Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 0

Excess reserves: -5

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

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 1

WORLD HABITAT

World Habitat is an independent research organisation that promotes sustainable development and innovation in housing through collaborative research and knowledge transfer, both in the UK and internationally.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £33,709,059 available, equivalent to 353 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

Established: 48 years

www.world-habitat.org

info@world-habitat.org

01530510444

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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
31/12/22	£1,145	£1,146	£-1	£18	£33,709	£33,709	353.1	12
31/12/21	£1,075	£1,002	£72	£14	£37,849	£37,849	453.1	12
31/12/20	£1,147	£1,010	£137	£14	£33,623	£33,623	399.4	12
31/12/19	£1,380	£1,017	£363	£15	£35,650	£35,650	420.8	14
31/12/18	£1,289	£981	£308	£0	£31,419	£31,419	384.5	14
31/12/17	£1,188	£1,263	£-75	£0	£33,167	£33,167	315.2	13
31/12/16	£1,227	£1,058	£169	£0	£30,983	£30,935	350.8	13
31/12/15	£1,106	£941	£165	£0	£28,239	£28,207	359.7	12
31/12/14	£816	£862	£-46	£20	£28,369	£28,356	394.7	10
31/12/13	£741	£815	£-74	£22	£24,800	£24,772	364.9	14
31/12/12	£678	£910	£-232	£25	£15,203	£15,188	200.3	14
31/12/11	£646	£680	£-33	£20	£14,653	£14,650	258.6	14
31/12/10	£721	£688	£33	£19	£15,193	£15,192	265	11
31/12/09	£589	£652	£-62	£17	£14,321	£14,319	263.7	10
31/12/08	£695	£623	£72	£50	£13,114	£13,111	252.5	10
31/12/07	£553	£622	£-68	£34	£14,879	£14,804	285.8	10
31/12/06	£514	£540	£-26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/05	£463	£497	£-34	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/04	£568	£530	£38	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 28%
Highest pay band: £120,000-£130,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 353.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 7.7

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

12 employees

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
Nationwide Foundation - Grant to Building and Social Housing Foundation
£169,483	12/03/2015	A two year programme to create a sector wide alliance of organisations committed to scaling up community-led housing. An additional grant of 14,333 was added in Feb 2016.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 41-71

ADAM DAVID CHALLIS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Executive Director

DR ANGUS KENNEDY OBE (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired

DR JESS AYERS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director, Children'S Investment Fund Foundation

NICHOLAS KENNETH MURPHY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Chief Executive

PROFESSOR JOANNA RICHARDSON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: University Professor

RUMANA KABIR Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Civil Servant

STUART KEITH MACDONALD Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Company Director

THOMAS KARL NEWBY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Structural Engineer

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/04/1976, number: 270987
Registered at Companies House on 09/03/1976, number: 01247918

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; all on time

Main office

Gresham Works
Office 1
38 Market Street
LEICESTER
LE1 6DP

Objectives

TO PROMOTE ENCOURAGE AND ENABLE THE PROVISION OF SAFE AND SECURE HOUSING ACROSS THE WORLD FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF POVERTY, SOCIAL ECONOMIC OR OTHER NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES, THEREBY HELPING PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY; IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: (I) UNDERTAKING STUDY AND RESEARCH INTO THE SCIENCE OF THE DEVELOPMENT CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT OR ECONOMICS OF RESIDENTIAL HOUSING; AND (II) PUBLISHING THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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