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Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENTARY ASSOCIATION 

To help achieve its objectives, the CPA includes in its activities:Benchmarking workshops on Democratic Legislatures; Technical Assistance Programmes; Roadshow Workshops; Commonwealth Day Observation; Commonwealth Day Youth Activities; Publications and Communications; Regional Conferences; Women Parliamentarians Activities; Parliamentary Codes Workshops; and Post Election Seminars
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity only provides its support via other charities
  • There are 34 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
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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£2,790£2,967£-178£0£10,502£3,19612.9210
31/12/21£2,612£1,832£779£0£11,787£3,13620.5210
31/12/20£2,636£1,549£1,087£0£10,321£2,37318.4180
31/12/19£2,836£3,582£-747£0£9,099£1,3994.7170
31/12/18£2,680£2,349£331£0£9,003£2,00310.2170
31/12/17£2,566£3,061£-495£0£9,045£1,7546.9160
31/12/16£2,712£3,540£-828£0£8,999£2,1837.4140
31/12/15£2,726£2,513£213£735£9,069£3,01914.4120
31/12/14£2,650£2,558£92£557£8,928£2,78113130
31/12/13£2,705£2,736£-31£738£8,552£2,69111.8130
31/12/12£2,757£2,264£493£487£8,320£2,74414.5140
31/12/11£2,698£2,707£-9£581£7,514£2,2379.9140
31/12/10£2,646£2,460£186£372£7,783£2,24510.9140
31/12/09£2,703£2,215£488£353£7,227£2,00810.9130
31/12/08£2,706£2,140£566£282£6,364£1,6249.1130
31/12/07£2,587£2,038£549£149£7,252£1,1827120
31/12/06£2,533£2,939£-406£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05*£2,531£2,518£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04*£2,358£2,104£254£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 21%
Highest pay band: £110,000-£120,000
Liabilities/Assets: 8%
Liabilities/Income: 31%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 30%
Reserves/Spending: 12.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 13 months
Quick Ratio: 4.4
Asset Split ?
Established: 53 years

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hq.sec@cpahq.org

02077991460

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Services for females
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides other finance
Where it operates
  • Anguilla, Antigua And Barbuda, Australia, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cameroon, Canada, Cayman Islands, Cook Islands, Cyprus, Dominica, Eswatini, Falkland Islands, Fiji, Ghana, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guernsey, Guyana, India, Isle Of Man, Jamaica, Jersey, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Montserrat, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, New Zealand, Nigeria, Niue, Northern Ireland, Pakistan, ....more
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Who works here?
  • 21 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (34)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/10/1971, number: 263147
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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
19 returns made; AR05: 16 days late, AR04: 41 days late,
Main office

CPA HQ Secretariat
Richmond House
Houses of Parliament
London
SW1A 0AA

Objectives

TO PROMOTE KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATION IN THE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, CULTURAL, CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGISLATIVE SYSTEMS WITHIN A PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRATIC FRAMEWORK WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE COUNTRIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF NATIONS AND TO COUNTRIES OUTSIDE THE COMMONWEALTH HAVING CLOSE HISTORICAL AND PARLIAMENTARY ASSOCIATIONS WITH IT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

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Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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