DOCTORS WORLDWIDE LTD — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 7 February 2008
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 06389121
Financial period: 1 February 2024 – 31 January 2025
Latest income: £866,945
Latest expenditure: £746,245
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 134 WELLINGTON ROAD NORTH, STOCKPORT, SK4 2LL

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

To provide direct medical aid through the provision of primary health care services to the needy, including maternal and child services. Provision of volunteer medical personnel for the purpose of medical training. To help in the capacity building of medical projects run by local NGOs. To undertake health and general charitable activities in areas of need.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 November 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 6 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 6 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £866,945
Total Gross Expenditure: £746,245

Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 November 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 7 November 2024
Date Accounts Received: 7 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £548,990
Total Gross Expenditure: £574,948

Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 November 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 21 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 21 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £390,480
Total Gross Expenditure: £461,069

Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 November 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 25 November 2022
Date Accounts Received: 25 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £523,105
Total Gross Expenditure: £466,284

Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 November 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 29 November 2021
Date Accounts Received: 29 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £563,765
Total Gross Expenditure: £396,181

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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 February 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2025
Ar Received Date: 6 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £866,945
Total Gross Expenditure: £746,245
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: 8

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2024
Ar Received Date: 7 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £548,990
Total Gross Expenditure: £574,948
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: 3

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2023
Ar Received Date: 21 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £390,480
Total Gross Expenditure: £461,069
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: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2022
Ar Received Date: 25 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £523,105
Total Gross Expenditure: £466,284
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: 85

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2021
Ar Received Date: 29 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £563,765
Total Gross Expenditure: £396,181
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: 37

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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 February 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2025
Ar Received Date: 6 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 783306
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 6429
Income Other: 77210
Income Total Income And Endowments: 866945
Income Legacies: 116030
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £31,735
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £714,510
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 746245
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 124
Expenditure Support Costs: 78320
Expenditure Depreciation: 553
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £500,285
Assets Total Fixed: 586
Assets Own Use: 586
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £675,210
Assets Total Liabilities: £0
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £675,796
Creditors One Year Total Current: 0
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £675,210
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 502076
Funds Restricted: 173720
Funds Total: 675796
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 February 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2024
Ar Received Date: 7 November 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 491202
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 6039
Income Other: 51749
Income Total Income And Endowments: 548990
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1,154
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £573,794
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 574948
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 163
Expenditure Support Costs: 48538
Expenditure Depreciation: 7
Gain Loss Investment: 6040
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £439,727
Assets Total Fixed: 40
Assets Own Use: 40
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £554,503
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,238
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £553,305
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1238
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £482,573
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 113578
Funds Restricted: 439727
Funds Total: 553305
Count Employees: 6
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2022
Ar Received Date: 25 November 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 522939
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 166
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 523105
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £597
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £465,687
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 466284
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 667
Expenditure Support Costs: 69956
Expenditure Depreciation: 532
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £431,692
Assets Total Fixed: 63
Assets Own Use: 63
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £649,852
Assets Total Liabilities: £0
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £649,915
Creditors One Year Total Current: 0
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £649,852
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 218223
Funds Restricted: 431692
Funds Total: 649915
Count Employees: 5
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2021
Ar Received Date: 29 November 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 563765
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 563765
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £5,072
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £391,109
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 396181
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 47536
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £50,000
Assets Total Fixed: 586
Assets Own Use: 586
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £594,206
Assets Total Liabilities: £0
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £594,792
Creditors One Year Total Current: 0
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £594,206
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 418146
Funds Restricted: 176646
Funds Total: 594792
Count Employees: 5
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

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

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

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

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: DOCTORS WORLDWIDE LTD
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2008-02-07T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 11 FEBRUARY 2008
Charitable Objects: 1) TO RELIEVE NEED AMONG PEOPLE WHO ARE VICTIMS OF POVERTY, FAMINE, DISEASE, NATURAL AND MAN MADE DISASTERS, WARS AND CIVIL WARS, IRRESPECTIVE OF RACE, RELIGION, IDEOLOGY OR POLITICS BY THE PROVISION OF COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL RELIEF WORLDWIDE.2) THE PROVISION OF SUPPLIES, FOOD, SHELTER, EDUCATION, TRAINING, MEDICAL PERSONNEL, PROCEDURES AND OTHER CHARITABLE ASSISTANCE TO:-= PRESERVE AND PROMOTE GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING;= OVERCOME DISEASE, INJURY, ILLNESS AND MALNUTRITION;FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SICK, THE POOR AND PEOPLES AND COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY CONFLICT, INSTABILITY, DISCRIMINATION, DISADVANTAGE OR DISASTER THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
Area Of Benefit: WORLDWIDE

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 498727
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: DOCTORS WORLDWIDE

Charity Name Id: 498733
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: DWW

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests