Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs high: -3
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

PRATHAM UK

Pratham UK conducts high quality, low cost and replicable interventions to address gaps in the Indian education system. Our best known programme, Teaching at the Right Level, teaches basic literacy and numeracy in as little as 30 days for £14 per student. Our work also includes preschool, digital, vocational and women's education programmes in 21 states across India.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised

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
31/03/24£1,442£1,506£-64£413£384£3843.1510
31/03/23£1,591£1,514£77£122£448£4423.5325
31/03/22£1,186£993£194£90£371£2863.524
31/03/21£372£753£-381n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20?£568£461£107£255£558£42611.1120
31/03/18£584£522£63£199£525£4009.210
31/03/17£646£454£191£231£463£3238.520
31/03/16£488£438£50n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15*£493£438£55n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£418£445£-27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£651£834£-183£484£230£2303.320
31/03/12*£1,165£1,261£-95£820£413£4133.920
31/03/11*£1,838£754£1,084£903£508£5088.120
31/03/10£869£732£137£249£327£3275.420
31/03/09*£732£666£66£666£190£1582.800
31/03/08£2,643£2,460£183£1,453£525£1460.710
31/03/07£519£464£55£37£341£1112.900
31/03/06*£707£495£212n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05*£350£300£50n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£222£197£25n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 28.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 27.5%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 2%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 3.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 13.7
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 21 years

www.pratham.org.uk

hello@pratham.org.uk

02080505935

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
GiG Classification
  • International education & child welfare
How it operates
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • India,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 36-64
  • ALPONA BANERJI Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Financial Services
  • DIXIT JOSHI Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Banker
  • KALPESH RAMNIKLAL SOLANKI Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Business Executive
  • KANESH BALASUBRAMANIAM Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Lawyer
  • KARTHIC JAYARAMAN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Finance Director
  • MANISH GUPTA Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Professional Services
  • MANISHA BHARTI Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chief Executive
  • NISHMA GOSRANI Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Partner - Management Consultant
  • SAKATE KHAITAN (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Lawyer
  • SAM TULLY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Company Director
  • SHAILESH RAMNIKLAL SOLANKI Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Executive Editor
  • SUNAYNA SETHI Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Head Of Industrial Strategy Communications
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/09/2003, number: 1099386
  • Registered at Companies House on 24/03/2003, number: 04708800
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
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR15: 28 days late, AR12: 3 days late, AR11: 16 days late, AR09: 112 days late, AR06: 1 days late, AR05: 1 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE CASSIDY TRUST LIMITED on 01/11/2023
Main office

483 GREEN LANES
LONDON
N13 4BS

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AMONGST PERSONS LIVING IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, ESPECIALLY BUT WITH NOT EXCLUSIVELY WORKING WITH CHILDREN WITHIN SLUM COMMUNITIES IN INDIA

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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