Overall GiG Score: -4 ?
Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Large legacies income: +1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Fundraising costs high: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • No supporters identified

DIABETES RESEARCH & WELLNESS FOUNDATION 

Funds medical research via grants; Raises awareness to diabetes, its risks, symptoms, complications; Provides information and advice via multi media channels in support of those with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes; Promotes screening, wellness and other health programmes to reduce incidence, allow early diagnosis and treatment of diabetes and similar or related conditions
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
  • Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised
Established: 26 years

www.drwf.org.uk

enquiries@drwf.org.uk

02392637808

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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£1,766£2,030£-265£391£2,511£2,50214.81340
31/12/21£1,686£1,900£-214£311£2,775£2,75217.41240
31/12/20£1,672£1,674£-2£266£2,990£2,98121.41130
31/12/19£1,510£1,979£-469£292£2,992£2,99218.11136
31/12/18£2,208£2,424£-215£249£3,460£3,45817.1924
31/12/17£3,205£2,994£211£262£3,676£3,64614.680
31/12/16£5,124£4,755£369£321£3,465£3,3548.580
31/12/15£4,218£4,429£-211£347£3,096£2,8717.880
31/12/14£4,034£3,229£805£433£3,307£3,30712.380
31/12/13£5,446£5,171£274£445£2,502£2,5025.880
31/12/12£4,859£4,396£463£482£2,227£2,2276.170
31/12/11£6,094£5,270£824£457£1,764£1,764470
31/12/10£5,976£6,247£-271£648£941£9411.870
31/12/09£5,367£5,679£-312£686£1,212£1,2122.670
31/12/08£5,845£5,237£608£820£1,524£1,5243.590
31/12/07£4,210£3,824£386£1,121£915£9152.980
31/12/06£4,487£5,241£-754£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£3,496£3,111£385£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04*£3,375£3,142£233£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 22.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 19.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 14%
Liabilities/Income: 23%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 14.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 15 months
Quick Ratio: 4.2
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 13 employees
  • 40 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

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
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Diabetes Research & Wellness Foundation
£100 01/08/2022
August donation from W Scott
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Diabetes Research & Wellness Foundation
£100 09/08/2021
Donation from W Scott
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Diabetes Research & Wellness Foundation
£100 03/08/2020
August donation from W Scott

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 42-78
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/07/1998, number: 1070607
  • Registered at Companies House on 15/01/1998, number: 03496304
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; AR04: 60 days late,
Main office

DRWF
Building 1000
Langstone Technology Park
Havant
HAMPSHIRE
PO9 1SA

Objectives

(I) TO ASSIST IN THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WITH DIABETES AND ANY SIMILAR OR RELATED DISEASES OR CONDITIONS;(II) TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT DIABETES AND ANY SIMILAR RELATED DISEASES OR CONDITIONS, THEIR INCIDENCE, CAUSES, TREATMENT, AVOIDANCE AND RELIEF.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNITED KINGDOM

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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