GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY (USA) UK INITIATIVES ORGANISATION

Registered charity 1146078 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CENTER FOR TRANSNATIONAL LEGAL STUDIES

The principal activity is providing academic course in London at the Centre for Transnational Legal Studies to students around the world studying law at the tertiary or post-graduate level, as well as presenting public lectures and other education events during the academic year.

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE 'OBJECTS') ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF STUDENTS OF ANY NATIONALITY ENROLLED AT GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, AND UNIVERSITIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, INCLUDING SUPPORTING AND FACILITATING INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES UNDERTAKEN BY GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY ESTABLISHED TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF STUDENTS OF ANY NATIONALITY. THE CHARITY SHALL FULFIL ITS OBJECTS BY PROVIDING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR SUCH STUDENTS TO STUDY AT A RECOGNISED UNIVERSITY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, AND ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD, FOR A PERIOD OF THEIR STUDIES.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a total funds deficit of $4,059,033 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with unrestricted reserves in deficit. The trustees note that the charity relies heavily on financial support from its parent undertaking, Georgetown University, to meet liabilities and sustain operations, as current expenditure exceeds incoming resources.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Grant Harrod Lerman Davis LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (74% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• David Bao Phong Green
• Marie Angela Mattson
• WILLIAM TREANOR

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: City Of Westminster

Income and spending

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