Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 3

Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 10

RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR DISABLED CONSUMERS

The Research Institute for Disabled Consumers is the UK consumer champion for disabled & older people. We are leading experts in user-centred research involving direct input from disabled & older consumers. We're here to advise, inform, educate and advocate. We help businesses improve products and services, provide information/user reviews, and represent the voice of disabled and older consumers.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff
30/09/22		£678	£670	£8	£27	£501	£482	8.6	10
30/09/21		£511	£486	£25	£20	£572	£571	14.1	9
30/09/20		£415	£513	£-98	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/19		£527	£518	£9	£0	£551	£551	12.8	9
30/09/18		£484	£645	£-162	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/09/17		£470	£542	£-72	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/09/16		£485	£655	£-170	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/09/15	*	£574	£494	£80	£209	£790	£598	14.5	7
30/09/14		£557	£492	£65	£47	£707	£668	16.3	6
30/09/13		£486	£578	£-92	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/09/12		£722	£668	£54	£27	£680	£602	10.8	6
30/09/11		£857	£754	£103	£26	£618	£587	9.3	7
30/09/10		£925	£867	£58	£19	£515	£518	7.2	8
30/09/09		£946	£928	£18	£22	£457	£457	5.9	8
30/09/08		£940	£828	£111	£14	£439	£370	5.4	7
30/09/07		£735	£616	£119	£14	£328	£307	6	7
30/09/06		£530	£512	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/09/05?		£466	£520	£-53	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/06/04		£471	£420	£51	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 4.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 12%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 19%
Liabilities/Income: 17%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 96%
Reserves/Spending: 8.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.7

Asset Split ?

Established: 32 years

www.ridc.org.uk

mail@ridc.org.uk

02074272460

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

10 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
City Bridge Trust - Grant to RiDC: Research Institute for Disabled Consumers
£8,500	09/04/2020	A one-off, unrestricted grant of £8,500, equivalent to one regular quarterly payment for the organisation’s current grant.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to RiDC: Research Institute for Disabled Consumers
£100,000	26/09/2019 36	£100,000 (34,000, £34,000, £32,000) over three years towards the cost of setting up and running a programme of local consumer research projects evaluating arts, sports, health and well-being ....more £100,000 (34,000, £34,000, £32,000) over three years towards the cost of setting up and running a programme of local consumer research projects evaluating arts, sports, health and well-being projects from the perspective of users with dementia.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 31-78

NOMQHELE MBAMBO Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Student

TRACEY PROUDLOCK Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Company Director

ADELE AITCHISON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Trustee

GREGORY SMITH Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Trustee

KAREN FRASER Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Trustee

MR MICHAEL NICHOLSON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Brand And Research Strategist

MRS CAROL CAMPBELL Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Ceo

SANDRA WITZEL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Trustee

MICHAEL WILLIAM BRIGGS Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Director

RASHMIKANT NAVALCHAND MEHTA Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeships: THE MIDDLESEX ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND, THE TALKING NEWSPAPER OF HARROW, THOMAS POCKLINGTON TRUST,

DR PHILIP FRIEND OBE (Chair), Occupation: Management Consultant, Other trusteeship: ENGLISH FEDERATION OF DISABILITY SPORT,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/02/1992, number: 1007726
Registered at Companies House on 10/12/1991, number: 02669868

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR15: 25 days late,

Main office

RiDC
Impact Hub Kings Cross
34B York Way
LONDON
N1 9AB

Objectives

TO PROMOTE RESEARCH IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND THE PUBLICATION OF THE RESULTS OF THAT RESEARCH AND TO PROMOTE EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES INCIDENTAL THERETO.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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