FACING THE WORLD — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 3 July 2002
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 04427304
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £742,106
Latest expenditure: £772,501
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Facing The World, Suite 5, 567 Fulham Road, LONDON, SW6 1ES

Website recorded by the regulator: www.facingtheworld.net (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Facing the World has pioneered a bold new approach to sustainable healthcare, resulting in self-run centres of excellence in the countries we work in. This approach ensures that children born with facial differences can receive the surgery they need, and that these centres can be replicated both nationally and internationally.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 29 May 2026
Date Accounts Received: 29 May 2026
Total Gross Income: £742,106
Total Gross Expenditure: £772,501

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: 23 June 2025
Date Accounts Received: 23 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £530,813
Total Gross Expenditure: £589,377

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: 27 September 2024
Date Accounts Received: 27 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £574,753
Total Gross Expenditure: £588,037

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: 4 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 4 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £441,081
Total Gross Expenditure: £391,892

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: 19 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 19 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £661,304
Total Gross Expenditure: £786,971

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 29 May 2026
Total Gross Income: £742,106
Total Gross Expenditure: £772,501
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: 140

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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: 23 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £530,813
Total Gross Expenditure: £589,377
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: 140

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
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: 27 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £574,753
Total Gross Expenditure: £588,037
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: 140

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
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: 4 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £441,081
Total Gross Expenditure: £391,892
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: 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: No
Count Volunteers: 140

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
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: 19 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £661,304
Total Gross Expenditure: £786,971
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £6,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 120

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 29 May 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 741256
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 850
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 742106
Income Legacies: 55000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £45,725
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £726,776
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 772501
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 34170
Expenditure Support Costs: 180985
Expenditure Depreciation: 519
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £367,663
Assets Total Fixed: 373
Assets Own Use: 373
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £443,585
Assets Total Liabilities: £28,175
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £415,783
Creditors One Year Total Current: 28175
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £435,858
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 367663
Funds Restricted: 48120
Funds Total: 415783
Count Employees: 3
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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: 23 June 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 527582
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 3231
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 530813
Income Legacies: 20389
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £49,458
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £539,919
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 589377
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 31653
Expenditure Support Costs: 165815
Expenditure Depreciation: 705
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £354,062
Assets Total Fixed: 893
Assets Own Use: 893
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £467,031
Assets Total Liabilities: £21,746
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £446,178
Creditors One Year Total Current: 21746
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £460,414
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 354062
Funds Restricted: 92116
Funds Total: 446178
Count Employees: 3
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
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: 27 September 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 570575
Income Other Trading Activities: 840
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 3338
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 574753
Income Legacies: 527
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £52,812
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £535,225
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 588037
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 33290
Expenditure Support Costs: 150523
Expenditure Depreciation: 926
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £175,000
Assets Total Fixed: 1598
Assets Own Use: 1598
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £529,891
Assets Total Liabilities: £26,747
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £504,742
Creditors One Year Total Current: 26747
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £523,896
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 386688
Funds Restricted: 118054
Funds Total: 504742
Count Employees: 3
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
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: 19 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 661261
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 43
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 661304
Income Legacies: 10512
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £49,221
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £737,750
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 786971
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 32910
Expenditure Support Costs: 67055
Expenditure Depreciation: 730
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £435,952
Assets Total Fixed: 1218
Assets Own Use: 1218
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £493,219
Assets Total Liabilities: £25,600
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £468,837
Creditors One Year Total Current: 25600
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £459,188
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 435952
Funds Restricted: 32885
Funds Total: 468837
Count Employees: 2
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Kensington And Chelsea
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

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

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Charity Classification

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

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

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: FACING THE WORLD
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2002-07-03T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON THE 30TH APRIL 2002.AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 20 JUL 2017AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 30 OCT 2017
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:-1. THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF SUFFERING, SICKNESS, INJURY AND DISTRESS IN PARTICULAR OF CHILDREN WITH FACIAL DEFORMITIES; AND 2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, IN PARTICULAR CONCERNING THE TREATMENT OF FACIAL DEFORMITIES IN ALL RESPECTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF CHARITY OF ENGLAND AND WALES FROM TIME TO TIME.
Area Of Benefit: NATIONAL & OVERSEAS

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures