Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 11
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Large legacies income: +1
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +11
Overall GiG Score: 18 ?

MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES (UK)

Overview

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has a longstanding presence in Ukraine, including in regions of eastern Ukraine that have been affected by armed conflict since 2014. A large part of their work from 2014 to 2021 was responding to the needs of patients with HIV, tuberculosis, or other chronic illnesses. When the war escalated in 2022, MSF was in contact with Ukrainian hospitals that were receiving trauma patients wounded in the fighting. Many hospitals also faced shortages of supplies, mainly for emergencies, trauma care, and surgery so international deliveries of MSF supplies are being provided, and experienced MSF emergency and specialist medical staff are in Ukraine with more continuing to arrive and support the MSF teams already working within the country.

Source: Giving is Great

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12?
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

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
31/12/23£85,261£84,047£1,215£12,175£12,292£12,2521.720616
31/12/22£76,829£76,954£-125£10,293£11,077£11,0731.720811
31/12/21£68,017£71,889£-3,872£9,611£11,201£10,9991.819618
31/12/20£72,675£69,387£3,289£8,408£15,074£14,6532.51959
31/12/19£64,645£59,417£5,228£7,348£11,785£11,7372.420348
31/12/18£57,225£56,602£623£6,993£6,557£6,5451.42140
31/12/17£53,743£55,552£-1,809£7,051£5,934£5,9261.32080
31/12/16£54,118£61,547£-7,429£5,744£7,743£7,7361.51810
31/12/15£46,003£48,365£-2,362£5,693£15,172£14,8453.71720
31/12/14£44,095£38,444£5,651£4,006£11,066£8,0952.51380
31/12/13£35,986£34,072£1,914£2,554£5,415£4,7821.71370
31/12/12£23,892£25,367£-1,475£2,146£3,501£3,4761.61350
31/12/11£26,197£25,414£783£2,442£4,976£4,9762.31680
31/12/10£26,577£26,082£495£2,458£4,193£3,8261.81550
31/12/09£20,007£19,577£430£2,164£3,433£3,22121350
31/12/08£23,086£21,688£1,397£2,118£3,002£3,0021.71480
31/12/07£18,762£18,655£107£2,141£1,605£1,60511510
31/12/06£22,777£23,798£-1,021n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£25,255£24,642£613n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£24,777£24,058£719n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 14.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 14.5%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 54%
Liabilities/Income: 17%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 1.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Comment: MSF have launched an emergency appeal to assist its response to the Ukrainian conflict and funds will provide independent medical assistance to people affected in Ukraine, its neighbouring countries and wherever aid is needed.

Source: Giving is Great

Established: 31 years

www.msf.org.uk

office-ldn@london.msf.org

02074046600

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What it does
To relieve and promote the relief of sickness and to provide medical aid to the injured and to protect and preserve good health by the provision of medical supplies, personnel and procedures calculated to overcome disease, injury or malnutrition in any part of the world in accordance with the principles espoused by the International Council of Medecins Sans Frontieres in October 1990.
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • International healthcare & famine relief
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burma, Chad, Congo (Democratic Republic), Ethiopia, Guinea, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Switzerland, Syria, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Yemen, Zimbabwe,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years
Postcode Global Trust£2,600,000
Comic Relief£200,000
Samworth Foundation£125,000
Brian Mercer Trust£100,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
J J Charitable Trust - Towards its work in the Israel – Hamas conflict
£10,000 19/04/2024
towards its work in the Israel – Hamas conflict
Mark Leonard Trust - For their efforts to support people hurt through the war between Israel and Gaza.
£10,000 04/03/2024
For their efforts to support people hurt through the war between Israel and Gaza.
Esmee Fairbairn - TASK to Medecins Sans Frontieres UK
£5,000 12/12/2023
TASK fund donation towards the Winter Appeal
London Marathon Charitable Trust - Gym Space at MSFDN Supported Accommodation
£44,500 18/05/2023
towards establishing an Active Spaces Gym for Youth Members in supported accommodation
Postcode Global Trust - Regular Grant 2023
£1,350,000 28/02/2023
Regular unrestricted award
Samworth Foundation - Emergency Funding
£50,000 23/03/2022
This donation will go towards MSF unrestricted funding to respond to Ukraine and existing global emergencies
The Rayne Foundation - Grant to Medecins Sans Frontieres UK
£20,000 08/03/2022
Towards MSF’s Emergency Fund
Samworth Foundation - Emergency Response Funding
£50,000 08/03/2022
12
Donation awarded to response to the conflict in Ukraine.
Postcode Global Trust - Regular Grant 2022
£1,000,000 09/02/2022
Regular unrestricted award
Postcode Global Trust - Special Award - Charity Gala 2022
£250,000 09/02/2022
One-off award
Comic Relief - Protecting refugees and migrants on the move during the COVID-19 pandemic.
£200,000 26/06/2020
12
COVID19 - Funding requested for MSF's medical humanitarian work with refugees and migrants.
Brian Mercer Trust - Grant to Medecins Sans Frontiere
£100,000 02/05/2020
36
Unrestricted grant to medical humanitarian organisation
Samworth Foundation - Covid-19 Emergency Grant
£25,000 30/04/2020
12
Covid-19 Emergency Response Campaign
Samworth Foundation - Providing Emergency Care
£125,000 09/10/2018
60
Grant to Unrestricted Fund for Emergency Work Internationally
Samworth Foundation - Providing Emergency Care
£25,000 07/12/2017
12
Annual grant to Unrestricted Fund for Emergency Work Internationally
Samworth Foundation - Providing Emergency Care
£25,000 30/11/2017
Annual grant to Unrestricted Fund for Emergency Work Internationally
Indigo Trust - Vital mapping information to assist in humanitarian crises
£10,000 16/09/2015
To support MSF's Missing Maps work in South Kivu, DRC. The project seeks to map communities and infrastructure using the OpenStreetMap platform to provide MSF teams and others with accurate geographical information on South Kivu.
Samworth Foundation - Providing Emergency Care
£25,000 01/01/2015
12
Annual grant to Unrestricted Fund for Emergency Work Internationally
Staples Trust - Ebola epidemic
£5,000 07/10/2014
Towards the cost of tackling the Ebola epidemic.
Samworth Foundation - Providing Emergency Care
£25,000 25/02/2014
Annual grant to Unrestricted Fund for Emergency Work Internationally
Samworth Foundation - Providing Emergency Care
£25,000 31/01/2014
Annual grant to Unrestricted Fund for Emergency Work Internationally
Samworth Foundation - Providing Emergency Care
£25,000 01/01/2013
Annual grant to Unrestricted Fund for Emergency Work Internationally
Samworth Foundation - Providing Emergency Care
£25,000 10/12/2012
Annual grant to Unrestricted Fund for Emergency Work Internationally
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 11/13 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 35-70
  • CHRISTOPHER PESKETT Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Nurse
  • DR CAROLINE BWANGO Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Specialty Doctor Emergency Medicine
  • DR EVE ESTHER BRUCE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired
  • DR INNOCENT MULEYA Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Medical Doctor
  • DR RACHAEL MARY CRAVEN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Doctor
  • EDWARD MONK Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Doctor
  • EMERY IGIRANEZA Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Program Manager
  • IESHA SINGH Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Humanitarian Aid Worker
  • JEHANGIR DHUNJISHAW GHANDHI Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired
  • PROF BERTRAND TAITHE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: University Professor
  • SABRINA DAS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Occupation Doctor (Consultant O&G)
  • TIMOTHY SYMINGTON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Consultant
  • VITA SANDERSON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Engineer
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/09/1993, number: 1026588
  • Registered at Companies House on 14/09/1993, number: 02853011
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE LYCETT HUMANITARIAN TRUST on 03/02/2021
  • Asset transfer in from DOCTORS FOR MADAGASCAR UK on 26/10/2021
Main office

Chancery Exchange
10 Furnival Street
London
EC4A 1AB

Objectives

TO RELIEVE AND PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND TO PROVIDE MEDICAL AID TO THE INJURED AND TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES, PERSONNEL AND PROCEDURES CALCULATED TO OVERCOME DISEASE, INJURY OR MALNUTRITION IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD

Defined Area of Benefit:

ANY PART OF THE WORLD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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