THE UNITED WORLD COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC LIMITED

Registered charity 525761 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ATLANTIC COLLEGE

An international VIth College offering up to 350 boarding places to students who are selected on merit and potential, the assessment process is not influenced by an individual's gender, ethnicity,race,religion and disability nor, as far as funds allow, economic status.

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Latest income
£20.2m
Latest spending
£20.2m
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating loss of £0.2m for the year ended 31 July 2025, driven by legislative changes including the introduction of VAT on school fees and the removal of charitable business rate relief. Despite utilizing £1.17m in cash flows and unrestricted reserves to manage liquidity, the trustees confirm that adequate resources exist to continue operations for at least twelve months with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: under review (held: £21.6m)
“UWC Atlantic's reserve policy is currently under review given the financial challenges.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Atlantic College Enterprises Limited
“Atlantic College Enterprises Limited is a wholly owned trading subsidiary (company number: 07734369). The primary purpose of the company is to carry out the trading activities on behalf of the College.” — page 37
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Bevan Buckland Audit Ltd. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — UWC Atlantic College (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Property (HM Land Registry)

4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Total income
£20.2m
Total spending
£20.2m
Cost of raising funds
£1.3m
Reserves (reported)
£21.6m
Employees
200

Reported reserves equal ~12.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (70% 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: 6.5% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Vale Of Glamorgan

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£20.2m£20.2m
31/07/2024£19.6m£18.8m
31/07/2023£18.0m£17.4m
31/07/2022£15.6m£15.1m
31/07/2021£13.7m£13.0m

Common questions

Is THE UNITED WORLD COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an operating loss of £0.2m for the year ended 31 July 2025, driven by legislative changes including the introduction of VAT on school fees and the removal of charitable business rate relief. Despite utilizing £1.17m in cash flows and unrestricted reserves to manage liquidity, the trustees confirm that adequate resources exist to continue operations for at least twelve months with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Bevan Buckland Audit Ltd.

Who funds THE UNITED WORLD COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE UNITED WORLD COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, QUADSTAR CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, WHITAKER CHARITABLE TRUST, REARDON SMITH NAUTICAL TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£75kScholarship
QUADSTAR CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£20kfees for students for education in the UK
QUADSTAR CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£18kfees for student for education in the UK
WHITAKER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£10k
WHITAKER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10k
REARDON SMITH NAUTICAL TRUSTFY2025£5k
REARDON SMITH NAUTICAL TRUSTFY2022£2k
REARDON SMITH NAUTICAL TRUSTFY2023£2k
REARDON SMITH NAUTICAL TRUSTFY2024£2k

Funders of similar charities

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE UNITED WORLD COLLEGES (INTERNATIONAL).

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE UNITED WORLD COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC LIMITED£20.2m——unclear—no doubt
THE UNITED WORLD COLLEGES (INTERNATIONAL) FY2025£11.7m——unclear10.3%no doubt
ST JOHN'S COLLEGE LIMITED FY2025£7.1m——unclear—no doubt
ST GEORGE'S SCHOOL ASCOT TRUST LIMITED FY2025£7.7m£140,001 - £150,0001unclear—not going concern
GATEHOUSE EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£9.3m£140,000 - £149,999—above—no doubt
LANCING COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL AT WORTHING LIMITED FY2025£2.5m——unclear—no doubt

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