QS ImpACT

Registered charity 1161402 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as QS World Merit, WORLD MERIT

Provide support and representation for young adults passionate about having a positive impact on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Objects

THE PROMOTION OF GOOD CITIZENSHIP AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 30 FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD THROUGH PROVIDING EDUCATION, TRAINING, SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON TACKLING GLOBAL SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES.

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

Causes: Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £23,474 from a deficit of £14,530 in the prior year, driven by net income of £38,003. The charity remains dependent on the continued support of its associated company, QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited, to address a historical balance sheet deficit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — QS ImpACT (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Richard Kempchair
• Ashwin Fernandes
• Dan Munnerley
• Heather Haseley
• Jennifer Ellen Zapf
• Nunzio Quacquarelli
• Paras Ramesh Fatnani
• Santiago Iniguez De Onzono

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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