The United World College of the Atlantic Limited
What it does
An international VIth College offering up to 350 boarding places to students who are selected on merit and potential, the assessment process is not influenced by an individual's gender, ethnicity,race,religion and disability nor, as far as funds allow, economic status.
Its charitable purposes
THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND LEARNING AND IN PARTICULAR THE EDUCATION OF YOUTH IN LEADERSHIP, LOYALTY, RESPONSIBILITY AND RESPECT FOR AND UNDER TAKING OF HUMAN DIGNITY, LIFE AND RIGHTS AND FOR THAT PURPOSE TO OWN AND OPERATE EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND FACILITIES. THE OBJECTIVE INCLUDES THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, SERVICE TO OTHERS AND GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Disabled people
- How it works
- Provides services
Where it works
- In Wales
- Vale of Glamorgan
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined.
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 July 2025, it had income of £20,160,000 and spent £20,191,000.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | £20,160,000 | £20,191,000 | 200 | 20 |
| 31 July 2024 | £19,608,000 | £18,838,000 | 181 | 14 |
| 31 July 2023 | £18,044,000 | £17,366,000 | 171 | 5 |
| 31 July 2022 | £15,557,000 | £15,063,000 | 160 | 2 |
| 31 July 2021 | £13,711,342 | £13,002,193 | 145 | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 47%, from £13,711,342 in the year to 31 July 2021 to £20,160,000 in the year to 31 July 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 100% of its income in the year to 31 July 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 July 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 July 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 July 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 July 2021 | £50,995 from 2 grants | Not reported |
Where its income came from in the year ending 31 July 2025
- Donations and legacies£4,731,000
- Charitable activities, including grants and contracts for its work£14,067,000
- Trading and fundraising£390,000
- Investments£315,000
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 7 grants to this charity since 2013, worth at least £412,500.
By funder
- Pears Foundation£262,000, 4 grants
- Oxfordshire Community Foundation£95,500, 2 grants
- The David & Elaine Potter Foundation£55,000, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Jun 2023 | Pears Foundation | £74,000 |
| 8 Aug 2022 | Oxfordshire Community Foundation | £68,000 |
| 12 Feb 2021 | Pears Foundation | £64,000 |
| 22 Aug 2019 | Oxfordshire Community Foundation | £27,500 |
Payments from public bodies, from their spending data
Public bodies' published spending shows 8 payments to this charity worth £37,236 between 4 July 2023 and 29 January 2025.
| Public body | Paid | Payments | Financial years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vale of Glamorgan Council | £37,236 | 8 | 2023/24, 2024/25 |
Trustees
11 trustees run the charity.
- Ann Jones
- Cynthia Iyabo Oshuan Ogbonna
- Edvardas Bumsteinas
- Eleuthera Roselyne P Du Breuil
- Emily Kathryn Gibson
- Jonas Wilhelm Moberg
- Karen Moore
- Kathryn Ann Reid
- Lucy Hodgson
- Ruth Rawling
- Wilhelm Anton Mohn
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | 31 May 2026 | Received 26 May 2026, 5 days early | Received 26 May 2026 |
| 31 July 2024 | 31 May 2025 | Received 29 May 2025, 2 days early | Received 29 May 2025 |
| 31 July 2023 | 31 May 2024 | Received 30 May 2024, 1 day early | Received 30 May 2024 |
| 31 July 2022 | 31 May 2023 | Received 26 May 2023, 5 days early | Received 26 May 2023 |
| 31 July 2021 | 31 May 2022 | Received 19 May 2022, 12 days early | Received 18 May 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 525761
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 4 October 1962
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 20 OCTOBER 1960 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS OF 11 JANUARY 1969,16 APRIL 1969,1 NOVEMBER 1974,20 MARCH 1980,26 FEB 1990, JUNE 2007 as amended on 01 Sep 2021 as amended on 01 Sep 2021
- Company number
- 00673076This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.uwcatlantic.org
- Council area of its contact address
- Vale of Glamorgan
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Payments from public bodies: each body's own published spending data, matched to the charity by OpenEconomy. 5 public bodies' data is included so far.