Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 3
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Large legacies income: +1
  • Fundraising costs high: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 14 ?

THE LEPROSY MISSION GREAT BRITAIN 

Our vision is leprosy defeated, lives transformed. As long as leprosy afflicts individuals and communities, we are committed to addressing the underlying causes as well as working to prevent disability and restore dignity and wholeness to people?s lives.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised
Established: 28 years

www.leprosymission.org.uk

post@tlmew.org.uk

01733370505

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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
31/12/22£11,115£9,775£1,340£2,510£11,550£6,55084762
31/12/21£11,967£9,075£2,893£2,341£10,210£4,1075.44450
31/12/20£9,989£7,681£2,309£2,024£7,133£5,75494510
31/12/19£8,063£8,152£-89£2,028£4,824£3,7715.644190
31/12/18£7,786£7,977£-191£1,863£4,626£4,4116.640200
31/12/17£9,065£7,958£1,107£1,930£5,084£4,3586.6390
31/12/16£7,728£7,850£-122£1,762£3,946£3,2004.9350
31/12/15£8,302£7,627£675£1,667£3,827£2,7394.3310
31/12/14£6,386£6,121£265£1,515£3,415£3,4156.7310
31/12/13£6,573£6,029£544£1,417£3,150£2,9185.8310
31/12/12£6,131£5,275£856£1,207£2,606£2,6065.9330
31/12/11*£5,421£5,264£156£1,126£1,749£1,7494350
31/12/10£6,073£6,355£-282£1,175£1,593£1,5933370
31/12/09£6,006£6,457£-452£1,168£1,909£1,9093.5380
31/12/08£6,637£6,901£-264£1,203£2,360£2,3604.1380
31/12/07£6,707£7,054£-347£1,242£2,659£2,5944.4370
31/12/06£6,284£5,773£511£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£5,472£5,726£-254£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£4,764£5,206£-442£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 22.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 25.7%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 57%
Reserves/Spending: 8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 13 months
Quick Ratio: 24.1
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Guernsey, Isle Of Man, Jersey, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 47 employees
  • 62 volunteers

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
Comic Relief - Open Minds: children & young people overcoming mental health problems caused by skin NTDs in Nigeria
£510,000 21/01/2020
36
This proposal is a partnership between The Leprosy Mission England, The Leprosy Mission Nigeria and Gede Foundation. Working together, they aim to support children and young people(CYP) living with ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 10/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 47-77
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/01/1996, number: 1050327
  • Registered at Companies House on 21/12/1995, number: 03140347
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR11: 23 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE GUTHRIE ESSAME CHARITABLE TRUST on 14/05/2021
  • Asset transfer in from EBENEZER FAMILY TRUST on 01/11/2021
  • Asset transfer in from JEZREEL NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH on 01/02/2024
Main office

THE LEPROSY MISSION
GOLDHAY WAY
ORTON GOLDHAY
PETERBOROUGH
PE2 5GZ

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST TO MINISTER AND WORK FOR THE FOLLOWING CHARITABLE PURPOSES:1) FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR IN RELATION TO LEPROSY.2) FOR THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF ILL HEALTH OR DISABILITY, IN PARTICULAR WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE DISADVANTAGED BY LEPROSY, AND PEOPLE CONNECTED WITH THEM TO ENABLE THEIR INTEGRATION IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.3) TOWARDS THE ERADICATION OF LEPROSY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED - IN PRACTICE WORLDWIDE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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