Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 8
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Static board: -3
  • All male board: -3
  • Award winner
  • Overall weighted support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

WIRRAL MULTICULTURAL ORGANISATION

Promote for the benefit of Minority Communities of Wirral without any distinction a common interest to advance education, provide facilities in the interest of social welfare for recreation, improving conditions of life for the inhabitants by reason of social ethnic health and ecconomic circumstances. Promote social inclusion and establish a centre for purpose and access of services
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity is a recent Award Winner
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • Why is the Board completely male?
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • 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 £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£691£651£39£0£234£1242.3305
31/03/22£615£582£33£0£195£1022.1296
31/03/21£516£498£18£0£162£872.1255
31/03/20£400£534£-134n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£442£508£-66n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£408£493£-85n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17*£407£426£-19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£533£449£84£0£449£3338.9270
31/03/15£519£443£76£7£364£3649.9150
31/03/14£516£504£12£8£288£2886.9180
31/03/13£412£457£-45n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12*£530£525£5£17£245£2004.6180
31/03/11£493£497£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£500£503£-3£20£199£1834.4140
31/03/09£430£430£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£442£441£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£435£445£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£447£420£27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£400£307£93n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£205£216£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 20%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 53%
Reserves/Spending: 2.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 2.8
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 32 years

http://www.wmo.org.uk

info@wmo.org.uk

01517925116

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Social clubs and similar
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Wirral,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Awards received
  • King's Fund GSK Awards 2024
Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£46,541 08/07/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Wirral Multicultural Organisation
£5,000 11/06/2020
COVID19 : Purchase IT equipment for a charity that supports vulnerable members of the local BAME community in Merseyside

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 33-64
  • COUNCILLOR STUART E KELLY Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Self Employed
  • MICHAEL COLLINS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Company Director
  • MR THANH LY Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Self Employed
  • PATRICK NOEL CLEARY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Politician
  • SOMNATH SAHA Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Certified Chartered Accountant
  • VAN THANG TRAN Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Chef
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/04/1993, number: 1019964
  • Registered at Companies House on 06/04/1993, number: 02807273
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
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; AR17: 1 days late, AR12: 2 days late,
Main office

111 CONWAY STREET
BIRKENHEAD
WIRRAL
CH41 4AF

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF WIRRAL AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD BY ASSOCIATING THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL ETHNIC OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES

Defined Area of Benefit:

WIRRAL AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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