Finance Score: 4

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 4

Liabilities <10%: +3
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 11

MIRACLES

Miracles is a charity offering hope for those with multiple and life threatening problems for whom no other help source is available. It aims to ease the burder of suffering on person or persons in Supreme Need - primarily in the UK.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
This charity has a robust balance sheet
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be considerably in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end but spending has been increasing rapidly
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
31/10/23	£536	£435	£101	£43	£777	£759	20.9	8	0
31/10/22	£304	£274	£29	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/10/21	£325	£337	£-12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/10/20	£235	£322	£-87	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/10/19	£407	£453	£-46	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/10/18	£511	£552	£-41	£52	£791	£634	13.8	8	0
31/10/17	£452	£546	£-93	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/10/16	£583	£445	£139	£43	£926	£920	24.8	10	0
31/10/15	£445	£383	£62	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/10/14	£414	£383	£31	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/10/13	£518	£525	£-7	£67	£675	£675	15.4	6	0
31/10/12	£393	£407	£-14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/10/11	£350	£353	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/10/10	£356	£395	£-39	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/10/09	£531	£512	£19	£39	£836	£803	18.8	4	0
31/10/08	£724	£868	£-144	£78	£102	£68	0.9	4	0
31/10/07	£690	£653	£37	£46	£246	£209	3.8	3	0
31/10/06	£337	£289	£47	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/10/05	£348	£230	£118	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/10/04	£355	£279	£75	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 9.8%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 20.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 34

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 30 years

www.miraclesthecharity.org

miraclesthecharity@gmail.com

07545174243

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Disability
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Other facilities management and maintenance

How it operates

Makes grants to individuals
Makes grants to organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Scotland, Throughout England,

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

National Lottery Community Fund	£20,000
DCMS	£10,000
Sussex Community Foundation	£3,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Feed London
£10,000	17/06/2022	The funding will be used to deliver food boxes to families living in poverty. The project aims to enable people to access their basic life needs.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Miracles
£3,000	16/07/2021 4	Funding was provided towards Family Assisted Support to help travel to the caravan, food, local travel, entrance fees to local attractions and some 'pocket money' for the children.
National Lottery Community Fund - Feed London Easter
£10,000	05/02/2021 0	The funding will be used to deliver food boxes to disadvantaged families during the Easter holidays. The project aims to support their basic health needs during Covid-19.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000	22/09/2020	"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 ....more "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 services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Miracles
£3,000	16/11/2018 9	Funding was provided for respite breaks for children and their carers living in poverty and undergoing or recovering from serious illness.
National Lottery Community Fund - Behind the Bars
£9,890	05/10/2018 12	The project will deliver music workshops to people in prison. The aim is to develop personalised development plans and assist the rehabilitation process.
National Lottery Community Fund - Miracles Respite Holidays
£6,000	26/07/2017 12	This project will use the funding to provide respite breaks to disabled children and their carers who are undergoing or recovering from serious illnesses. This will provide families with ....more This project will use the funding to provide respite breaks to disabled children and their carers who are undergoing or recovering from serious illnesses. This will provide families with opportunities to reduce stress and improve well-being.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

BENJAMIN CHARLES BERESFORD WILLIAMS Appointed: 2016

HELENA CLAVEL-FLORES (Chair) Appointed: 2018

MARIE-ANTOINETTE PEREIRE

MATTHEW ANDERSON Appointed: 2020

ROBERT BEAN A.C.A.

RODRIGO RODRIGUEZ MINGUELA Appointed: 2016

SUNARA LOUISE SPIRES Appointed: 2020

TOBY WILSON Appointed: 2021

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/10/1994, number: 1041449

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity 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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Main office

85 Great Portland Street
First Floor
London
W1W 7LT

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND HARDSHIP OF PERSONS IN NEED BY THE PROVISION OF AID, BOTH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS, AND IN PARTICULAR IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS AND IN PARTICULAR IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA.