Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 3
  • Volatile income: -3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

GLOBAL POVERTY PROJECT UK

Raising awareness and encouraging action for the relief of global poverty by:1. Educating people principally in the UK about global poverty and the movement to end global poverty2. Empowering people principally in the UK to take action on global poverty3. Encouraging and assisting people in other countries to undertake the activities described above
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • 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:

  • Income has been volatile recently

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£1,444£1,417£27£86£585£5855160
31/12/22£2,062£2,153£-91£72£558£5583.1250
31/12/21£2,160£2,097£62£59£649£6493.7240
31/12/20£1,875£1,800£75£63£586£5863.9190
31/12/19£2,838£2,677£161£37£511£5112.3170
31/12/18£1,680£1,557£123£26£350£3462.7160
31/12/17£3,086£2,974£112£613£228£2280.9150
31/12/16£809£737£72£31£115£1151.9130
31/12/15£796£811£-15£31£43£430.6120
31/12/14£408£485£-76n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£678£583£94£22£140£1402.9150
31/12/12?£285£276£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11*£262£225£38n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 41%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 9%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 5.8
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 14 years

www.globalcitizen.org

ukenquiries@globalpovertyproject.com

0207 683 6456

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Legal & financial advice
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • France, Germany, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 36-61
  • CRAIG COHON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Advisor And Non Executive Director
  • DR GUIDO SCHMIDT-TRAUB Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Economist
  • HANNAH RACHEL PAWLBY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Pr Consultant
  • JOSEPH CERRELL Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Managing Director
  • KJELL STEFAN LOFVEN Appointed: 2023
  • ROSALIND MCKENNA Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Special Advisory (Private Philanthropy)
  • SABRINA HIBO DHOWRE ELBA Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Un Goodwill Ambassador For Ifad, Model And Actress
  • SAWSAN MOHAMAD CHEBLI Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Politician/State Secretary
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/09/2010, number: 1137815
  • Registered at Companies House on 11/03/2010, number: 07186340
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • 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
Filing Record
13 returns made; AR11: 8 days late,
Main office

8 All Saints Street
London
UK

Objectives

RAISING AWARENESS AND ENCOURAGING ACTION FOR THE RELIEF OF GLOBAL POVERTY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS BY, WITHOUT LIMITATIONA EDUCATING PEOPLE PRINCIPALLY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM ABOUT GLOBAL POVERTY AND THE MOVEMENT TO END GLOBAL POVERTYB EMPOWERING PEOPLE PRINCIPALLY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM TO TAKE ACTION ON GLOBAL POVERTY INCLUDING MAKING DONATIONS AND VOLUNTEERING; ANDC ENCOURAGING AND ASSISTING PEOPLE IN OTHER COUNTRIES TO UNDERTAKE THE ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED IN RULES A AND BD THE PROMOTION OF SUCH PURPOSES BEING EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE DIRECTORS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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