Finance Score: -8

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 4

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Spending falling: -1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

2 Trustees: -2

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: -7

INDEPENDENT DIPLOMAT LIMITED

To promote conflict resolution, reconciliation and relief of poverty to benefit the public by increasing skills/capacities in diplomacy of those who are in need of those skills and who have the capability to promote conflict resolution and reconciliation within government and in international institutions, including the UN.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 2 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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

Established: 16 years
(19 years as a company)

www.independentdiplomat.org

INFO@INDEPENDENTDIPLOMAT.ORG

0012125948295

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/22	*	£7	£55	£-48	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/21	*	£7	£51	£-44	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/20		£70	£66	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/19		£371	£352	£19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/18	*	£384	£360	£24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	1
31/12/17		£386	£376	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16	*	£447	£557	£-110	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15	*	£237	£384	£-146	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14		£249	£187	£62	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13		£250	£223	£27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12		£256	£208	£47	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11		£208	£163	£45	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10		£102	£73	£29	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09	*	£165	£312	£-147	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Environment/Conservation/Heritage

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Independent Diplomat
£165,000	08/07/2022	Core costs
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Independent Diplomat
£120,000	30/11/2019 36	Core costs
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Independent Diplomat
£90,000	15/07/2017 36	Core costs

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)

Age Range of Trustees: 57-76

CARNE ROSS Appointed: 2005, Occupation: Director

DR GARDNER THOMPSON, Occupation: Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/09/2008, number: 1125699
Registered at Companies House on 23/03/2005, number: 05401515

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

14 returns made; AR22: 4 days late, AR21: 14 days late, AR18: 40 days late, AR16: 44 days late, AR15: 1 days late, AR09: 22 days late,

Main office

166 College Road
HARROW
Middlesex
HA1 1RA

Objectives

3. THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED ARE:(1) TO PROMOTE CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND RECONCILIATION AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY FOR THEBENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY INCREASING SKILLS AND CAPACITIES IN DIPLOMACY OF THOSE WHOARE IN NEED OF SUCH EXPERTISE AND WHO ALSO HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO PROMOTE CONFLICTRESOLUTION AND RECONCILIATION WITHIN GOVERNMENT AND IN INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS,INCLUDING THOSE OF THE UNITED NATIONS.(2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE NATURE, USES AND CONDUCT OFDIPLOMACY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE (BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION) TO ITS USES INCONFLICT RESOLUTION AND RECONCILIATION.PROVIDED THAT THE TRUSTEES ARE SATISFIED THAT THE ACTIVITIES SHALL BE NEUTRAL AND BALANCED ANDSHALL MAINTAIN OR ENHANCE THE COMPANY'S COMMITMENT TO:= OBSERVANCE OF INTERNATIONAL LAW; RESPECT FOR INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS INCLUDINGTHOSE OF THE UNITED NATIONS AND THE INSTITUTIONS OF GOVERNMENT GENERALLY.= THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS.½ SUPPORT OF DEMOCRATIC AND ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNANCE.O REFUSAL OF SUPPORT TO THOSE PROMOTING UNLAWFUL VIOLENCE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

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