Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 6

Excess liquidity: -1
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 14

THE UNITED WORLD COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC LIMITED

An international VIth College offering up to 350 boarding places to students who are selected on merit and potential, the assessment process is not influenced by an individual's gender, ethnicity,race,religion and disability nor, as far as funds allow, economic status.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income

Established: 62 years

www.atlanticcollege.org

enquiries@atlanticcollege.org

01446799000

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Financial Data ?

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
31/07/22		£15,557	£15,063	£494	£1,089	£27,648	£19,821	15.8	160	2
31/07/21	*	£13,711	£13,002	£709	£576	£27,647	£19,013	17.5	145	0
31/07/20		£14,165	£12,621	£1,544	£656	£25,626	£18,303	17.4	127	0
31/07/19		£13,329	£12,557	£772	£849	£24,695	£15,425	14.7	133	0
31/07/18		£13,257	£12,559	£698	£748	£23,711	£15,112	14.4	140	10
31/07/17		£13,234	£11,754	£1,480	£944	£22,730	£14,105	14.4	137	0
31/07/16		£14,832	£11,898	£2,934	£450	£20,565	£13,170	13.3	131	0
31/07/15		£12,734	£11,060	£1,674	£1,030	£17,734	£10,857	11.8	129	0
31/07/14		£11,553	£10,204	£1,349	£941	£15,758	£9,402	11.1	104	0
31/07/13		£11,165	£10,087	£1,078	£473	£14,395	£8,563	10.2	144	0
31/07/12		£11,195	£10,557	£638	£426	£12,672	£7,982	9.1	145	0
31/07/11		£9,305	£9,229	£75	£351	£12,044	£6,818	8.9	157	0
31/07/10		£9,306	£8,286	£1,020	£338	£8,887	£4,858	7	139	0
31/07/09		£8,621	£7,889	£732	£340	£7,748	£4,456	6.8	143	0
31/07/08		£7,884	£8,234	£-350	£333	£7,820	£4,044	5.9	145	0
31/07/07		£8,018	£8,132	£-114	£370	£8,202	£4,443	6.6	145	0
31/07/06		£7,552	£7,499	£53	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/05		£6,308	£5,737	£572	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/04	*	£6,039	£7,018	£-979	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 7.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 7.5%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
Liabilities/Assets: 14%
Liabilities/Income: 28%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 72%
Reserves/Spending: 15.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.9

Asset Split ?

What it does

Education/Training

Who works here?

160 employees
2 volunteers

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Vale Of Glamorgan,

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Garfield Weston Foundation	£100,000
Pears Foundation	£64,000
Oxfordshire Community Foundation	£27,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Pears Foundation - Grant to Atlantic College
£64,000	12/02/2021	Scholarship 2021-23
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - 2019/20 Scholarship
£27,500	22/08/2019	Donor Advised: scholarship for 2019/20 academic year
Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award
£100,000	22/05/2019	Associated Schools Programme
Pears Foundation - Grant to Atlantic College
£64,000	23/01/2019 24	Scholarship 2019-21
Pears Foundation - Grant to Atlantic College
£60,000	20/02/2017 24	Scholarship 2017-19
David & Elaine Potter Foundation - Scholarship
£55,000	22/10/2013	To support a scholarship for an African student to attend UWC Atlantic College in the UK

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 31-68

ANN JONES Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

CYNTHIA IYABO OSHUAN OGBONNA Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chartered Management Accountant

DRIEK DESMET Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Consultant, Other trusteeship: THE UNITED WORLD COLLEGES (INTERNATIONAL),

FFION THOMAS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Senior Civil Servant

IAN STUART COOPER Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Chartered Accountant, Other trusteeship: ROYAL OSTEOPOROSIS SOCIETY,

JILL LONGSON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired

LADY JOANNA KNATCHBULL Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeship: WESTMINSTER ALMSHOUSES FOUNDATION,

LUCY KATE HODGSON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director

LUTFEY SIDDIQI Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Academic/Banker

PHILIP MARTIN HARMAN BROWN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Company Director/Chartered Engineer

RUTH RAWLING Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Consulting (Semi-Retired), Other trusteeship: KING GEORGE'S FIELD ST DONAT'S ATLANTIC COLLEGE,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/10/1962, number: 525761
Registered at Companies House on 21/10/1960, number: 00673076

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW)
Estyn: Her Majesty's Inspectorate For Education And Training In Wales

Policies in force

Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR21: 49 days late, AR04: 10 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE TERWICK TRUST on 07/04/2020

Main office

United World College of The
Atlantic Ltd
St. Donats Castle
St. Donat's
LLANTWIT MAJOR
CF611WF

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND LEARNING AND IN PARTICULAR THE EDUCATION OF YOUTH IN LEADERSHIP, LOYALTY, RESPONSIBILITY AND RESPECT FOR AND UNDER TAKING OF HUMAN DIGNITY, LIFE AND RIGHTS AND FOR THAT PURPOSE TO OWN AND OPERATE EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND FACILITIES. THE OBJECTIVE INCLUDES THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, SERVICE TO OTHERS AND GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

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