The United World Colleges (International)

Analysis

The United World Colleges (International) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00908758). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The United World Colleges (International) reported income of £11.7m and spending of £8.8m, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £6.2m to £11.7m (+87%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The United World Colleges (International) sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Summer Fields' School Trust Limited (£11.6m), Halliford School Limited (£11.8m) and British Safety Council (£11.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 62%, charitable activities 33%, investments 2.9% and trading 2.0%. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 8.4%. Grants to other organisations totalled £4.7m. Reserves of £5.2m would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 36 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.