Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 0
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

WINDLE TRUST INTERNATIONAL

Education and training of refugees, the displaced and other communities affected by conflict in Horn and East Africa.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

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
31/12/23£5,606£5,625£-18£32£852£5491.21391
31/12/22£4,909£4,772£137£29£871£5411.4841
31/12/21£3,161£3,148£13£21£734£2901.1760
31/12/20£2,842£2,463£379£24£721£2771.4500
31/12/19£2,574£2,569£6£33£341£2020.9530
31/12/18£2,406£2,567£-161£38£335£1800.81070
31/12/17£4,606£4,419£188£37£496£2970.81070
31/12/16£3,049£3,108£-59£35£309£1710.740
31/12/15£2,468£2,559£-91£52£367£930.430
31/12/14£2,016£1,818£198£46£366£990.740
31/12/13£3,188£3,172£15£41£168£1060.450
31/12/12£2,173£2,334£-161£44£153£-5-060
31/12/11£2,538£2,585£-48£53£314£420.260
31/12/10£2,608£2,623£-14£60£361£580.360
31/12/09£2,478£2,381£97£44£375£150.160
31/12/08?£2,450£2,373£78£52£278£230.160
30/09/07*£1,445£1,501£-56£58£201£140.160
30/09/06£1,541£1,490£51n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/05£1,308£1,215£93n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/04£1,696£1,658£38n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 1%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 65%
Liabilities/Income: 29%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 64%
Reserves/Spending: 1.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.8
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 22 years

www.windle.org.uk

info@windle.org.uk

01865712900

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Support for refugees & asylum seekers
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • South Sudan, Sudan, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 46-76
  • ALISTAIR MACK Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired Army Officer
  • ANNA KULAKIEWICZ Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Educational Adviser
  • DR LUCINDA JANE BARNADO HOVIL Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Policy Researcher, Deployable Civilian Expert
  • IAN CALLENDER Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Ceo Of The North London Collegiate Schools
  • MR JOHN SAMUEL BICKERSTETH (Chair) Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Executive Director
  • MEWAHIB MOHAMED Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Head Of Strategic Business Development
  • PROFESSOR LUKA BIONG DENG KUOL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Professor
  • RANJIT EDWARD MAJUMDAR Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director
  • RICHARD ARDEN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Education Development Consultant
  • SARAH JONES-MORRIS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Tertiary Education Management
  • STUART WILSON Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Head Of Marketing
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/07/2002, number: 1092834
  • Registered at Companies House on 11/09/2001, number: 04285691
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR07: 139 days late,
Main office

WINDLE TRUST INTERNATIONAL
37A OXFORD ROAD
COWLEY
OXFORD
OX4 2EN

Objectives

1. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, IN PARTICULAR THE EDUCATION OF REFUGEES, INTERNALLY DISPLACED PEOPLE, OTHER PEOPLE AFFECTED BY OR AT RISK FROM CONFLICT AND NATURAL DISASTER AND THE HOST POPULATIONS OF ANY SUCH PEOPLE;2. TO AID PEOPLE IN THE WORLD NEEDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE;3. TO ESTABLISH AND/OR SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD;4. TO RELIEVE AND CARE FOR PEOPLE SUFFERING ILLNESS;5. TO ESTABLISH AND/OR SUPPORT HOSPITALS OR OTHER MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS;6. TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH;7. TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND DISTRESS;8. TO PROVIDE VOCATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING AND WORK PLACEMENTS, IN PARTICULAR FOR THE PERSONS NAMED AT 1. ABOVE, AND9. TO FURTHER ANY OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSE BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WORLDWIDE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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