Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 0
  • Positive trading contribution: +2;Pension deficit: -1
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

NORTHERN CONSORTIUM

Northern Consortium funds a range of educational activities in addition to research, with a focus on UK students from under-represented backgrounds. NC's subsidiary, NCUK Ltd provide high-quality educational programmes to support international students' progression to university.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • More than half of total income was derived from trading and fees in the latest year
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • There is a pension deficit of £706,682

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
31/08/23£6,601£6,748£-147£0£3,103£2,3974.310
31/08/22£5,881£5,455£426£0£3,130£2,3025.110
31/08/21£4,971£4,740£231£0£3,187£3,5989.110
31/08/20£5,105£4,715£390£0£3,026£3,4128.710
31/08/19£4,424£4,440£-15£0£2,779£3,0988.4460
31/08/18£3,852£3,923£-71£0£2,574£3,1789.7410
31/08/17£3,411£3,721£-310£3,334£2,923£3,24910.5420
31/08/16£111£399£-288n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/15£3,820£3,732£88£3,502£3,765£3,76512.1310
31/08/14£3,721£3,399£321£3,202£3,677£3,67713310
31/08/13£975£213£762£34£2,582£2,582145.610
31/08/12£794£172£623£21£1,820£1,820127.110
31/08/11£325£130£195n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/10£609£56£552£27£1,002£1,002213.810
31/08/09£403£195£208n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/08£41£191£-151n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/07£36£124£-88n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/06?£51£239£-188n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/05*£73£279£-206n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/04£325£158£166n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 27%
Liabilities/Income: 22%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 77%
Reserves/Spending: 4.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 3.3
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 32 years

www.nccharity.org.uk

info@nccharity.org.uk

07309926751

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Other Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • International poverty relief
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Other charitable activities
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 41-65
  • ANDREW MARTIN RYDER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Head Of Business Banking Loan Management Unit
  • CATHRYN MERRYL WEBSTER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Choral Director
  • DR MALCOLM ANDREW BUTLER (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Director Of Global Engagement
  • JAMES ARTHUR RICHARDSON Appointed: 2016, Occupation: University Director
  • JOSEPH CHARLES TEEHAN ROSSITER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Associate Director
  • NICHOLAS PETER SMITH Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chief Executive
  • PROFESSOR ALISTAIR SAMBELL Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Pro Vice Chancellor International
  • PROFESSOR HELEN CLAIRE HAMSHIRE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor
  • PROFESSOR IAN CHRISTOPHER WOOD Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Pro-Dean International For Biological Sciences
  • RICHARD COTTON Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Director Of Student Recruitment & Outreach
  • STUART MCKINNON-EVANS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Chief Finance Office
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/03/1993, number: 1018979
  • Registered at Companies House on 09/02/1993, number: 02788226
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR05: 246 days late,
Main office

667-669 Stockport Road
Levenshulme
MANCHESTER
M12 4QE

Objectives

The advancement of education in particular but not limited to: 1. Administering or procuring, directly or indirectly, education projects and training programmes;2. Running, funding or supporting collaborative teaching projects with both UK and overseas educational institutions or other organisations attended by students from the UK or overseas, making further or higher education more accessible for students from different backgrounds and geographical locations;3. Providing bursaries, scholarships, counselling, placements, training opportunities or other support to UK or overseas students who are either disadvantaged (financially or otherwise) or from under-represented groups.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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