Overall GiG Score: 17 ?
Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 9
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +9

PLAN INTERNATIONAL UK 

Plan International UK is a global children's charity. We strive to advance children's rights and equality for girls all over the world. We work to give every child the same chance in life by giving children and their communities access to education, healthcare, clean water and more. And if disaster strikes we are there to protect children to keep them learning and help them recover.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
Established: 46 years

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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
30/06/22£72,581£70,627£1,954£9,216£18,568£13,4382.326114
30/06/21£69,771£74,856£-5,085£9,724£16,614£12,1001.926514
30/06/20£62,609£59,185£3,424£9,720£21,699£14,4792.926627
30/06/19£60,963£58,944£2,019£9,854£18,275£10,8092.222137
30/06/18£66,711£62,155£4,556£10,446£16,256£11,5842.219252
30/06/17£64,262£63,460£802£10,372£11,700£7,0841.32040
30/06/16£70,160£70,064£96£10,153£10,898£6,5351.11990
30/06/15£80,442£71,266£9,176£9,902£18,586£6,2471.11770
30/06/14£63,170£63,479£-309£9,346£9,410£5,6701.11630
30/06/13£52,949£55,255£-2,306£9,248£9,719£5,5821.21720
30/06/12£54,248£55,552£-1,304£10,062£12,025£4,0320.91700
30/06/11£56,418£53,785£2,633£9,127£13,329£3,3010.71350
30/06/10£49,683£49,316£367£8,018£10,696£2,4330.61290
30/06/09£41,715£38,279£3,436£7,331£10,329£3,6451.11070
30/06/08£40,401£38,079£2,322£7,262£6,851£1,9790.61020
30/06/07£38,151£35,604£2,547£6,425£4,529£1,9370.7860
30/06/06£38,592£38,891£-299£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/05£31,183£30,456£727£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/04£27,698£30,850£-3,152£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 14.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 13%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £110,000-£120,000
Liabilities/Assets: 30%
Liabilities/Income: 11%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 72%
Reserves/Spending: 2.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 2.3
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 261 employees
  • 14 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burma, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, China, Colombia, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-bissau, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sri ....more

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
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office£231,542
Department for International Development£186,950
DCMS£110,414
CHK Foundation£30,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Plan UK
£279 08/11/2023
Donation from Glebefoot Fund
National Lottery Community Fund - Engaging boys and young men to reduce gender-based violence
£9,955 03/08/2023
Plan International UK will spend £9955 to hold workshops and events across Wales. The workshops will engage with groups of young men and boys to help them understand positive gender identities. ....more
CHK Foundation - CHK Emergency /Disaster Grant
£20,000 30/05/2023
to support specified work
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Plan UK
£241 23/11/2022
Donation from Glebefoot Fund
CHK Foundation - CHK Emergency /Disaster Grant
£10,000 05/10/2022
Hunger Crisis in Africa
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Plan UK
£306 04/11/2021
Annual donation from the Glebefoot Charitable Trust
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Plan UK
£294 12/11/2020
Annual donation from the Glebefoot Charitable Trust
Department for International Development - Accountable Grant for Plan International UK - B-Ready Programme - Enhancing Support for Scalability
£186,950 01/04/2019
Disaster Risk Insurance
DCMS - Plan International UK
£110,414 01/04/2019
The purpose of the Tampon Tax Fund is to allocate the funds generated from the VAT on sanitary products to projects that improve the lives of disadvantaged women and girls.
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office - Accountable Grant for Plan International UK - B-Ready Programme - Enhancing Support for Scalability
£231,542 01/04/2019
To deliver sustainable air services to St Helena by building an airport and associated infrastructure, thereby underpinning the St Helena Governments drive towards sustainable financial ....more
Department for International Development - Gender Based Violence Youth for Change Implementation
£240,545 01/04/2018
Gender Based Violence: Youth for Change (Phase 2)
DCMS - Plan International UK
£140,395 01/04/2018
The purpose of the Tampon Tax Fund is to allocate the funds generated from the VAT on sanitary products to projects that improve the lives of disadvantaged women and girls.
DCMS - Plan International UK
£67,221 30/08/2017
The purpose of the Tampon Tax Fund is to allocate the funds generated from the VAT on sanitary products to projects that improve the lives of disadvantaged women and girls.
Comic Relief - Empowering PLHIV and marginalised groups to improve access, quality and accountability of services.
£165,186 25/11/2015
36
Malawi is among the ten countries most affected by AIDS. 10% of adults are living with HIV, significantly lowering adult life expectancy and leading to higher infant death rates. In this project's ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Restoring Livelihoods and Building Resiliance after Haiyan
£3,859,096 28/03/2015
36
Not Available
National Lottery Community Fund - My Body My Right
£549,158 25/10/2012
48
The project in Sierra Leone aims to promote the human rights of girls. Plan International UK and its partner the National Movement for Emancipation and Progress will focus on social change among ....more
Indigo Trust - Plan Cameroon digital mapping by local youth
£15,488 18/07/2012
To enable Plan Cameroon to engage local youth in decision-making procedures by using digital maps to involve duty bearers in discussions on resource allocation and to hold them more accountable.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/10 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 24-66
  • BEVERLEY TEW Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Chartered Accountant
  • SARAH ANSAH Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Deputy Managing Editor
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/08/1978, number: 276035
  • Registered at Companies House on 20/04/1978, number: 01364201
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from STANLEY CLAYTON TRUST on 15/02/2021
  • Asset transfer in from GIRL STATS on 09/06/2022
Main office

PLAN INTERNATIONAL UK
5-7 CRANWOOD STREET
LONDON
EC1V 9LH

Objectives

TO PREVENT AND/OR RELIEVE POVERTY, TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO ADVANCE HEALTH IN EACH CASE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT PARTICULARLY BY, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROVIDING SOCIAL AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO ADVANCE THESE OBJECTS AND/OR FINANCIAL AND MATERIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE BENEFIT OF CHILDREN, THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES IN CHARITABLE NEED.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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