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Description

Renewable World tackles poverty through renewable energy. It works in East Africa and South Asia to promote affordable reliable energy services for poor consumers to improve income generation, enterprise development, health & education. Our unique relationship with the Renewable Energy industry allows us to leverage skills, expertise and resources to support and develop our work.

Also known as

  • The Koru Foundation
  • Renewable World
  • Renewable World

CCEW Charity number

1119467

Company number

06005778

Registered

Postcode

BN2 0JB

Website

renewable-world.org

Domain

renewable-world.org

Latest income

£1,876,800 (on )

This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.

Renewable World

GB-CHC-1119467

Locations

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Area of operation in the UK

Area of operation outside the UK

  • Kenya
  • Nepal
  • Tanzania, United Republic of

Registered Office in the UK

Renewable World

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Linked records

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This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 2 active records and 0 inactive records, from 2 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-1119467 .
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An organisation identifier is a unique piece of text that definitively identifies an organisation.

Examples include charity numbers and company numbers.

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GB-CHC gives the scheme for this identifier (Charity Commission), while 1119467 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.

Renewable World (this record)

Organisation record from Charity Commission for England and Wales
Last updated 2024-05-03

Renewable World

Organisation record from Companies House
Last updated 2024-04-27

Renewable World

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Themes and activities

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This organisation has been classified using different categories:

International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)

ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.

  • Grant-making foundations H10

UK Charity Activity Tags

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  • Economic and community development EC » Economic development EC102
  • Economic and community development EC » Infrastructure EC200 » Energy EC201
  • Education ED
  • Environment EN » Climate Emergency EN101
  • Health HE
  • Social welfare SW » Individual poverty SW105

Theme (CCEW)

  • Education/training 102
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 105
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief 106
  • Environment/conservation/heritage 112
  • Economic/community Development/employment 113

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

  • Children/young People 201
  • Elderly/old People 202
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies 205
  • The General Public/mankind 207

Activities (CCEW)

  • Makes Grants To Organisations 302
  • Provides Human Resources 304
  • Provides Services 306
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information 307
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research 308
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body 309
  • Other Charitable Activities 310

Scale of operation

  • National and Overseas

Renewable World

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Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
2007-06-04 Registered as a charity
2008-03-31 80,995 30,532
2009-03-31 84,332 79,931
2010-03-31 283,469 200,790
2011-03-31 384,707 331,355
2012-03-31 573,458 524,155
2013-03-31 577,486 702,302
2014-03-31 457,750 328,898
2015-03-31 596,725 491,520
2016-03-31 704,253 624,503
2017-03-31 836,671 864,723
2018-03-31 749,823 808,490
2019-03-31 763,455 752,388
2020-03-31 1,015,848 885,570
2021-03-31 1,779,685 1,470,733
2022-03-31 3,425,753 3,129,627
2023-03-31 1,876,800 1,703,973
Income and Spending
Funds and Reserves

Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

Renewable World

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Charity people

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2023
£
2022
£
Employees 29 26
Employees paid more than £60,000 1 -
Volunteers 10 16
Trustees 12
Employees
Volunteers

Data on employees is only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

Renewable World

GB-CHC-1119467

Statement of Financial Activities

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Statement of financial activities for year ended .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2023
£000s
2022
£000s
Incoming resources
Donations and other voluntary income 622.1 3,411.4
Legacies - -
Endowments - -
Donations and legacies 622.1 3,411.4
Income from charitable activities 1,249.6 -
Income from other trading activities - 12.4
Income from investments 5.1 1.7
Other income - 0.3
Total 1,876.8 3,425.8
Expenditure
Investment management - -
Other spending on raising funds 171.4 150.0
Spending on raising funds 171.4 150.0
Grants to institutions 355.6 272.5
Other charitable activities 1,177.0 2,707.2
Charitable activities 1,532.6 2,979.6
Other spending - -
Total 1,704.0 3,129.6
Net income / (expenditure) 172.8 296.1

Renewable World

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Balance sheet

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Balance sheet at .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2023
£000s
2022
£000s
Fixed assets
Tangible and intangible assets 5.8 14.6
Investment assets - -
5.8 14.6
Current assets
Current investment assets - -
Cash 1,002.6 1,879.1
Other current assets 300.8 825.7
1,303.4 2,704.8
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year (96.9) (1,654.5)
Net current assets 1,206.5 1,050.3
Total assets less current liabilities 1,212.3 1,064.9
Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year - -
Net assets 1,212.3 1,064.9
Funds
Endowment funds - -
Restricted funds 825.4 666.2
Unrestricted funds 386.9 398.7
1,212.3 1,064.9

Renewable World

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Income from government

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According to data returned to the Charity Commission, this charity did not receive income from government grants or contracts in 2023 (the latest year with data available) or 2022.

Renewable World

GB-CHC-1119467

Grants received

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Date Funder Amount awarded Description
The EQ Foundation £25,000 Grant to RENEWABLE WORLD
Quartet Community Foundation
Donor Directed Grant
£250 Grant to Renewable World
The Dulverton Trust
Africa
£35,000 Improving livelihoods of fishing communities
The Dulverton Trust
Africa
£35,000 renewable energy hubs by Lake Victoria
The National Lottery Community Fund
International Communities
£504,688
3 years
Solar MUS for Sustainable Livelihoods
Jun 2015 to Jun 2018
The National Lottery Community Fund
International Communities
£14,356
9 months
Solar MUS for Sustainable Livelihoods
Jan 2014 to Oct 2014

Data source

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