UNITED WORLD SCHOOLS

Charity number: 1187721
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

At UWS, our vision is Zero Education Poverty - a world where every child is empowered through education to choose their own future. Our mission is to ensure children in remote and marginalised communities achieve Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Skills - the essential building blocks of lifelong learning.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income:
£4,296,424

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Donations and legacies £3.76m
Charitable activities £0
Other trading activities £472.22k
Investments £6.59k
Other £57.34k

Total expenditure:
£3,988,745

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Raising funds £644.46k
Charitable activities £3.34m
Other £0

-£149,579 investments gains (losses)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £644.46k
Charitable expenditure £3.34m
Retained for future use £307.68k

People

16 Employee(s)

10 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 1
£70k to £80k 1
£90k to £100k 1
£100k to £110k 1

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
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Burma
  • Cambodia
  • Madagascar
  • Nepal

Governance

Registration history:
  • 03 February 2020: CIO registration
  • 09 November 2021: Funds received from 1129537 UNITED WORLD SCHOOLS
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • 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 does not own and/or lease 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Peter Lance Taylor Chair 10 June 2020
None on record
Shazia Khawar Trustee 30 September 2025
None on record
David Alexander Newbigging Trustee 01 November 2023
None on record
Lia Larson Trustee 18 October 2023
None on record
Olivia de Groot Trustee 18 October 2023
None on record
Ross Cattell Trustee 01 September 2023
EI SMART
Received: On time
ACADEMY OF ST MARTIN IN THE FIELDS
Received: On time
Timothy Huish GALLICO Trustee 20 September 2022
None on record
Raymond Peter Upton Trustee 20 September 2022
None on record
Silvia Shiliashka Trustee 20 September 2022
None on record
Janet Morris Trustee 15 August 2022
ROFFEY PARK INSTITUTE LIMITED
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £2.76m £3.23m £3.55m £3.58m £4.30m
Total expenditure £2.84m £3.34m £3.55m £3.31m £3.99m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A £192.72k £547.11k N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £2.71m £3.12m £3.12m £3.58m £3.76m
Income - Other trading activities £43.05k £110.15k £424.86k £0 £472.22k
Income - Charitable activities £3.90k £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £302 £535 £1.32k £5.29k £6.59k
Income - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £57.34k
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £2.45m £2.71m £2.92m £2.78m £3.34m
Expenditure - Raising funds £393.45k £633.11k £626.31k £531.04k £644.46k
Expenditure - Governance £0 £0 £175.93k £264.92k £173.97k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Own use assets £94.48k £87.08k £78.81k £109.99k £216.01k
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Other assets £1.20m £1.00m £1.17m £1.31m £1.46m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £71.54k £60.92k £221.76k £124.89k £64.97k

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 December 2024 08 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 08 October 2025 On time
Annual return 31 December 2023 13 August 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 13 August 2024 On time
Annual return 31 December 2022 01 November 2023 1 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 01 November 2023 1 days late
Annual return 31 December 2021 29 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 29 October 2022 On time
Annual return 31 December 2020 23 August 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 23 August 2021 On time
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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.

CIO - FOUNDATION REGISTERED ON as amended on 01 Sept 2025

Charitable objects

3. Objects The objects of the CIO are: To advance education by such means as the trustees may consider appropriate, including by means of establishing and operating: any educational establishment or establishments in Cambodia, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal and Madagascar; and in such other parts of the world as the trustees may from time to time think fit and to fulfil such other purposes which are exclusively charitable according to the law of England and Wales and are connected with the charitable work of the trust.

Area of benefit

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

OVERSEAS

Contact information

Address:
Fora - The Office Group
133 Whitechapel High Street
LONDON
E1 7qa
Phone:
02034570704
Email:
info@uwsglobal.net
Website:

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