HARVARD GLOBAL UK

Registered charity 1161388 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The advancement of education for the public benefit in particular, but not exclusively, by the promotion of study and research into subjects including sustainable development with the useful results of such study and research disseminated to the public at large.

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ('OBJECTS') ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROMOTION OF STUDY AND RESEARCH INTO SUBJECTS INCLUDING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (INCLUDING THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN URBANIZATION, REGENERATION, GOVERNMENTAL POLICY, QUALITY OF LIFE, AND THE HEALTH OF CITIZENS), PROVIDED THAT THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH STUDY AND RESEARCH ARE DISSEMINATED TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE.THROUGHOUT THESE ARTICLES, “SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT” MEANS DEVELOPMENT THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Get email alerts

Latest income
£177k
Latest spending
£177k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held total funds of £4,975 at the end of the year, with unrestricted reserves matching this amount. The trustees consider the charity to be a going concern, noting that cash reserves held were more than adequate relative to their internal policy target. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £nil for the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of operating expenditure (held: £5k)
“The charity aims to hold three months of operating expenditure in its cash reserves at all times.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant income from parent/sole member
“The charity received £177,134 in grants from Harvard Global Research and Support Services Inc (2024: £284,608).” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Saffery LLP. Discloses 3 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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2021)

Total income
£687k
Total spending
£3.1m
Reserves (reported)
£5k
Employees
12

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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 (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£177k£177k
30/06/2024£285k£285k
30/06/2023£293k£293k
30/06/2022£358k£358k
30/06/2021£687k£3.1m

Common questions

Is HARVARD GLOBAL UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held total funds of £4,975 at the end of the year, with unrestricted reserves matching this amount. The trustees consider the charity to be a going concern, noting that cash reserves held were more than adequate relative to their internal policy target. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £nil for the year. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Saffery LLP.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE JMCMRJ SORRELL FOUNDATION1£100k
THE RISMAN FOUNDATION1£84k
BAREFOOT COLLEGE INTERNATIONAL UK1£72k
THE REED FOUNDATION1£29k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HARVARD GLOBAL FOUNDATION LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HARVARD GLOBAL UK£177k——above—no doubt
HARVARD GLOBAL FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2025£4.0m—0unclear—no doubt
FRIENDS OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY FY2024£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
THE BRITISH FRIENDS OF HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL FY2025£249k—0unclear—no doubt
TRAINING AND RESEARCH GLOBAL EDUCATION TRUST FY2025£280k—0unclear—no doubt
GLOBAL WITNESS TRUST FY2025£2.5m—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.