UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION - UK

Charity number: 1146016
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

UNA-UK supports the aims of the United Nations: poverty eradication, conflict resolution, sustainable development and human rights for all. As the country's leading source of independent information on the UN, we seek to build a better understanding of the challenges facing the world and how to address them, through research, public information, educational resources, and outreach.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 June 2024

Total income:
£1,118,319

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Donations and legacies £580.60k
Charitable activities £359.49k
Other trading activities £53.53k
Investments £29.74k
Other £94.96k

Total expenditure:
£865,596

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Raising funds £42.19k
Charitable activities £823.40k
Other £0

£90,624 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 £42.19k
Charitable expenditure £823.40k
Retained for future use £252.72k

People

9 Employee(s)

12 Trustee(s)

50 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£70k to £80k 1
£80k to £90k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for another benefit.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 February 2012: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • UNA-UK (Working name)
Company number:
07824306 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 charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • 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

12 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Ian Martin Chair 18 December 2024
THE IMMIGRANTS AID TRUST
Received: 38 days late
Stephen Dominic Hicks Trustee 26 March 2025
None on record
ANGELA GAIL SEAY Trustee 18 December 2024
None on record
Andrew Gilmour Trustee 18 December 2024
None on record
Theodora Clarke Trustee 18 December 2024
None on record
Carol Michelle Shutkever Trustee 29 April 2024
None on record
Pamela Shearing Trustee 28 June 2023
None on record
Dr Amna Nazir Trustee 28 June 2023
None on record
Dali Lalit Ten Hove Trustee 29 March 2023
None on record
Oluwatobi Emmanuel Aigbogun Trustee 29 March 2023
HEALTHWATCH GREENWICH LIMITED
Recently registered
Tim Jarman Trustee 29 March 2023
None on record
Dr DOROTHEA CHRISTIANA Trustee 11 March 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/06/2020 30/06/2021 30/06/2022 30/06/2023 30/06/2024
Total gross income £720.28k £628.13k £597.30k £1.82m £1.12m
Total expenditure £514.08k £454.57k £703.44k £791.93k £865.60k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £108.35k £161.63k £286.05k £128.59k £580.60k
Income - Other trading activities £40.94k £1.24k £71.00k £45.14k £53.53k
Income - Charitable activities £518.47k £401.17k £212.25k £1.32m £359.49k
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £36.52k £89.63k £28.00k £59.33k £29.74k
Income - Other £16.01k £28.46k £0 £273.18k £94.96k
Income - Legacies £25.94k £82.84k £1.00k £0 £161.98k
Expenditure - Charitable activities £505.09k £444.12k £688.61k £762.70k £823.40k
Expenditure - Raising funds £8.99k £10.45k £14.83k £29.23k £42.19k
Expenditure - Governance £21.67k £28.01k £252.85k £111.98k £145.44k
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 30/06/2020 30/06/2021 30/06/2022 30/06/2023 30/06/2024
Own use assets £0 £0 £0 £1.57m £1.55m
Long-term investments £1.01m £1.59m £1.53m £1.01m £1.05m
Other assets £575.23k £269.95k £173.37k £181.68k £426.61k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £45.35k £12.51k £22.06k £47.70k £55.13k

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 30 June 2024 11 March 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2024 11 March 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2023 02 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2023 02 November 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2022 06 February 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2022 06 February 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2021 28 February 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2021 28 February 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2020 06 April 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2020 06 April 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 26/01/2012 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22 SEP 2016 as amended on 18 Dec 2024

Charitable objects

THE CHARITABLE OBJECTS OF UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION- UK (UNA-UK) ARE AS FOLLOWS:- (1) THE FURTHERANCE OF SUCH PURPOSES AS FOR THE TIME BEING AND FROM TIME TO TIME ARE CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE. (2) WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING THE APPLICATION OF THE INCOME AND CAPITAL OF THE CHARITY IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD IN FURTHERANCE OF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES PROVIDED THAT NO MONIES SHALL BE APPLIED FOR ANY PURPOSE WHICH IS NOT CHARITABLE AS AFORESAID: A)THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY, HUNGER AND DISTRESS AND THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE B)THE ADVANCEMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS, CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND RECONCILIATION AND THE PROMOTION OF RELIGIOUS OR RACIAL HARMONY OR EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY C)THE RAISING OF AWARENESS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES AND SECURING THE ENFORCEMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS LAW D)THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE STUDY OF AND RESEARCH INTO INTERNATIONAL PROBLEMS AND INSTITUTIONS WITH A VIEW TO THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND THE DISSEMINATION OF THE RESULTS OF SUCH STUDY AND RESEARCH FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSISTING SUCH RELIEF AS AFORESAID E)THE ADVANCEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IMPROVEMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT F)THE PROMOTION OF VOLUNTEERING AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP G)THE SUPPORT GENERALLY, WITHIN THE POWERS HEREBY CONFERRED, OF THE WORK OF THE UNITED NATIONS ORGANISATION OR OF ANY OF ITS RELATED ASSOCIATE AGENCIES INSOFAR AS SUCH WORK PROMOTES ALL OR ANY OF THE OBJECTS MENTIONED IN (A) TO (F) ABOVE.

Area of benefit

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

WORLDWIDE

Contact information

Address:
Angie Pankhania
United Nations Association UK
3 Whitehall Court
LONDON
SW1A 2EL
Phone:
02077663454
Email:
info@una.org.uk
Website:

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