# ENGLISH- SPEAKING UNION OF THE COMMONWEALTH

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 273136
- **Other names:** ENGLISH SPEAKING UNION OF THE COMMONWEALTH, ENGLISH-SPEAKING UNION
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** March 29, 1977
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=273136


## Contact

- **Address:** DARTMOUTH HOUSE, 37 CHARLES STREET, LONDON
- **Postcode:** W1J 5ED
- **Phone:** 02075291550
- **Email:** esu@esu.org
- **Website:** www.esu.org



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE WITHIN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OTHER COUNTRIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, EUROPE AND ELSEWHERE THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE MUTUAL EDUCATION OF THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING PEOPLES OF THE WORLD, IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT IN ANY WAY LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) RESPECTING THEIR HERITAGE, TRADITIONS AND ASPIRATIONS, THE EVENTS AND ISSUES OF THE DAY AFFECTING THEM, THEIR INTERRELATIONSHIPS AND THE USE OF ENGLISH AS A SHARED LANGUAGE AND MEANS OF INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: PROVIDED ALWAYS THAT THE FOREGOING AIMS AND OBJECTS SHALL AT ALL TIMES BE PURSUED IN A NON-POLITICAL AND NON-SECTARIAN MANNER.

**Activities:** The promotion of good communication in the English language through public speaking and debate; running educational programmes; initiating and administering scholarships; youth and academic exchanges. The charity focuses on oracy development in schools, promoting social equality and international understanding and facilitates and assists in the establishment of independent ESUs worldwide.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** Children/young People, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Albania
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Bangladesh
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bermuda
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- Chile
- China
- Cyprus
- Denmark
- Egypt
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Ireland
- Italy
- Japan
- Jordan
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lithuania
- Malaysia
- Malta
- Mauritius
- Moldova
- Mongolia
- Morocco
- Netherlands
- Nigeria
- Northern Ireland
- Norway
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Scotland
- Serbia
- Sierra Leone
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Switzerland
- Tajikistan
- Thailand
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- United States
- Yemen
- Zimbabwe
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £2589501 | £3159615 | £56045791 | 27 |
| March 31, 2024 | £2753942 | £3343828 | £50813178 | 22 |
| March 31, 2023 | £2535000 | £2046000 | £51145420 | 18 |
| March 31, 2022 | £2297000 | £1391000 | £42833000 | 10 |
| March 31, 2021 | £2149000 | £2348000 | £40951000 | 10 |



## Trustees

- David Hatchett — appointed Dec. 6, 2023
- Francesca King — appointed Dec. 6, 2023
- Laurence Mutkin — appointed Feb. 22, 2021
- Miles Young — appointed June 1, 2023
- Nicholas Archer — appointed Dec. 6, 2023
- Professor Jane Setter — appointed Dec. 6, 2023
- Rebecca Preen — appointed Dec. 6, 2023
- Simon Kearey — appointed Dec. 6, 2023
- Sophia Taylor — appointed Dec. 6, 2023
- Stephen Purcell — appointed Feb. 22, 2021