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Finance Score: 6
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 10
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 25 ?

MEDICINEMA

THE INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF STATE OF THE ART CINEMAS IN HOSPITALS AND ANNUAL FILM SCREENING PROGRAMME FOR PATIENTS OF ALL AGES (INCLUDING THOSE IN BEDS & WHEELCHAIRS) THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS. ADMISSION FREE OF CHARGE.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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
31/12/23£1,452£1,212£239£201£1,973£8148.118120
31/12/22£1,017£1,014£3£155£1,734£5566.616110
31/12/21£812£769£43£91£1,730£5478.511149
31/12/20£1,348£956£392£147£1,688£4285.413105
31/12/19£1,204£1,142£61£253£1,296£4985.214450
31/12/18£981£857£123£163£1,235£3494.980
31/12/17£638£738£-100£99£1,111£1572.5100
31/12/16£613£747£-134£86£1,212£901.480
31/12/15£1,071£1,042£29£126£1,346£290.380
31/12/14£686£1,032£-346£140£1,317£1001.280
31/12/13£936£1,053£-117£189£1,663£1,32515.1110
31/12/12£1,184£784£400£227£1,780£1,17718100
31/12/11£573£610£-37£197£1,380£57411.3140
31/12/10£461£519£-58n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£516£474£41£156£1,475£71918.240
31/12/08£1,086£396£689£134£1,434£42312.840
31/12/07£424£311£113n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06£570£406£164n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05*£374£221£153n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£304£277£27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 14.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 16.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 15%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 10%
Liabilities/Income: 15%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 41%
Reserves/Spending: 8.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 14 months
Quick Ratio: 7.2
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 28 years

www.medicinema.org.uk

info@medicinema.org.uk

02071883697

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • 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
Guy's and St Thomas' Charity£303,128
Masonic Trust£50,001
Postcode Neighbourhood Trust£12,000
The Shears Foundation£5,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
The Shears Foundation - MediCinema
£5,500 11/07/2023
MediCinema at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle
Guy's and St Thomas' Charity - MediCinema 2023 at GSTT
£93,583 08/12/2022
To support the running costs of MediCinema for 2023 across their site at Guy's Hospital
Postcode Neighbourhood Trust - MediCinema Newcastle RVI
£12,000 27/09/2022
Funding MediCinema Newcastle would allow us to deliver thousands of positive experiences for NHS patients for 2022 and 2023.
Guy's and St Thomas' Charity - MediCinema 2022
£81,144 18/01/2022
MediCinema costs 2022
Guy's and St Thomas' Charity - MediCinema 2021
£64,026 10/05/2021
To support MediCinema's work from April to December 2021
Guy's and St Thomas' Charity - Medicinema '20-'21
£64,375 09/10/2020
Support for Medicinema 2020/2021
Masonic Trust - MCF Large Grant
£50,001 10/02/2020
Grant toward the children's film screenings in the MediCinema in the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle
Guy's and St Thomas' Charity - Medicinema 2019
£94,975 17/01/2019
Support for core running of medicinema 2019
BBC Children in Need - Grant to MediCinema
£75,071 14/06/2017
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The project seeks to support children and young people in hospital, by providing access to regular film screenings. This activity will improve their emotional well-being, reduce stress and pain and strengthen their relationships.
Guy's and St Thomas' Charity - Cinemas at GSTT
£160,000 07/07/2016
Support for cinemas on the GSTT sites
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 38-59
  • ALEXANDRA LEWIS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Senior Vice President Of Marketing
  • CRISPIN LILLY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Consultant
  • GAVIN WORRELL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chief Operating Officer
  • HELGA CHARTERS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Associate Director Of Nursing
  • KEZIA MARIA SIOBHAN WILLIAMS (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Director
  • LAWRENCE ATKINSON Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Film Marketing Executive
  • MICHAEL BURBIDGE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Management Consultant
  • STEPHEN DAVID BRISTOW Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/09/1996, number: 1058197
  • Registered at Companies House on 10/06/1996, number: 03210199
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • 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
  • 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; AR05: 14 days late,
Main office

CONYBEARE HOUSE
Guys Hospital
Great Maze Pond
LONDON
SE1 9RT

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS, INFIRMITY AND OLD AGE BY PROVIDING CINEMATIC AND KINDRED ENTERTAINMENT IN HOSPITALS, RESIDENTIAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS OF A SIMILAR NATURE; AND THE PROMOTION OF ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE RELIEF OF THE SICK, INFIRM OR ELDERLY PATIENTS OR RESIDENTS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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