Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 3

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

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 12

BUSINESS DISABILITY FORUM

Business Disability Forum is a membership charity which promotes through its Partners and Members the economic and social inclusion of disabled people. Its key activities are: the provision of advice, consultancy and training aimed at increasing 1) employment opportunities in business and the public sector for disabled people and 2) the accessibility to goods and services for disabled people.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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
30/06/23	£3,720	£2,922	£798	£0	£2,320	£2,308	9.5	41
30/06/22	£3,219	£2,467	£752	£0	£1,522	£1,496	7.3	36
30/06/21	£2,540	£1,954	£586	£0	£770	£745	4.6	31
30/06/20	£2,313	£2,146	£167	£0	£184	£147	0.8	27
30/06/19	£2,034	£2,058	£-24	£0	£17	£17	0.1	30
30/06/18	£2,026	£2,121	£-94	£0	£41	£41	0.2	33
30/06/17	£2,111	£2,100	£11	£0	£136	£136	0.8	31
30/06/16	£2,210	£2,229	£-19	£0	£125	£125	0.7	30
30/06/15	£2,353	£2,300	£53	£51	£143	£140	0.7	32
30/06/14	£2,198	£2,167	£32	£51	£91	£82	0.5	29
30/06/13	£2,118	£2,115	£2	£50	£59	£49	0.3	32
30/06/12	£2,171	£2,190	£-19	£52	£57	£45	0.2	34
30/06/11	£2,172	£2,212	£-40	£51	£76	£56	0.3	34
30/06/10	£2,356	£2,473	£-117	£49	£116	£116	0.6	36
30/06/09	£2,453	£2,507	£-54	£56	£233	£233	1.1	35
30/06/08	£2,724	£2,484	£240	£58	£287	£287	1.4	37
30/06/07	£2,521	£2,470	£51	£53	£130	£130	0.6	34
30/06/06	£2,327	£2,234	£93	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/06/05	£2,524	£2,417	£107	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/06/04	£2,189	£2,432	£-243	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 17%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 50%
Liabilities/Income: 63%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 9.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 17 months
Quick Ratio: 9.8

Asset Split ?

Established: 31 years

www.businessdisabilityforum.org.uk

enquiries@businessdisabilityforum.org.uk

02074033020

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

41 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 Business Disability Forum
£248,000	26/09/2019 60	£248,000 over five years (£50,000; £50,000; £48,500; £49,500; £50,000) for the salary of a f/t SME Disability Advisor and related project costs to support the SME sector in London to become ....more £248,000 over five years (£50,000; £50,000; £48,500; £49,500; £50,000) for the salary of a f/t SME Disability Advisor and related project costs to support the SME sector in London to become more inclusive.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 41-64

ANGELA MARIE WHITTY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Managing Director - Partner Sales

EDWARD HENRY CHARLES STAINTON Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Business Person

HANNAH MALLETT Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Business Person

IAN ROBERT CALLAGHAN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Treasury Director

PAUL ANDREW SMYTH Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Digital Accessibility Director

RACHEL BLACKETT Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Head Of Engagement Health And Wellbeing

REBECCA LOUISE HITCHINGS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Trading Director Of Clothing, Jewellery, Home &

VICTORIA MARY FLORENCE CLELAND Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Executive Director

DR SHAUN PAUL DAVIS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Global Director Of Compliance And Sustainability, Other trusteeship: THE MEN'S HEALTH FORUM,

IAN ROB WILKIE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Executive Coach

JANET ANNE HILL Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Programme Director

STEPHEN JOHN INGHAM (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director, Other trusteeships: THE BRITISH PARALYMPIC ASSOCIATION, WHIZZ-KIDZ,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/03/1993, number: 1018463
Registered at Companies House on 22/04/1991, number: 02603700

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Main office

BUSINESS DISABILITY FORUM
NUTMEG HOUSE
60 GAINSFORD STREET
LONDON
SE1 2NY

Objectives

1) THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING AIMED AT INCREASING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES: AND2) THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING AIMED AT INCREASING ACCESSIBILITY TO GOODS AND SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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