Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Large legacies income: +2
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

MUSGROVE LEUKAEMIC GROUP SOMERSET 

Projects funded by the M.L.G.S are ensuring patients attending Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton receive treatment for leukaemia and related blood disorders by the most up-to-date techniques whilst research is helping to combat these dreaded diseases on a worldwide basis.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • This charity has received more than half of its income from legacies in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • 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 Volun-
teers
28/02/23£54£2£52n/an/an/an/an/a5
28/02/22£535£1£534£1£837£83710446.605
28/02/21£19£46£-27n/an/an/an/an/a3
29/02/20£47£55£-9n/an/an/an/an/a6
28/02/19£64£117£-53n/an/an/an/an/a10
28/02/18£51£103£-52£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/17£85£151£-67£0£0£0n/a00
29/02/16£54£116£-63£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/15£41£85£-44£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/14£54£66£-12£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/13£193£58£135£0£0£0n/a00
29/02/12£49£101£-52£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/11£54£40£13£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/10£65£27£38£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/09£111£82£28£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/08£95£132£-37£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/07£248£25£224£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/06£82£81£1£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/05£82£81£1£0£0£0n/a00
29/02/04£58£95£-37£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 30 years

www.mlgs.org.uk

mlgsomerset@googlemail.com

01823321977

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Scientific research and testing services
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Somerset,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 5 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/04/1994, number: 1036580
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

11 Hale Way
Taunton
TA2 8PU

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM LEUKAEMIA AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS BY ASSISTING AND FUNDING RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSES, TREATMENT, DIAGNOSIS AND CURE OF LEUKAEMIA AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS AND BY ASSISTING AND FUNDING THE TREAMENT AND WELFARE OF SUCH PERSONS AT MUSGROVE PARK HOSPITAL, TAUNTON, SOMERSET (OR ANY REPLACEMENT THEREOF OR OTHER PLACE SITUATE WITHIN TAUNTON DEANE OR ANY OTHER PLACE OUTSIDE THE SAID AREA) AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN PRACTICE MUSGROVE PARK HOSPITAL, TAUNTON, SOMERSET

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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