Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: -6

Support Score: 0

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess liquidity: -1
Fundraising costs low: +3

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
Static board: -3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -1

SPECTRUM NORTHANTS LIMITED

The charity provides day centre facilities for up to 100 service users. These facilities are set up to provide life educationexperience and preparation, where appropriate, for employment or volunteering. They are managed to providepractical skills, emotional support and to assist with personal development to enable users to achieve their potential.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income

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		£849	£844	£5	£5	£1,167	£1,167	16.6	22	27
31/12/22		£720	£689	£30	£2	£1,122	£1,122	19.5	19	18
31/12/21		£708	£595	£114	£1	£1,119	£1,119	22.6	19	26
31/12/20		£653	£632	£21	£1	£971	£971	18.4	22	16
31/12/19		£661	£622	£39	£2	£949	£949	18.3	23	14
31/12/18		£574	£541	£33	£2	£868	£868	19.3	19	0
31/12/17		£512	£473	£39	£4	£859	£859	21.8	16	0
31/12/16		£508	£468	£41	£1	£790	£790	20.3	15	0
31/12/15		£418	£404	£14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/14		£388	£356	£32	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/13		£355	£344	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/12		£320	£331	£-11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/11		£286	£256	£29	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/10	*	£262	£221	£41	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/09	*	£271	£230	£41	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/08	*	£270	£282	£-12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/07	*	£324	£319	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/06		£369	£312	£56	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/05		£359	£333	£26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/04		£318	£299	£19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 9%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 2%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 16.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 17

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 26 years

www.spectrumnorthants.co.uk

ld@spectrumnorthants.co.uk

01604754120

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Other welfare services

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Northamptonshire,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Spectrum Northants Ltd
£1,484	22/10/2022	Staffing costs to facilitate extra group well-being community health walks. Our produce can be purchased from our local Co-Op for cookery sessions, so service users can access healthy options.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 52-82

BARRY HANCOCK Appointed: 2004, Occupation: Managing Director

CLAIRE NICOLA WILLIS Appointed: 1999, Occupation: Personnel Administrator

GARY THOMAS BROUGH Appointed: 2013, Occupation: College Director Of Estates

GEOFFREY PHILIP WILLIAM WILLIS Appointed: 1999, Occupation: Solicitor

MARY ELIZABETH SLAYMAKER (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired

NICHOLAS HARRY MABEY Appointed: 1999, Occupation: Personnel Manager

RICHARD GEORGE ALLINSON Appointed: 1999, Occupation: Finance Director

ROBERT GEOFFREY WILLIAMS Appointed: 2008, Occupation: None

SIMON MERRIMAN Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Hr Consultant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/02/1999, number: 1073860
Registered at Companies House on 22/01/1999, number: 03699609

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Care Quality Commission

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
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 expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR10: 6 days late, AR09: 115 days late, AR08: 34 days late, AR07: 82 days late,

Main office

BERRYWOOD ROAD
DUSTON
NORTHAMPTON
NN5 6XA

Objectives

TO PROVIDE EDUCATION, TRAINING AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES AND FOR THE OTHER NEEDS OF PERSONS WHO SUFFER FROM MENTAL ILLNESS OR LEARNING DIFFICULTIES TO ASSIST THEM TO LEAD FULL AND USEFUL LIVES AND GROW AS PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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