The United World College of the Atlantic Limited

Analysis

The United World College of the Atlantic Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Llantwit Major. It was registered in October 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00673076). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The United World College of the Atlantic Limited reported income of £20.2m and spending of £20.2m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £13.7m to £20.2m (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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 College of the Atlantic Limited sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% 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 Nocn (£20.1m), The Royal Institute of International Affairs (£20.2m) and The Principal and Fellows of Somerville College (£20.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 70%, donations and legacies 23%, trading 1.9% and investments 1.6%. Charitable activities took 89% of spending and raising funds 6.3%. Reserves of £21.6m would cover about 13 months of spending at that rate. It employed 200 people.