Finance Score: -6

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 8

Spending declining: -1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
12+ Trustees: -1

Large volunteers +5
Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: -1

ONE WORLD LINK (WARWICK DISTRICT - BO DISTRICT)

One World Link promotes friendship between the communities of Bo District in Sierra Leone and Warwick District in the UK. The link has been active since 1981. It is inspired by a desire for justice, equality, human understanding and mutual support. Activities include exchange visits, cultural events, links between schools and other community organisations, social gatherings, pen friendships.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received Government grants

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

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 is declining
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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
05/04/23		£14	£17	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
05/04/22		£12	£24	£-12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
05/04/21		£13	£7	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	45
05/04/20		£24	£21	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
05/04/19		£19	£17	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
05/04/18		£24	£38	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/17		£21	£21	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/16	*	£21	£12	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/15		£16	£14	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/14		£18	£20	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/13		£9	£18	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/12		£32	£37	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/11		£39	£51	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/10		£32	£12	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/09		£38	£6	£32	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/08		£9	£9	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/07		£31	£22	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/06		£17	£24	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/05		£11	£16	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/04		£14	£12	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 36 years

www.oneworldlink.org.uk

secretary@oneworldlink.org.uk

01926332828

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Social & legal advocacy

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources

Where it operates

Warwickshire,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
35 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ALAN JOHN MOSS

ANTHONY PAUL WOOD Appointed: 2017

ELIZABETH LOUISE GARRETT Appointed: 2012

HELENA WHITE Appointed: 2017

JANE MARGARET KNIGHT

JOHN ARCHER Appointed: 2012

JOHANNES MALLAH JR Appointed: 2021

MR CHRIS KING

MATTHEW RAYMOND WESTERN MP Appointed: 2021

PAUL ATKINS (Chair) Appointed: 2011

PHIL CLARKE Appointed: 2014

CHRISTOPHER WARR, Other trusteeship: LADBROKE MILLENNIUM GREEN TRUST,

ELIZABETH MAIR EVANS Appointed: 2013, Other trusteeship: WELCOME HERE LEAMINGTON AND WARWICK,

RICHARD ALAN HALL Appointed: 2016, Other trusteeship: NAPTON VILLAGE HALL,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/10/1988, number: 700714

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR16: 1 days late,

Main office

11 LEICESTER STREET
LEAMINGTON SPA
CV32 4TF

Objectives

TO MAINTAIN LINKS BETWEEN BO DISTRICT SIERRA LEONE AND WARWICK DISTRICT UK, WITH THE AIN OF ADVANCING EDUCATION AND IMPROVING FACILITIES FOR HEALTH CARE AND OTHER COMMUNITY PURPOSES OF A CHARITABLE NATURE (SUCH AS ALLEVIATING POVERTY) IN THE BO DISTRICT AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION IN THE WARWICK DISTRICT BY SUCH MEANS AS SHALL BE SO CALCULATED TO ACHIEVE THIS AIN FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY OF THE SAID DISTRICTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BO DISTRICT, SIERRA LEONE AND WARWICK DISTRICT

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