Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 2
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

IN KIND DIRECT 

In Kind Direct sources products from manufacturers and suppliers and then distributes them to our network of charity partners around the UK. As part of our work we also aim to increase the level of in kind giving within the UK.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • The Board is predominantly male
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years 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
31/12/22£23,676£23,918£-242£226£1,853£1,1240.6270
31/12/21£32,134£32,174£-40£188£2,095£1,3970.5220
31/12/20£29,948£29,170£778£147£2,135£1,2780.5190
31/12/19£17,909£18,311£-401£150£1,358£4890.3181
31/12/18£16,883£17,289£-406£167£1,759£7100.5172
31/12/17£18,879£18,693£186£159£2,165£9540.6190
31/12/16£22,501£22,344£158£209£1,979£6970.4170
31/12/15£15,494£14,139£1,355£177£1,821£4110.3160
31/12/14£13,351£13,292£58£205£467£4210.4170
31/12/13£15,615£15,577£38£210£408£3840.3150
31/12/12£14,351£14,367£-16£178£370£2980.2140
31/12/11£19,581£19,350£231£177£386£3570.2140
31/12/10£13,350£13,458£-108£153£155£910.1140
31/12/09£17,602£17,452£149£128£263£1850.1130
31/12/08£12,515£12,503£11£161£113£490130
31/12/07£9,815£9,848£-33£199£102£840.1140
31/12/06£10,454£10,612£-157£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£8,876£8,984£-108£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£10,340£10,209£132£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
Liabilities/Assets: 12%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 61%
Reserves/Spending: 0.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 6.8
Asset Split ?
Established: 28 years

www.inkinddirect.org

info@inkinddirect.org

03003020200

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Poverty relief
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 27 employees

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
Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award - COVID19 response
£250,000 01/05/2020
Core Costs
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to In Kind Direct
£115,599 29/01/2009
36
Towards Core costs Towards the salary and costs of the warehouse manager.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 12/13 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 46-64
  • AJAY KAVAN Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Vice President, Other trusteeship: IKDI,
  • ALEC GRANT Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Technology Consultant
  • TOM MOODY Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Vice President
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/02/1996, number: 1052679
  • Registered at Companies House on 30/01/1996, number: 03155226
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

In Kind Direct
11-15 St. Mary At Hill
LONDON
EC3R 8EE

Objectives

TO APPLY FUNDS OR MAKE DONATIONS TO OR FOR SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTION OR INSTITUTIONS OR FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DECIDE, IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION, BY THE DISTRIBUTION OF DONATED GOODS.TO ENCOURAGE ENVIRONMENTALLY EFFICIENT, SUSTAINABLE, WASTE MANAGEMENT AND RECYCLING PRACTICES THROUGH THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY THE COLLECTION AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION AND/OR THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH AND/OR DEVELOPMENT RELATING TO WASTE MANAGEMENT AND RECYCLING.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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