THE WORLD REIMAGINED LIMITED

Registered charity 1195223 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE WORLD REIMAGINED

The World Reimagined is a national art education project to transform how we understand the Transatlantic Slave Trade and its impact on all of us.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC THROUGHOUT ENGLAND AND WALES ON THE THE TRANSATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE BY:(A) PROVIDING COMMUNITY AND NATIONAL LEVEL EDUCATION TO INCREASE INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE TRANSATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE AND ITS LEGACIES, DEVELOPING CURRICULA AND PROVIDING TEACHING TOOLS AND RESOURCES THROUGH WORKING WITH STUDENTS OF DIFFERENT AGES, THEIR TEACHERS, AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY; (B) RESEARCHING AND PRESENTING HISTORICALLY FACTUAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE TRANSATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE AND ITS LEGACIES, THROUGH THE ADVANCEMENT OF AND ENGAGEMENT WITH THE ARTS, CULTURE AND HERITAGE, BY CREATING PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY-BASED PLATFORMS AND EVENTS TO INCLUDE SEMINARS AND LECTURES WHILST DISPLAYING WORKS OF ART FOR PEOPLE TO ENGAGE WITH;3.2 THE PROMOTION OF RACIAL HARMONY AND FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:(A) PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS; (B) ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS TO PROMOTE GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS; (C) WORKING TOWARDS THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF RACE.

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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Registered contact address: Buckinghamshire, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£377k
Latest spending
£319k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £169,248 for the year, reducing its total funds from £243,683 to £74,435. The trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves of £64,914 are maintained in line with a policy target of three to six months' expenditure, and the auditors found no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six months’ expenditure (reserves figure: £65k)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six months’ expenditure.” — page 10
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Fiona Compton (Trustee) received £24,115 for professional services; Michelle Gayle (Trustee) received £12,046 for consultancy services.
“No charity trustee received payment for professional or other services supplied to the charity other than as disclosed in the note 15 related party disclosures”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Fiona Compton (Trustee) received a sum of £24,115 for the professional services provided to the charity.
“a. Fiona Compton (Trustee) received a sum of £24,115 for the professional services provided to the charity.” — page 28
“c. Michelle Gayle (Trustee who resigned October 2023) received a sum of £12,046 for the consultancy services provided to the charity.” — page 28
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Michelle Gayle (Trustee who resigned October 2023) received a sum of £12,046 for the consultancy services provided to the charity.
“a. Fiona Compton (Trustee) received a sum of £24,115 for the professional services provided to the charity.” — page 28
“c. Michelle Gayle (Trustee who resigned October 2023) received a sum of £12,046 for the consultancy services provided to the charity.” — page 28
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Laura Marcus (spouse of Dennis Marcus who was a key management personnel until August 2023) received a sum of £1,610 for the professional services provided to the charity.
“a. Fiona Compton (Trustee) received a sum of £24,115 for the professional services provided to the charity.” — page 28
“c. Michelle Gayle (Trustee who resigned October 2023) received a sum of £12,046 for the consultancy services provided to the charity.” — page 28
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Goldwins Limited. Discloses 5 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 2
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 6
  • Government income: £55,000 — grants £55,000 (2); 3% of the £1,601,941 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2023)

Total income
£1.6m
Total spending
£2.3m
Cost of raising funds
£111k
Reserves (reported)
£160k
Employees
23

Reported reserves equal ~0.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (78% 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: 6.9% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.2%) (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
31/03/2025£377k£319k
31/03/2024£156k£307k
31/03/2023£1.6m£2.3m
31/03/2022£1.5m£598k

Common questions

Is THE WORLD REIMAGINED LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £169,248 for the year, reducing its total funds from £243,683 to £74,435. The trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves of £64,914 are maintained in line with a policy target of three to six months' expenditure, and the auditors found no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Goldwins Limited.

Who funds THE WORLD REIMAGINED LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE WORLD REIMAGINED LIMITED as a grant recipient include The Portal Trust, BLACK HEART FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
The Portal TrustFY2022£40kThe World Reimagined - Learning Programme: Telling the history of the Transatlantic Slave Trade
BLACK HEART FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITEDFY2023£23kIn support of other causes
The Portal TrustFY2023£4kThe World Reimagined - Learning Programme
BLACK HEART FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITEDFY2024£2kIn support of other causes

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund02/10/2024£229k"Community: Becoming Black and British."
Greater London Authority21/06/2023£1kThe World Reimagined
The National Lottery Heritage Fund24/08/2021£250k"Journey of Discovery History Collection & Platform"

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE WORLD REIMAGINED LIMITED£377k—0unclear—no doubt
RETHINKING ECONOMICS INTERNATIONAL FY2025£422k—0above—no doubt
Rewriting Earth FY2025£492k—0above—no doubt
PLAN INTERNATIONAL UK FY2025£61.7m£163,495—unclear—no doubt
REBUILD EAST MIDLANDS FY2025£294k—0below—no doubt
ART REFUGE FY2025£137k—0above—no doubt

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