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Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 3
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -3
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

THE UNITED SOCIETY

In 2017, the Society supported programmes in more than 20 countries spread across 14 Anglican provinces through relationship and partnership. Our programmes equip church leaders with skills that enable wider participation in integral mission and development as well as empower churches and ordinary people to take control of their health and communities through vibrant and participatory processes.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £12,052,000 available, equivalent to 37 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • Fundraising costs are extremely 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
31/12/23£3,680£3,912£-232£517£61,142£12,052372215
31/12/22£3,397£3,299£98£382£57,555£11,76242.82110
31/12/21£3,124£3,114£10£402£63,714£10,56240.72410
31/12/20£3,001£3,669£-668£568£52,602£6,410212910
31/12/19£3,184£4,254£-1,070£360£53,651£9,04825.527100
31/12/18£3,971£4,349£-378£498£49,400£8,12522.4280
31/12/17£3,372£4,402£-1,030£517£50,307£7,77021.2290
31/12/16£4,028£4,819£-791£634£47,341£6,81717250
31/12/15£3,976£4,045£-69£724£45,586£6,47419.2250
31/12/14£3,364£3,824£-460£819£44,131£6,12419.2250
31/12/13£3,752£4,283£-531£791£43,525£8,27423.2250
31/12/12£3,816£3,730£86£755£38,831£5,93919.1230
31/12/11£5,311£2,514£2,798£988£38,143£6,02228.7230
31/12/10£4,209£5,006£-797£844£37,419£4,74811.4370
31/12/09£4,337£5,185£-847£901£36,347£5,10811.8410
31/12/08£5,218£5,006£212£871£36,563£6,34315.2410
31/12/07£5,786£5,041£744£918£43,171£8,47420.2380
31/12/06£4,949£5,504£-555n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£4,753£6,405£-1,651n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£5,496£6,630£-1,134n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 31.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 13.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 8%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 72%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 20%
Reserves/Spending: 37 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -2 months
Quick Ratio: 0.4
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 60 years

www.uspg.org.uk

info@uspg.org.uk

02079212200

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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Community sports activities
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Bangladesh, Brazil, Burma, Egypt, Ghana, India, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Namibia, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Pakistan, Philippines, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 10/12 persons

  • CATHERINE JOANNA WICKENS Appointed: 2019
  • CATRIONA SARAH DUFFY Appointed: 2019
  • CHARLES COWLING Appointed: 2021
  • CHRISTINE HELEN DYER Appointed: 2024
  • JOHN PETER DIMITRI WIENAND Appointed: 2022
  • MATHEN THOMAS Appointed: 2021
  • PROF EMMA LINDSAY WILD-WOOD Appointed: 2024
  • REV CHIGOR CHIKE Appointed: 2022
  • REV DAVID STUART WALKER (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Diocesan Bishop
  • REV JOSEPH PATRICIUS HAWES Appointed: 2022
  • ROSEMARY HELEN DAWSON Appointed: 2024
  • SAMUEL PATRICK SUTHERLAND WILLIAMS Appointed: 2024
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/08/1964, number: 234518
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

USPG
5 Trinity Street
LONDON
SE1 1DB

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY ARE TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN ACCORDANCEWITH THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF THE ANGLICAN CHURCHES OF BRITAIN AND IRELANDAMONGST THE CHURCHES OF THE ANGLICAN COMMUNION AND THE COMMUNITIES THEYSERVE, THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, INCLUDING THROUGH, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWINGMEANS:(I) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY;(II) THE PROMOTION OF GOOD HEALTH;(III) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CAPACITY ANDSKILLS OF SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED MEMBERS OF SUCHCOMMUNITIES IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELPMEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY;(IV) THE TRAINING, DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER SUPPORT OF CHURCH LEADERS;(V) THE PROVISION OF ADVOCACY AND WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH SUCH CHURCHESAND COMMUNITIES; AND(VI) ANY OTHER MEANS AIMED AT IMPROVING CONDITIONS OF LIFE AND PROSPECTS FORTHE FUTURE AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DEEM FIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLESOF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION AS PRACTISED IN THE ANGLICAN COMMUNION;INCLUDING ACTING IN CO-OPERATION WITH PARTNERS IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE SUCHCHARITABLE OUTCOMES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WORLDWIDE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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