVE NEEDS AMONG THEM AND THEIR DEPENDANTS AND ENSURE THAT THEIR SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES CAN CONTINUE TO BE USED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC;2.2 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY SUPPORTING ACADEMICS AND THEIR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN COUNTRIES WHERE THEIR CONTINUING WORK IS AT RISK OR COMPROMISED, TO ENSURE THAT SUCH ACADEMICS AND INSTITUTIONS CAN CONTINUE TO FULFIL THEIR CRITICAL ROLE AS EDUCATORS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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