United Purpose

Registered charity 272465 Registered since 1976

Operates: Cardiff, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cameroon, The Gambia, Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.

trustees on the board

6.5y median 6.5y

average tenure

10y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

7.9y

average years in governance

1 vs 3 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 4The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 4Overseas Aid/famine Relief 3The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 1

Commercial experience

Health and social care 4Dormant 3Other services 3

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving trustees could step down together

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Village AID 3 shared trustees
Self Help Africa (UK) 3 shared trustees

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Self Help Africa (UK) 3 shared trustees
Village AID 3 shared trustees
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Contact

Website	www.united-purpose.org
Email	up.uk@united-purpose.org
Phone	02920220066
Address	Office 124 (Lewis Street), W2 1st Floor Wellington House, Wellington Road, Cardiff, CF11 9BE

Finances

£4,884,450 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£19,772,222	£18,715,993
2021	£8,900,345	£10,515,786
2022	£15,019,901	£15,978,485
2023	£12,725,389	£14,448,498
2024	£4,884,450	£8,426,836

What it does

What

Education/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyOverseas Aid/famine Relief

Who

Children/young PeopleOther Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Human ResourcesProvides Services

Charitable objects

The Objects of the Charity shall be to further any purpose or purposes recognised by the law of England and Wales as charitable.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 30 SEP 1976AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 18 OCT 1997AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29 NOV 2003AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 04 DEC 2012AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 21 JUL 2016 as amended on 10 Sep 2019 as amended on 16 Oct 2019 as amended on 04 Aug 2021

Trustees (4)

4trustees

60median age

2aged 70+

Succession outlook: 2 of 4 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Dervla Owensage 48 since 2021
Geoff Meagherage 76 since 2023
Hadi Husaniage 50 since 2016
Mary Robinsonage 70 since 2018

Linked company (Companies House)

United Purpose · 01278887 · Active

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 27/09/1976

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (2)

Self Help Africa (UK) 3 shared trustees
Village AID 3 shared trustees

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