ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS UK — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 30 January 2004
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 04856607
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £807,789
Latest expenditure: £729,770
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 167-169 Great Portland Street, 5th Floor, London, England, W1W 5PF

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Engineers Without Borders UK brings people, ideas and engineering together to address the complex global challenges associated with the effects of climate change, resource depletion, urbanisation and population growth. We primarily work in the UK education sector and with local partners on development projects in sub-Saharan Africa, Southern Asia and Latin America.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 4 December 2025
Date Accounts Received: 4 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £807,789
Total Gross Expenditure: £729,770

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 14 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 14 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £783,770
Total Gross Expenditure: £631,802

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 3 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 3 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £614,920
Total Gross Expenditure: £853,474

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 16 December 2022
Date Accounts Received: 16 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £813,623
Total Gross Expenditure: £744,226

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 13 December 2021
Date Accounts Received: 13 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £645,749
Total Gross Expenditure: £592,398

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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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 4 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £807,789
Total Gross Expenditure: £729,770
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: 350

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 14 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £783,770
Total Gross Expenditure: £631,802
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of 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: 300

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 3 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £614,920
Total Gross Expenditure: £853,474
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of 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: 300

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 16 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £813,623
Total Gross Expenditure: £744,226
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: 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: 300

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 13 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £645,749
Total Gross Expenditure: £592,398
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: 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: 266

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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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 4 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 519505
Income Other Trading Activities: 105295
Income Charitable Activities: 180834
Income Investments: 1450
Income Other: 705
Income Total Income And Endowments: 807789
Income Legacies: 76455
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £115,586
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £614,184
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 729770
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 44050
Expenditure Support Costs: 162261
Expenditure Depreciation: 3776
Gain Loss Investment: 1471
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £648,010
Assets Total Fixed: 42274
Assets Own Use: 3563
Assets Long Term Investment: 38711
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £695,025
Assets Total Liabilities: £33,920
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £703,379
Creditors One Year Total Current: 33920
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £648,010
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 703379
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 703379
Count Employees: 9
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 14 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 399954
Income Other Trading Activities: 215000
Income Charitable Activities: 167301
Income Investments: 1081
Income Other: 434
Income Total Income And Endowments: 783770
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £53,290
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £578,512
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 631802
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 7852
Expenditure Support Costs: 62026
Expenditure Depreciation: 2817
Gain Loss Investment: 3535
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £623,888
Assets Total Fixed: 40532
Assets Own Use: 3292
Assets Long Term Investment: 37240
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £631,882
Assets Total Liabilities: £48,526
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £623,888
Creditors One Year Total Current: 48526
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £521,650
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 623888
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 623888
Count Employees: 9
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 3 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 433525
Income Other Trading Activities: 60434
Income Charitable Activities: 118870
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 2091
Income Total Income And Endowments: 614920
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £148,256
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £705,218
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 853474
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 50148
Expenditure Support Costs: 347396
Expenditure Depreciation: 2583
Gain Loss Investment: -3795
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £468,385
Assets Total Fixed: 39116
Assets Own Use: 5410
Assets Long Term Investment: 33706
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £535,037
Assets Total Liabilities: £105,768
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £468,385
Creditors One Year Total Current: 105768
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £486,471
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 468385
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 468385
Count Employees: 11
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 16 December 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 615157
Income Other Trading Activities: 84908
Income Charitable Activities: 106916
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 6642
Income Total Income And Endowments: 813623
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £146,759
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £597,467
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 744226
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 57488
Expenditure Support Costs: 249619
Expenditure Depreciation: 21202
Gain Loss Investment: -1792
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £689,000
Assets Total Fixed: 7025
Assets Own Use: 7025
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £763,413
Assets Total Liabilities: £59,704
Assets Current Investment: 37501
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £710,734
Creditors One Year Total Current: 59704
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £725,912
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 688943
Funds Restricted: 21791
Funds Total: 710734
Count Employees: 10
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 13 December 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 497326
Income Other Trading Activities: 77401
Income Charitable Activities: 63478
Income Investments: 2636
Income Other: 4908
Income Total Income And Endowments: 645749
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £127,730
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £464,668
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 592398
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 57488
Expenditure Support Costs: 249619
Expenditure Depreciation: 500
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £594,360
Assets Total Fixed: 39752
Assets Own Use: 459
Assets Long Term Investment: 39293
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £639,809
Assets Total Liabilities: £36,432
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £643,129
Creditors One Year Total Current: 36432
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £607,466
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 594360
Funds Restricted: 48769
Funds Total: 643129
Count Employees: 9
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

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

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

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Peru
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: South America
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

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

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

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

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

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

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

Classification Code: 115
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

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

Classification Code: 106
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Overseas Aid/famine Relief

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

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS UK
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2004-01-30T00:00:00

Charity Name: ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS UK
Charity Event Order: 3
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2025-10-28T00:00:00
Reason: Removed by application
Assoc Organisation Number: 5073085
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1165784
Assoc Charity Name: RAINCATCHER

Charity Name: ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS UK
Charity Event Order: 4
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2026-04-10T00:00:00
Reason: Removed by application
Assoc Organisation Number: 5073085
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1165784
Assoc Charity Name: RAINCATCHER

Charity Name: ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS UK
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2017-02-02T00:00:00
Reason: Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number: 5029291
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1148568
Assoc Charity Name: HERITAGE WITHOUT BORDERS LIMITED

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 05/08/2003AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26/01/2004AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21/06/2006AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24/10/2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25/11/2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21/09/2015AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29 MAR 2017 as amended on 27 Nov 2019 as amended on 25 Nov 2020 as amended on 17 Nov 2021
Charitable Objects: RELIEVE, OR ASSIST IN THE RELIEF OF, POVERTY AND SUFFERING IN THE UK AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION TO;1. COORDINATING, FUNDING AND PARTICIPATING IN DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, PARTICULARLY PROJECTS OR PARTS OF PROJECTS WITH A STRONG ENGINEERING OR TECHNICAL COMPONENT;1.2. PROVIDING AND PROMOTING THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL TRAINING IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;1.3 PROVIDING EXPERIENCE TO AND STIMULATING INTEREST AMONG THOSE WITH STRONG POTENTIAL IN THE FIELD OF DEVELOPMENT WORK;1.4 PROMOTING, COORDINATING AND FUNDING RESEARCH ON DEVELOPMENT TOPICS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WITH A STRONG ENGINEERING OR TECHNICAL COMPONENT;1.5 THE RAISING OF PUBLIC AWARENESS OF DEVELOPMENT ISSUES, PARTICULARLY THOSE RELATED TO ENGINEERING OR TECHNOLOGY;1.6 THE PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE TO OTHER ORGANISATIONS WITH OBJECTIVES ALIGNED WITH THOSE OF THE CHARITY BY PROVIDING THEM WITH HUMAN AND OTHER RESOURCES;2. ADVANCE EDUCATION, IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION TO;2.1 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE UK AND IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD, PARTICULARLY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES;2.2 THE CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF POVERTY AND SUFFERING;3. TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES UNDER THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME RESOLVE.
Area Of Benefit: NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 351911
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS

Charity Name Id: 351937
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: ISF-UK

Charity Name Id: 351921
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: EWB-UK

Charity Name Id: 351933
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: INGENIEURS SANS FRONTIERS

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

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

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures