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Description
The promotion of good communication in the English language through public speaking and debate; running educational programmes; initiating and administering scholarships; youth and academic exchanges. The charity focuses on oracy development in schools, promoting social equality and international understanding and facilitates and assists in the establishment of independent ESUs worldwide.
Also known as
- English Speaking Union of the Commonwealth
- English- Speaking Union of the Commonwealth
- English-Speaking Union
- English Speaking Union
- The English Speaking Union
- The English-Speaking Union
CCEW Charity number
Company number
Registered
Postcode
W1J 5ED
Website
Domain
esu.org
Latest income
£2,535,000 (on )
This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.
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- esu.org
- Charity Commission England and Wales
- CharityBase
- Giving is Great
- Companies House
- Opencorporates
- Wikipedia: English-Speaking Union
Twitter, Facebook and Wikipedia links from Wikidata
Depending on the data source, location may describe the headquarters of the organisation rather than the area it operates in.
Areas of operation in the UK
Area of operation outside the UK
- Albania
- Armenia
- Argentina
- Bangladesh
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Bermuda
- Brazil
- Belarus
- Canada
- Switzerland
- Chile
- China
- Cyprus
- Germany
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Egypt
- Spain
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Ghana
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Ireland
- India
- Iceland
- Italy
- Jordan
- Japan
- Korea, Republic of
- Lebanon
- Sri Lanka
- Lithuania
- Latvia
- Morocco
- Moldova, Republic of
- Mongolia
- Malta
- Mauritius
- Malaysia
- Nigeria
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Philippines
- Pakistan
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Serbia
- Russian Federation
- Rwanda
- Sierra Leone
- Thailand
- Tajikistan
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- United States
- Yemen
- South Africa
- Zimbabwe
Registered Office in the UK
This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 3 active records and 0 inactive records, from 3 data sources.
What is an organisation identifier?
An organisation identifier is a unique piece of text that definitively identifies an organisation.
Examples include charity numbers and company numbers.
Identifiers are usually assigned by an external body like a regulator.
Findthatcharity uses the Org ID scheme to create identifiers.
GB-CHC gives the scheme for this identifier (Charity Commission), while 273136 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.
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.
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Higher education not elsewhere classfied
B29
UK Charity Activity Tags
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Beneficiary group
BE» Young peopleBE115 -
Education
ED -
Education
ED» Student supportED105 -
Education
ED» SchoolsED106
Theme (CCEW)
-
Education/training
102 -
Arts/culture/heritage/science
109
Beneficiaries (CCEW)
-
Children/young People
201 -
Other Defined Groups
206 -
The General Public/mankind
207
Activities (CCEW)
-
Makes Grants To Individuals
301 -
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
305 -
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
307 -
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
308 -
Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
309
Scale of operation
- National and Overseas
English- Speaking Union of the Commonwealth
GB-CHC-273136Charity financial history
Back to contents| Year ending | Income (£) | Spending (£) |
|---|---|---|
| 1977-03-29 |
Registered as a charity |
|
| 2004-04-30 | 1,442,334 | 1,517,146 |
| 2005-04-30 | 1,473,273 | 1,531,124 |
| 2006-04-30 | 1,568,454 | 1,692,173 |
| 2007-04-30 | 2,095,597 | 1,717,890 |
| 2008-04-30 | 2,545,297 | 1,979,741 |
| 2009-04-30 | 2,128,930 | 2,097,679 |
| 2010-03-31 | 2,041,747 | 2,056,816 |
| 2011-03-31 | 2,984,030 | 3,261,736 |
| 2012-03-31 | 2,879,550 | 3,055,540 |
| 2013-03-31 | 3,761,066 | 2,748,223 |
| 2014-03-31 | 3,576,165 | 3,134,779 |
| 2015-03-31 | 3,691,607 | 3,531,452 |
| 2016-03-31 | 3,873,889 | 3,833,996 |
| 2017-03-31 | 3,580,392 | 3,641,047 |
| 2018-03-31 | 3,793,995 | 3,973,981 |
| 2019-03-31 | 3,516,262 | 4,353,902 |
| 2020-03-31 | 3,059,000 | 3,059,000 |
| 2021-03-31 | 2,149,000 | 2,348,000 |
| 2022-03-31 | 2,297,000 | 1,391,000 |
| 2023-03-31 | 2,535,000 | 2,046,000 |
Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.
| 2023 £ |
2022 £ |
|
|---|---|---|
| Employees | 18 | 10 |
| Employees paid more than £60,000 | - | 2 |
| Volunteers | 95 | 95 |
| Trustees | 13 |
Data on employees is only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.
English- Speaking Union of the Commonwealth
GB-CHC-273136Statement of Financial Activities
Back to contentsStatement 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 £m |
2022
£m |
|
|---|---|---|
| Incoming resources | ||
| Donations and other voluntary income | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Legacies | - | - |
| Endowments | - | - |
| Donations and legacies | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Income from charitable activities | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Income from other trading activities | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Income from investments | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| Other income | - | - |
| Total | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| Expenditure | ||
| Investment management | - | - |
| Other spending on raising funds | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Spending on raising funds | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Grants to institutions | - | - |
| Other charitable activities | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Charitable activities | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Other spending | - | - |
| Total | 2.0 | 1.4 |
| Net income / (expenditure) | 0.5 | 0.9 |
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 £m |
2022
£m |
|
|---|---|---|
| Fixed assets | ||
| Tangible and intangible assets | 18.2 | 11.7 |
| Investment assets | 31.0 | 29.2 |
| 49.2 | 41.0 | |
| Current assets | ||
| Current investment assets | - | - |
| Cash | 2.3 | 1.3 |
| Other current assets | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| 2.5 | 2.4 | |
| Creditors | ||
| Amounts falling due within one year | (0.6) | (0.5) |
| Net current assets | 2.0 | 1.9 |
| Total assets less current liabilities | 51.1 | 42.8 |
| Creditors | ||
| Amounts falling due after one year | - | - |
| Net assets | 51.1 | 42.8 |
| Funds | ||
| Endowment funds | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Restricted funds | 0.6 | 0.8 |
| Unrestricted funds | 50.1 | 41.6 |
| 51.1 | 42.8 | |
| 2023 £ |
2022 £ |
|
|---|---|---|
| Contracts with government | ||
| None recorded | ||
| Government grants | ||
| Income from government grants | - | 24,000 |
| Government grants as % of total income | - | 1.0% |
| Number of government grants | - | 2 |
View this organisation's grants on GrantNav.
| Date | Funder | Amount awarded | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Grocers' Charity | £960 | 2021 - English Speaking Union | ||
|
The National Lottery Community Fund
Awards for All |
£600
1 year |
Tagores Gifts to English
Feb 2006 to Feb 2007 |
Data source
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- The Grocers' Charity (1 grant) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
- The National Lottery Community Fund (1 grant) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
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