Finance Score: -7
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 4
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

CARE INTERNATIONAL UK

CARE International is a global Charity dedicated to ending poverty. We work in 87 of the poorest countries worldwide. We aim for long-term impact through our humanitarian and development work.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Fundraising costs are 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 dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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
30/06/23£40,670£38,406£2,264£3,961£21,463£4,7501.5997
30/06/22*£38,566£31,385£7,181£3,855£19,199£4,5181.7986
30/06/21*£62,719£67,729£-5,010£4,180£12,018£2,9430.51206
30/06/20£73,877£71,117£2,760£3,986£17,028£1,8050.31162
30/06/19£65,079£66,882£-1,803£4,585£14,268£1,7170.312330
30/06/18£55,644£68,106£-12,462£5,494£16,071£2,7380.51390
30/06/17£93,414£93,851£-437£5,656£28,533£4,4350.61460
30/06/16£78,172£66,822£11,350£4,694£28,970£3,6570.71170
30/06/15£51,739£50,889£850£4,844£17,988£3,4640.81110
30/06/14£48,270£44,069£4,201£4,087£17,138£1,8150.51110
30/06/13£39,184£38,199£985£3,727£12,937£1,7090.51110
30/06/12£43,677£46,912£-3,235£4,426£11,952£1,6970.41090
30/06/11£51,170£47,316£3,854£4,218£15,187£1,8740.51010
30/06/10£32,509£32,184£325£4,081£11,333£1,9000.7860
30/06/09£33,839£33,069£770£4,057£12,934£2,1430.8810
30/06/08£37,746£36,646£1,100£3,832£12,164£2,5030.8840
30/06/07£44,950£45,677£-727£2,217£11,064£2,8160.7810
30/06/06£50,748£49,403£1,345n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/05£40,681£40,210£471n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/04£35,603£37,338£-1,735n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 9.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 10.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 1%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 17%
Liabilities/Income: 11%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 22%
Reserves/Spending: 1.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 3.2
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 39 years

www.careinternational.org.uk

info@careinternational.org

02070916000

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseFacebookX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • International poverty relief
How it operates
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Congo (Democratic Republic), East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kenya, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Nepal, Niger, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Turkey, Uganda, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office - Addressing Gender-Based Violence - CARE International
£37,946 01/04/2021
The Human Rights and Peacebuilding (HARP) programme will support the UKs strategic response to conflict in Ethiopia. The programme will support peacebuilding initiatives in areas where the UK has a ....more
Comic Relief - Humanitarian Rapid Response to Yemen
£1,000,000 12/03/2019
6
Comic Relief funding would allow CARE International to maintain its ongoing operations in Yemen, enabling our team to provide flexible and life-saving humanitarian assistance to meet the complex and ....more
Comic Relief - Sport for Social Change - Empowering female advocates
£149,583 24/01/2018
36
Although attitudes have shifted greatly since the 1994 genocide, the average adolescent girl in Rwanda faces discrimination and disempowerment, which can lead to physical and sexual based ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Household Economic Security for Poor Women
£453,073 21/03/2015
36
Not Available

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 44-75
  • ANITA YUEN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Head Of Social Impact Partnerships Emea, Facebook
  • DESIREE D'SOUZA Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Executive Director
  • DR AMADU WURIE KHAN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Higher Education, International Development
  • EDWARD SPARROW Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Solicitor
  • KHALID EL ANSARI Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Internal Audit Director
  • LAURA KELLY Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Director, International Institute For Environment
  • LYNDALL NORMA STEIN (Chair) Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Interim Charity Director
  • SRIBAVAN SRISATHKURUNATHAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Accountant
  • SUSANNA MARY NDARUHUTSE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Economist
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/08/1985, number: 292506
  • Registered at Companies House on 07/05/1985, number: 01911651
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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR22: 156 days late, AR21: 426 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from IHG FOUNDATION (UK) TRUST on 05/02/2020
  • Asset transfer in from FAITH: THE FOUNDATION TO ADVANCE INTERFAITH TRUST AND HARMONY on 22/12/2020
Main office

CARE International UK c/o Ashurst
London Fruit & Wool Exchange
1 Duval Square
LONDON
E1 6PW

Objectives

TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND SICKNESS, TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AMONG THE WORLD'S POOR.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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