Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 4

Spending falling: -1
Volatile income: -3
No PartB

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

Overall weighted support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 6

WORLD EDUCATION BERKSHIRE

RISC is a Development Education Centre. We work with schools and community groups to raise the profile of global issues and promote action for sustainable development, human rights and social justice.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Income has been volatile recently

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/05/23		£431	£455	£-25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/05/22		£505	£491	£13	£212	£1,284	£1,257	30.7	8	30
31/05/21		£513	£500	£13	£206	£1,271	£1,241	29.8	11	30
31/05/20		£733	£695	£38	£12	£1,258	£1,214	20.9	15	45
31/05/19		£722	£772	£-50	£12	£1,220	£1,198	18.6	14	45
31/05/18		£734	£726	£8	£12	£1,270	£1,226	20.3	13	0
31/05/17		£777	£772	£5	£13	£1,262	£1,219	19	14	0
31/05/16		£773	£1,020	£-248	£13	£1,259	£1,221	14.4	14	0
31/05/15		£875	£873	£2	£23	£1,506	£1,263	17.4	14	0
31/05/14		£881	£825	£56	£24	£1,144	£923	13.4	14	0
31/05/13		£868	£749	£119	£24	£1,088	£932	14.9	15	0
31/05/12		£763	£812	£-49	£26	£969	£904	13.4	17	0
31/05/11	*	£859	£834	£25	£25	£1,017	£911	13.1	17	0
31/05/10		£948	£834	£114	£20	£802	£663	9.5	19	0
31/05/09		£776	£740	£36	£27	£688	£606	9.8	19	0
31/05/08		£648	£650	£-2	£31	£936	£874	16.1	18	0
31/05/07		£615	£602	£13	£24	£938	£858	17.1	18	0
31/05/06		£561	£547	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/05/05		£544	£558	£-14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/05/04		£605	£655	£-50	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Balance Sheet History

Established: 39 years

www.risc.org.uk

risc@risc.org.uk

01189586692

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

Academic support

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Bracknell Forest, Reading, Slough, West Berkshire, Windsor And Maidenhead, Wokingham,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who supports 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

DCMS	£9,996
National Lottery Heritage Fund	£9,900
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,580
Co-Operative Group	£9,452

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Food4Families
£2,793	22/10/2022	We'd like Caversham people of all ages/backgrounds to get involved in growing their own fresh, healthy fruit and vegetables together in our new community garden; while donating surplus to the needy.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Food4Families
£6,659	23/10/2021	We would like to extend our Veg4Reading pilot project by engaging local people to grow fresh vegetables for distribution via community associations, food banks, shelters and faith groups.
National Lottery Community Fund - Summer Freedom Food Fest
£9,580	27/05/2021	The funding will be used to run a series of gardening sessions. The project aims to provide activities which benefit people's wellbeing and reduce social isolation following the restrictions of ....more The funding will be used to run a series of gardening sessions. The project aims to provide activities which benefit people's wellbeing and reduce social isolation following the restrictions of lockdown. We will reach out to help isolated and vulnerable people ease back into the outdoor and social spheres. They will run gardening taster sessions for vulnerable people at eight of their gardens - these will provide safe spaces to help people manage anxiety learn new skills make friends gain confidence and establish connections with their local communities.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to World Education Berkshire
£9,900	19/04/2021	Global Histories
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,996	15/07/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
National Lottery Community Fund - Reading's Community Harvest
£9,600	04/07/2019 12	The organisation will run a programme of community activities and events to bring different cultures and people together through growing, cooking and harvesting food, culminating in a town meal for ....more The organisation will run a programme of community activities and events to bring different cultures and people together through growing, cooking and harvesting food, culminating in a town meal for all.
National Lottery Community Fund - Diverse cultures, common values
£9,700	30/08/2017 12	The funding will be used to hold a series of workshops and events enabling them to create a toolkit for community groups and schools exploring diversity and common values. This will raise awareness ....more The funding will be used to hold a series of workshops and events enabling them to create a toolkit for community groups and schools exploring diversity and common values. This will raise awareness of cultural differences with the aim of bringing the community together.
National Lottery Community Fund - Food4Families + Ground Force Fruit & Veg
£413,763	13/07/2014 60	Not Available
National Lottery Community Fund - Understanding Islam - Challenging Islamophobia
£10,000	10/10/2013 12	This is a project by an incorporated charity in Reading, Berkshire. The organisation will use funding to deliver a series of training workshops, for professionals including school teachers and youth ....more This is a project by an incorporated charity in Reading, Berkshire. The organisation will use funding to deliver a series of training workshops, for professionals including school teachers and youth workers, focusing on the positive contributions that Muslims have made to society. This will enable beneficiaries to see beyond popular misconceptions of terrorism and extremism, with the aim of addressing Islamophobia and promoting community cohesion.
National Lottery Community Fund - Reading Grow Allot
£49,314	29/06/2011 24	The project will transform a piece of abandoned land in the centre of a deprived residential area into a community garden that will be accessible to all and will include raised beds to grow fruit and ....more The project will transform a piece of abandoned land in the centre of a deprived residential area into a community garden that will be accessible to all and will include raised beds to grow fruit and vegetables, meeting cabins and barbeque area. The garden will be managed by local residents and it aims to bring the community together through sharing gardening and cooking skills and learning about healthy eating.
National Lottery Community Fund - RISC Community Meeting Rooms Refurbishment
£10,000	23/06/2011 12	This is a project by a registered charity in Reading, Berkshire. The group will use the funding to refurbish their flooring within their building and purchase ergonomic stacking chairs. This will ....more This is a project by a registered charity in Reading, Berkshire. The group will use the funding to refurbish their flooring within their building and purchase ergonomic stacking chairs. This will enable the group to provide a more safe and comfortable environment and enable more beneficiaries to access their facilities.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 37-74

ADAM PETERS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Teacher

COLIN GEORGE NOEL DATE, Occupation: Teacher

DANIEL HANNIBAL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Unknown

KAREN PETERS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Certified Accountant

KATHERINE BURTON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Unknown

OBIAGELI NGOZI ONYEKPE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Unemployed

SUMMREEN SHEIKH Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Unemployed

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/02/1986, number: 293799
Registered at Companies House on 07/02/1986, number: 01987368

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR11: 49 days late,

Main office

WORLD EDUCATION BERKSHIRE
35-39 LONDON STREET
READING
RG1 4PS

Objectives

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION, PARTICULARLY BY THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION IN WORLD PROBLEMS OF HUNGER, DISEASE, POVERTY AND IGNORANCE AND THE SOLUTION THEREOF AND THE ECONOMIC AND OTHER PROBLEMS OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES IN THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER COUNTRIES WHOSE ECONOMICS ARE BETTER ADVANCED AND DEVELOPED.3.2 TO PROMOTE THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR BY THE PROVISION OF SHARED OFFICE SPACE AND FACILITIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS