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united world schools

The charity supports children and young people, other defined groups, and the general public. United World Schools is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing buildings, facilities, or open space. The charity is based in London and operates in Burma, Cambodia, and various other locations.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The UWS Vision: To teach the unreached: where children in remote and post-conflict areas have access to basic education and improved life chances. The UWS Mission: We work with communities to build schools and develop local teachers, providing a low cost and sustainable way to teach the unreached.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£4,296,424
Latest Expenditure
£3,988,745

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 77.8%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 83.8%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 20.5%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £3,760,276
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £472,220
Investments £6,592
Other Income £57,336

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £3,344,290
Raising Funds £644,455
Governance £173,966
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£4,296,424£3,988,745£3,344,290£1,606,838£1,273,66516 / 0
2023£3,581,512£3,310,709£2,779,664£1,299,158£809,75312 / 0
2022£3,546,686£3,549,478£2,923,169£1,028,355£714,00017 / 12
2021£3,229,246£3,340,423£2,707,313£1,031,147£947,67020 / 10
2020£2,761,761£2,843,372£2,449,925£1,219,719£980,09219 / 10

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers