Concordia (UK) — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 4 May 1964
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 00381668
Financial period: 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income: £2,772,622
Latest expenditure: £2,735,760
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: CONCORDIA, 19 NORTH STREET, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BN41 1DH

Website recorded by the regulator: www.concordia.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Concordia is committed to national and international volunteering and work placements to promote intercultural understanding and peace. It believes that volunteering changes lives and nurtures world citizens who care about each other and the world. Since 1943 it has supported nearly three-quarters of a million people to undertake such exchanges.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 17 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 17 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,772,622
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,735,760

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 1 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 1 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,586,765
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,724,480

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 28 September 2023
Date Accounts Received: 28 September 2023
Total Gross Income: £2,820,348
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,708,665

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 13 July 2022
Date Accounts Received: 13 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £3,201,121
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,847,843

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 7 December 2021
Date Accounts Received: 7 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £2,078,268
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,987,635

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 17 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,772,622
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,735,760
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 48

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 1 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,586,765
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,724,480
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 52

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 28 September 2023
Total Gross Income: £2,820,348
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,708,665
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 13 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £3,201,121
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,847,843
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 7 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £2,078,268
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,987,635
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £9,664
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 17 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 2753448
Income Investments: 19174
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2772622
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,735,760
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2735760
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 8200
Expenditure Support Costs: 573707
Expenditure Depreciation: 40911
Gain Loss Investment: 48608
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,964,233
Assets Total Fixed: 1882200
Assets Own Use: 148543
Assets Long Term Investment: 1733657
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £520,254
Assets Total Liabilities: £289,678
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,112,776
Creditors One Year Total Current: 289678
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £247,968
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2112776
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 2112776
Count Employees: 24
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 1 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 2533105
Income Investments: 53660
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2586765
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,724,480
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2724480
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 20191
Expenditure Support Costs: 548990
Expenditure Depreciation: 37394
Gain Loss Investment: 17989
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,501,805
Assets Total Fixed: 1453639
Assets Own Use: 189454
Assets Long Term Investment: 1264185
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £909,714
Assets Total Liabilities: £336,047
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,027,306
Creditors One Year Total Current: 336047
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £578,386
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2027306
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 2027306
Count Employees: 25
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 28 September 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 11
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 2772696
Income Investments: 47641
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2820348
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,708,665
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2708665
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 18862
Expenditure Support Costs: 530395
Expenditure Depreciation: 29988
Gain Loss Investment: -131937
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,147,032
Assets Total Fixed: 1323445
Assets Own Use: 133092
Assets Long Term Investment: 1190353
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,084,627
Assets Total Liabilities: £261,040
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,147,032
Creditors One Year Total Current: 261040
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £725,323
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2147032
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 2147032
Count Employees: 22
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 13 July 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 44015
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 3116537
Income Investments: 40569
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3201121
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,847,843
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2847843
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 13144
Expenditure Support Costs: 457257
Expenditure Depreciation: 20157
Gain Loss Investment: 78128
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,167,286
Assets Total Fixed: 1402094
Assets Own Use: 127435
Assets Long Term Investment: 1274659
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,277,596
Assets Total Liabilities: £512,404
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,167,286
Creditors One Year Total Current: 512404
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £735,053
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2167286
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 2167286
Count Employees: 20
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 7 December 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 26613
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 2000538
Income Investments: 41453
Income Other: 9664
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2078268
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,987,635
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1987635
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 9350
Expenditure Support Costs: 361239
Expenditure Depreciation: 23265
Gain Loss Investment: 16563
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,735,880
Assets Total Fixed: 1234908
Assets Own Use: 78945
Assets Long Term Investment: 1155963
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £931,821
Assets Total Liabilities: £430,849
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,735,880
Creditors One Year Total Current: 430849
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £686,381
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1735880
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 1735880
Count Employees: 20
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Germany
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Macedonia
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Switzerland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Bulgaria
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: France
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Morocco
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Moldova
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Turkey
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Greenland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: North America
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Russia
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Croatia
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Kyrgyzstan
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Haiti
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: North America
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Bosnia And Herzegovina
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Japan
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Armenia
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Zambia
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Mongolia
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Slovakia
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Latvia
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Showing 20 of 69 supplied records in this dataset.

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: Concordia (UK)
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1964-05-04T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 10/07/1943AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25/07/1996AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 18/09/2002AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 05/05/2006AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 19/02/2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 15/01/2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 21/02/2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29 JUN 2016 as amended on 19 Apr 2024 as amended on 19 Apr 2024 as amended on 18 Jun 2025
Charitable Objects: To support individuals, especially but not exclusively young people and students, by providing work placements, volunteering, training or other similar opportunities (both nationally and internationally) to support them to develop their skills and capabilities, to experience changes of environment and to develop a wider sense of cross cultural understanding, community or citizenship.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 60598
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: CONCORDIA

Charity Name Id: 60608
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: CONCORDIA INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER PROJECTS

Charity Name Id: 533364
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: CONCORDIA (UK) LIMITED

Charity Name Id: 60603
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: CONCORDIA (YOUTH SERVICE VOLUNTEERS) LTD

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Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order: 1
Regulator Name: Financial Conduct Authority

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment