Common Purpose United Kingdom | Company Information | Participants/Alumni
Common Purpose UK is a subsidiary of The Common Purpose Charitable Trust, with both bodies being registered with the Charity Commission under the Registered Charity number 1023384.
The charitable objective of Common Purpose is the advancement of education for the public benefit.
The Common Purpose Charitable Trust and Common Purpose UK charitable objects are described in its governing document as:
"the advancement of education for the public benefit and in particular but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing to educate men and women and young people of school age, from a broad range of geographical, political, ethnic, institutional, social and economic backgrounds in constitutional, civic, economic and social studies with special emphasis on civil and social awareness and responsibility in the United Kingdom and elsewhere".
The advancement of education for the public benefit is one of the descriptions of accepted charitable purposes listed in the Charities Act 2006. The Act requires that all charities must demonstrate that their aims are for the public benefit. See an illustration of our educational and public benefit impact.
In 2010/2011, more than 72% of participants received either full or part bursary support to enable them to participate in the Common Purpose leadership development courses. These courses help participants to increase their knowledge of how society works and their own leadership role within it.
Common Purpose is an international, not-for-profit organisation that has been running leadership courses which mix people from the private, public and not-for-profit sectors since 1989.
There are Common Purpose entities in a number of other countries around the world. All have not-for-profit status in their country and deliver Common Purpose courses in their country under a license. The head license is with the Common Purpose Charitable Trust.
This is a company limited by guarantee with charitable status which undertakes all charitable activities in the UK. Company registered number: 3556983 Charity registered number: 1023384 Annual Report and Accounts 2012 Trustees
Our revenue sources from August 2010 to July 2011: £ and % split of income between tuition fees, bursaries and project funding/sponsorship.
