WORLD EDUCATION BERKSHIRE

Charity number: 293799
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

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.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 May 2025

Total income: £467,862
Total expenditure: £482,417

People

6 Trustee(s)

20 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Bracknell Forest
  • Reading
  • Slough
  • West Berkshire
  • Windsor And Maidenhead
  • Wokingham

Governance

Registration history:
  • 26 February 1986: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • READING INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY CENTRE (Working name)
  • RISC (Working name)
Company number:
01987368 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves 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
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Malla Hovi Trustee 30 March 2026
None on record
Hammad Kazi Trustee 18 February 2025
None on record
SHAHEEN RASHID Trustee 18 February 2025
None on record
Obiageli Ngozi Onyekpe Trustee 24 January 2022
None on record
Karen Peters Trustee 18 October 2021
None on record
Summreen Sheikh Trustee 12 November 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/05/2021 31/05/2022 31/05/2023 31/05/2024 31/05/2025
Total gross income £512.93k £504.63k £430.62k £442.80k £467.86k
Total expenditure £499.99k £491.47k £455.37k £464.93k £482.42k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £17.36k £38.67k N/A £10.00k N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £19.19k £6.39k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Other trading activities £239.45k £299.41k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Charitable activities £99.61k £96.54k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Endowments £0 £0 N/A N/A N/A
Income - Investment £33.97k £30.57k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Other £120.72k £71.74k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Legacies £0 £0 N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities £293.88k £279.87k N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds £206.11k £211.60k N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance £9.88k £9.88k N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution £96.25k £95.00k N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 May 2025 08 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2025 08 January 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2024 20 February 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2024 20 February 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2023 09 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2023 09 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2022 08 November 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2022 08 November 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2021 01 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2021 01 December 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 07/02/1986 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 20/05/2005 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 09/11/2015 as amended on 01 Aug 2024

Charitable objects

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.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

Contact information

Address:
WORLD EDUCATION BERKSHIRE
35-39 LONDON STREET
READING
RG1 4PS
Phone:
01189586692
Email:
risc@risc.org.uk
Website:

www.risc.org.uk Open in new window