Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 4
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Fundraising costs high: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • All male board: -3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

WAVE TRUST

A UK-wide grass roots movement dedicated to reducing levels of child abuse & neglect by 70% by the year 2030.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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 dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised

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
31/10/23£564£597£-33£127£140£1212.45100
31/10/22£548£530£17£109£179£1433.25138
31/10/21£394£387£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/20*£400£390£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/19*£347£456£-109n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/18£588£639£-51£50£247£1202.380
31/10/17£604£608£-4£27£297£1953.880
31/10/16£692£710£-18£23£299£2474.280
31/10/15*£655£512£143£91£311£1904.570
31/10/14£671£619£52£97£246£1142.270
31/10/13£784£769£15£76£188£1081.780
31/10/12£687£628£59£87£173£581.160
31/10/11*£608£570£38£117£114£621.350
31/10/10£545£554£-10£107£75£240.540
31/10/09£401£405£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/08£541£500£40£80£89£100.220
31/10/07£252£206£46n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/06*£119£119£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/05*£193£193£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/04£86£85£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 23.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 21.3%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 18%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 86%
Reserves/Spending: 2.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 4.4
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 25 years

www.wavetrust.org

office@wavetrust.org

02086883773

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Cumbria WAVE Trust 70/30 Project
£3,132 22/10/2022
We will create a network of Trauma Informed Communities in Cumbria by recruiting volunteers and running workshops, so people can learn about the effects of trauma on physical and mental health.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to WAVE Trust
£2,651 26/05/2020
A grant of £2,651 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the appliciation, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
The Aim Foundation - Grant to The Wave Trust
£50,000 24/04/2019
24
A further 2 year commitment to continue the policy work of The Wave Trust to try to reduce the damaging inter-generational family cycles of early childhood adversity, neglect and abuse.
National Lottery Community Fund - SELF-HEALING TRAUMA-INFORMED COMMUNITIES (STIC)
£48,975 09/05/2018
12
Development funding to scope and test models for developing Trauma informed communities (TiCs) as a response to the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) on children, young people and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - ACE-Aware Community Events
£9,900 27/04/2018
12
The group will host a series of events bringing the community together to raise awareness of solutions to prevent and support children who have experienced childhood traumas.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Worldwide Alternatives to Violence Trust
£300,000 23/06/2015
36
Towards core costs to maintain and increase influence in tackling root causes of damaging family cycles including child abuse and neglect.
Dulverton Trust - 70/30 Pioneer Communities Project
£90,000 22/10/2014
70/30 Pioneer Communities Project
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Worldwide Alternatives to Violence Trust
£451,173 30/09/2009
60
Towards Core costs Towards the salary and costs of the general manager.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 29-78
  • ANTHOULLA KOUTSOUDI Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director
  • DAVID EDWIN MEAD Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Doctor
  • DERRICK ANDERSON CBE Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Company Director
  • HUGH COLIN ALEXANDER SARRE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Company Director
  • NICHOLAS JAMES ESSEX Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Chartered Accountant
  • SERGIO SEKHON Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Company Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 31/03/2000, number: 1080189
  • Registered at Companies House on 21/10/1999, number: 03863110
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
  • Paying staff
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR20: 2 days late, AR19: 37 days late, AR15: 26 days late, AR11: 19 days late, AR06: 1 days late, AR05: 15 days late,
Main office

Windyhill Farm
Windyhill Road
Newmilns
East Ayrshire
Scotland
KA16 9LR

Objectives

ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN PARTICULAR BY UNDERTAKING ACTIVITIES INTENDED (I) TO REDUCE ALL FORMS OF INTER-PERSONAL VIOLENCE, (II)TO REDUCE NON ACCIDENTAL HARM TO CHILDREN, (III) TO PROMOTE THE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN, AND THE DOING OF ALL SUCH THINGS AS ARE INCIDENTAL OR CONDUCIVE TO THE ATTAINMENT OF THOSE OBJECTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WORLDWIDE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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