Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 4

Liabilities <10%: +3
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
Fundraising costs high: -3

Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 5

THE SCAR FREE FOUNDATION

Carry out and fund research into the improvement of treatments for the benefit of people who suffer from physical, psychological, social or emotional disadvantages as a result of physical disfigurement or functional impairment present at birth or acquired through accident, disease or illness and into the prevention of accidents which may cause such conditions.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
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:

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

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
31/03/23		£1,253	£1,611	£-358	£328	£3,197	£939	7	4	45
31/03/22		£1,091	£1,865	£-775	£352	£3,603	£839	5.4	5	45
31/03/21		£1,986	£1,785	£201	£293	£4,354	£1,005	6.8	6	65
31/03/20		£1,518	£1,910	£-392	£378	£3,965	£895	5.6	6	45
31/03/19		£2,772	£1,435	£1,338	£320	£4,403	£1,078	9	5	40
31/03/18		£874	£1,181	£-306	£195	£3,048	£772	7.8	4	0
31/03/17		£1,262	£1,585	£-323	£206	£3,358	£1,117	8.5	4	0
31/03/16	*	£1,516	£1,945	£-429	£333	£3,513	£874	5.4	5	0
31/03/15		£804	£1,772	£-967	£323	£4,067	£941	6.4	5	0
31/03/14	*	£953	£1,745	£-792	£258	£4,876	£719	4.9	3	0
31/03/13		£1,062	£1,376	£-314	£207	£5,601	£795	6.9	5	0
31/03/12		£1,972	£972	£1,000	£217	£5,733	£738	9.1	5	0
31/03/11		£1,630	£898	£732	£214	£4,752	£588	7.9	5	0
31/03/10	*	£1,305	£1,007	£298	£185	£3,974	£355	4.2	5	0
31/03/09		£1,795	£1,082	£713	£191	£3,267	£353	3.9	5	0
31/03/08		£1,528	£910	£618	£209	£3,017	£437	5.8	6	0
31/03/07		£788	£755	£33	£172	£2,380	£503	8	5	0
31/03/06		£968	£437	£532	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£1,044	£420	£624	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£1,217	£379	£839	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 27.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 20.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 20%
Highest pay band: £120,000-£130,000
Liabilities/Assets: 9%
Liabilities/Income: 26%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 29%
Reserves/Spending: 7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 19 months
Quick Ratio: 0.8

Asset Split ?

Established: 24 years

www.scarfree.org.uk

INFO@scarfree.org.uk

02039585800

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Scientific research and testing services

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

4 employees
45 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
Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award
£206,065	29/01/2021	DESCAR: A FIRST-IN-HUMAN CLINICAL TRIAL FOR A NOVEL ANTI-SCARRING BIOMEMBRANE DRESSING
Ministry of Defence - Financial Assistance/Support
£1,056,251	01/04/2020	Banking fines - Treasury to direct to various Armed Forces causes
Ministry of Defence - Financial Assistance/Support
£858,305	01/04/2019	Banking fines - Treasury to direct to various Armed Forces causes
Ministry of Defence - Financial Assistance/Support
£1,080,744	01/04/2018	Banking fines - Treasury to direct to various Armed Forces causes

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 36-76

HEMANI MODASIA-SHAH Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Doctor

ALEXANDRA KATHERINE THROWER Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Barrister

ALISON CLARKE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Business Counsultant

PROFESSOR PETER WEISSBERG Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired Cardiologist

PROFESSOR SIR BRUCE EDWARD KEOGH (Chair) Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Doctor Of Medicine

TIMOTHY JAMES STREATFEILD Appointed: 2006, Occupation: Retired

RICHARD COLLIER Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Finance Director, Other trusteeship: PROSTATE CANCER RESEARCH,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/12/1999, number: 1078666
Registered at Companies House on 25/08/1999, number: 03831398

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
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
Paying staff
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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR16: 10 days late, AR14: 47 days late, AR10: 16 days late,

Main office

THE SCAR FREE FOUNDATION
ROYAL COLLEGE OF
SURGEONS OF ENGLAND
38-43 LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS
LONDON
WC2A 3PE

Objectives

FOR THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND FOR THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH BY:- (1) CARRYING OUT AND FUNDING RESEARCH INTO THE IMPROVEMENT OF TREATMENTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE WHO SUFFER FROM PHYSICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, SOCIAL, OR EMOTIONAL DISADVANTAGE AS A RESULT OF PHYSICAL DISFIGUREMENT OR FUNCTIONAL IMPAIRMENT PRESENT AT BIRTH OR ACQUIRED THROUGH ACCIDENT, DISEASE, OR ILLNESS AND INTO THE PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTS WHICH MAY CAUSE SUCH CONDITIONS; AND (2) DISSEMINATING THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH AND TO HELP TRAIN HEALTH WORKERS IN APPROPRIATE TREATMENTS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD; AND (3) INFORMING PEOPLE ABOUT THE AVAILABILITY OF SUCH TREATMENTS

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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