THE UNITED WORLD COLLEGES (INTERNATIONAL)
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-23 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-09
Watchouts
Cash
£8M
-13.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£15M
+22.7% vs 2024
Employees
36
+9.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£3M
+1,533.7% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- THE UNITED WORLD COLLEGES (INTERNATIONAL) 2009-01-12 → present
- UNITED WORLD COLLEGES (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED(THE) 1967-06-19 → 2009-01-12
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £3,634,000 | £3,821,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£202,000 | £2,896,000 | |
| Net profit | £34,000 | £2,843,000 | |
| Cash | £9,106,000 | £7,910,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,506,000 | £15,349,000 | |
| Net assets | £12,506,000 | £15,349,000 | |
| Equity | £12,506,000 | £15,349,000 | |
| Average employees | 33 | 36 | |
| Wages | £1,431,000 | £1,569,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 0.9% | 74.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 49.5% | 44.0% | |
| Current ratio | -0.77x | -0.76x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Buzzacott Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have concluded that there are no material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the ability of the charity to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- THE UNITED WORLD COLLEGES (INTERNATIONAL) · parent
- United World Colleges International gGmbH 100%
- UWC Endowment Management Limited 100%
Significant events
- “At the June 2024 meeting, the Board approved the UWC 2030 strategy; the UWC International office has applied to set up and operate an American Friends Fund through Myriad USA”
- “Launched in January 2024, the UWC Endowment Fund secured USD 55 million by the end of the year to support scholarships for students from diverse backgrounds.”
- “Five new short courses have been endorsed for this summer season (2025) across Costa Rica, Brazil, Vietnam, Cyprus, and online. This brings the total to 24 short courses running.”
- “The UWC International Gala 2025, held in May in New York, celebrated the UN Year of Peace and Trust and the 25th anniversary of the Davis-UWC Scholars Programme. The Gala raised significant scholarship funds.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 88 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STANNARD, Mary Teresa | Secretary | 2021-03-13 | — | — |
| BARDAI, Naheed | Director | 2023-08-01 | Feb 1979 | Canadian |
| EGAN RUIZ, Maria Cecilia | Director | 2024-01-01 | Apr 1978 | Chilean |
| EL-METAAL, Khalid | Director | 2025-01-01 | Jul 1968 | British,French |
| GENBERG, Daniel, Mr. | Director | 2022-01-01 | Oct 1970 | Swedish |
| HARAYDA, Robert Eric | Director | 2024-01-01 | Jun 1959 | British |
| HAWLEY, David | Director | 2025-01-01 | Oct 1957 | Canadian |
| KANYORO, Musimbi Rachel Angogo, Dr | Director | 2019-01-01 | Nov 1953 | American,Kenyan |
| MACDONALD, Laura | Director | 2025-09-01 | Mar 1960 | American |
| MEIJS, Fleur | Director | 2022-06-13 | May 1971 | Dutch |
| MUHEDINI, Amantia | Director | 2022-01-01 | May 1993 | Albanian |
| WANG, Mark Jiapeng | Director | 2025-07-01 | Jun 1981 | Chinese |
Show 88 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWNE, Geoffrey Kevin | Secretary | 2006-04-01 | 2009-11-27 |
| GARDNER, Trevelyan Codrington | Secretary | 1994-10-07 | 1996-07-15 |
| GEERTSEMA, Willa Maria | Secretary | 2009-11-27 | 2017-02-28 |
| MARCHANT, Neil Philip | Secretary | 1996-07-15 | 1998-03-21 |
| MARTIN, Robin | Secretary | 2003-11-01 | 2006-03-31 |
| PERKINS, Stephen Lindsay | Secretary | 1998-03-31 | 1999-10-16 |
| STEEL, Elaine Hesse | Secretary | 1999-10-16 | 2003-10-31 |
| TUEMPEL, Hannah Friederike Simone | Secretary | 2017-03-01 | 2020-04-18 |
| TURNER, Katharine | Secretary | 2020-04-18 | 2021-03-13 |
| WALFORD, Brian Harold | Secretary | — | 1994-10-07 |
| ABAD FERNÁNDEZ, Gabriel Ernesto, Mr. | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2023-07-31 |
| AGUIRRE ARRIZ, Ricardo | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| AL MUFTI, In'Am, Her Excellency | Director | 2000-10-14 | 2000-12-31 |
| ALVAREZ, Izamar Josefina | Director | 1994-10-06 | 2001-03-15 |
| BAKKER, Theodoor | Director | 2004-03-26 | 2004-05-29 |
| BELCI, Corrado, On | Director | — | 1997-09-01 |
| BERNSTORFF-GYLDENSTEEN, Frants Erich | Director | 2006-10-21 | 2013-12-31 |
| BESSE, Joy Isabelle | Director | 1992-11-06 | 2000-03-13 |
| BLACKMAN, Derek Ernest, Professor | Director | 2001-10-09 | 2010-12-31 |
| BONETTI, Gianfranco Facco, Dott | Director | — | 1993-10-09 |
| BRATHWAITE, Chelston Whitley Da Costa | Director | 2003-10-23 | 2006-12-31 |
| BRULAND, Bjorn Rochmann, Admiral (Ret) | Director | 1994-10-07 | 1999-10-16 |
| BRYNSRUD, Pal | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| BURKS, David | Director | 2011-03-18 | 2012-12-31 |
| BURTON, Maria Macdiarmid | Director | 1992-11-06 | 1994-09-02 |
| CACHALIA, Ghaleb Kaene Yusuf | Director | 2000-10-14 | 2002-12-31 |
| CAMACHO TUCKERMANN, Bertha Rosa | Director | 2009-02-28 | 2015-06-13 |
| CARAZO-ODIO, Rodrigo | Director | 2006-08-01 | 2008-06-01 |
| CARONE, Maria Laura | Director | 2017-06-01 | 2023-12-31 |
| CATER, Jack, Sir | Director | — | 1992-11-06 |
| CHAND, Vikram | Director | 2003-10-23 | 2005-10-08 |
| CISNEROS, Gustavo, Snr | Director | — | 1992-11-06 |
| COURTELIS, Alec | Director | — | 1995-12-28 |
| COUTTS, James Allen | Director | 1996-11-15 | 2003-04-30 |
| CRAFTER, Gregory John, Honourable | Director | 2000-10-14 | 2003-12-31 |
| CUNHA-GOMES, Sunita Marion | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2016-10-31 |
| D'AVILLEZ ARROBAS, Mariana Stilwell | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| DALAL, Maneck Ardeshir Sohrab | Director | — | 1994-03-24 |
| DANIEL, John Sagar, Sir | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| DARLING, Lisa | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| DE GODOY BUENO, Luis Carlos | Director | 2023-10-27 | 2025-11-11 |
| DE KOSTER, Henri Johann | Director | — | 1992-04-25 |
| DESMET, Driek Hans Bernard | Director | 2018-10-27 | 2024-12-31 |
| DIALLO SHAGAYA, Rama | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2013-06-07 |
| DICKERSON, Thomas | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2014-05-31 |
| DIEMONT, Arnaud | Director | 2000-10-14 | 2005-12-31 |
| EDWARDS, Arnett | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2018-01-01 |
| EDWARDS, Christopher James | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| EL HASSAN, Sarvath, Her Royal Highness Princess | Director | 1992-11-06 | 1994-04-20 |
| ELLIOT, Caroline Margaret | Director | 2020-03-07 | 2022-07-15 |
| ESCHENBRUCH, Eva | Director | 2017-06-01 | 2020-07-01 |
| FRANCO, Andres | Director | 2003-10-23 | 2006-12-31 |
| GANDARA, Maria Paulina, Professor | Director | 2006-10-20 | 2009-01-01 |
| GARDNER, Trevelyan Codrington | Director | 1996-11-15 | 1997-09-24 |
| GOURLAY, Basil Ian Spencer, General Sir | Director | 1997-11-28 | 2000-10-15 |
| GUEST, John Terence Moulton | Director | 2007-10-20 | 2012-12-31 |
| HABGOOD, Colin | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2023-12-31 |
| HAGOORT, Thomas Henry | Director | — | 1994-06-22 |
| HAWLEY, David | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2011-12-31 |
| HENRY, Eddy | Director | 2007-10-20 | 2010-01-01 |
| HODEIGE, Christian | Director | 2017-06-01 | 2022-06-12 |
| HODEIGE, Christian Heinrich, Dr | Director | 1996-11-15 | 2005-12-31 |
| HODGSON, William Thomas | Director | 1997-11-28 | 2000-06-24 |
| HOFFMAN, Mark | Director | 1993-04-23 | 1999-10-16 |
| HOWE, Peter | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2020-12-31 |
| HOWE, Peter | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| JOHANSEN, Raymond | Director | 2003-05-01 | 2004-03-25 |
| KAVAMURA, Maria Ines | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2022-12-31 |
| KENNEDY, Helena Ann, Baroness | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2009-01-01 |
| KERDEL VEGAS, Francisco | Director | 1992-11-06 | 1994-08-29 |
| KIRKHAM, John Reginald Stott | Director | 1994-10-07 | 2004-03-25 |
| KNAGEMHJELM, Michael Haffner | Director | 2000-10-14 | 2000-12-31 |
| KNAGENHJELM, Michael Haffner | Director | 1992-11-06 | 1994-03-24 |
| KOBAYASHI, Lin | Director | 2020-01-01 | 2025-06-16 |
| KRAGERUD, Rolf | Director | 2004-03-26 | 2005-06-10 |
| KRAVATZKY, Axel | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2016-12-31 |
| KRAVATZKY, Axel Johannes, Dr | Director | 2006-10-20 | 2009-01-01 |
| LAWRENSON, John Edward, Dr | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2010-12-31 |
| LEE, Quo-Wei, Dr | Director | — | 2000-06-24 |
| LEON GOMEZ, Maria Isabel | Director | 2001-10-09 | 2010-12-31 |
| LI, Kwok | Director | 2001-10-14 | 2006-12-31 |
| LI, Yuet Ting | Director | 2000-10-14 | 2007-12-06 |
| LONGSON, Jill | Director | 2008-10-25 | 2018-01-01 |
| LOPEZ, Leopoldo | Director | 2001-03-15 | 2003-05-15 |
| LUERSSEN, Peter | Director | 2004-10-30 | 2009-01-01 |
| MAHINDRA, Keshub | Director | 1999-10-16 | 2009-01-01 |
| MARCANO COELLO, Luis, Dr | Director | — | 1994-11-15 |
| MARCANO GONZALEZ, Luis | Director | 2003-05-16 | 2009-01-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir John Daniel | Individual | Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-10-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 464 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-11-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 3
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
-
Turnover
+5.1%
£3,634,000 £3,821,000
-
Cash
-13.1%
£9,106,000 £7,910,000
-
Net assets
+22.7%
£12,506,000 £15,349,000
-
Employees
+9.1%
33 36
-
Profit before tax
+1,533.7%
-£202,000 £2,896,000
-
Wages
+9.6%
£1,431,000 £1,569,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers