Finance Score: -6

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 1

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -3
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs high: -4

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

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 4

THE DRINKS TRUST

The Drinks Trust is the trade charity for people who are currently working, or have worked, in the UK drinks industry in any role and in any sector, and our mission is to help colleagues who are facing a variety of difficult circumstances, including illness, disability, issues with stress or depression, and more.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
This charity has a robust balance sheet
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £5,031,990 available, equivalent to 38 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

Established: 31 years

www.drinkstrust.org.uk

info@drinkstrust.org.uk

02070893888

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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	Volun- teers
31/12/22	£1,167	£1,583	£-416	£261	£5,148	£5,032	38.1	11	0
31/12/21	£1,365	£1,469	£-104	£262	£6,150	£5,978	48.8	10	0
31/12/20	£2,401	£2,055	£346	£296	£5,819	£5,767	33.7	9	12
31/12/19	£949	£1,257	£-308	£360	£5,359	£5,331	50.9	9	0
31/12/18	£849	£1,173	£-324	£323	£4,924	£4,924	50.4	8	0
31/12/17	£802	£1,097	£-295	£287	£5,783	£5,783	63.2	8	0
31/12/16	£689	£972	£-284	£247	£5,466	£5,466	67.4	7	0
31/12/15	£1,106	£1,031	£75	£232	£5,245	£5,245	61	7	0
31/12/14	£690	£1,007	£-317	£253	£5,163	£5,163	61.5	7	0
31/12/13	£2,056	£1,159	£897	£206	£5,301	£5,278	54.7	7	0
31/12/12	£1,130	£1,323	£-193	£219	£4,055	£4,032	36.6	20	0
31/12/11	£1,114	£1,315	£-201	£215	£4,021	£3,997	36.5	20	0
31/12/10	£1,124	£1,232	£-109	£225	£4,418	£4,410	42.9	20	0
31/12/09	£1,097	£1,217	£-119	£204	£4,317	£4,311	42.5	23	0
31/12/08	£1,172	£1,197	£-25	£219	£4,148	£4,147	41.6	19	0
31/12/07	£2,587	£1,204	£1,384	£214	£4,844	£4,827	48.1	19	0
31/12/06	£842	£1,057	£-216	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05	£787	£1,059	£-272	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04	£698	£898	£-201	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 36.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 19.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 15%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 38.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 20 months
Quick Ratio: 61.4

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Other charitable activities

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

11 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
National Lottery Community Fund - The Drinks Trust Community Programme
£10,000	30/11/2020 14	The group will use the funding to provide diversity training for people who work in the hospitality industry. This will help people from the BAME community and develop community cohesion.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 37-60

ANDY SMITH Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Finance Director

GUY LAWRENCE (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Ceo

IAN ANTHONY BURRELL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director

KATHRYN KEATING Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director

LAURA WILLOUGHBY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director

NEIL PETER BARKER Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Managing Director

NICOLA FORREST Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director

SIMON DIFFORD Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Publisher

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/07/1993, number: 1023376
Registered at Companies House on 25/01/1993, number: 02783340

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Conflicting interests
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

19 returns made; all on time

Main office

THE DRINKS TRUST
Unit 4, Baden Place
37 Crosby Row
London
SE1 1YD

Objectives

ASSISTING MEMBERS OF THE WINE AND SPIRIT TRADES AND ANCILLARY TRADES ORGANISATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND IRELAND WHO ARE IN NEED AND IN PARTICULAR AND WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING TO ASSIST SUCH MEMBERS BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:(A)BY GRANTING REGULAR BENEFIT PAYMENTS;(B)BY MAKING GRANTS OR GIFTS OR GIVING OTHER ASSISTANCE FOR THE TEMPORARY RELIEF OF HARDSHIP.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNITED KINGDOM

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