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 several prominent grant makers recently
  • 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£75920.980
31/10/22£304£274£29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/21£325£337£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/20£235£322£-87n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/19£407£453£-46n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/18£511£552£-41£52£791£63413.880
31/10/17£452£546£-93n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/16£583£445£139£43£926£92024.8100
31/10/15£445£383£62n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/14£414£383£31n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/13£518£525£-7£67£675£67515.460
31/10/12£393£407£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/11£350£353£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/10£356£395£-39n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/09£531£512£19£39£836£80318.840
31/10/08£724£868£-144£78£102£680.940
31/10/07£690£653£37£46£246£2093.830
31/10/06£337£289£47n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/05£348£230£118n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/04£355£279£75n/an/an/an/an/an/a

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

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UN SDGs
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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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
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 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.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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