Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 11
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
    • Overall weighted support: +11
    Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

    THE ST. JOHN AND RED CROSS DEFENCE MEDICAL WELFARE SERVICE

    The principal objects of DMWS are: - The provision of hospital welfare services for members of HM Forces, their dependants, and others engaged by or acting in support of the Armed Forces whilst in the medical pathway. - In addition, we support frontline groups such as the Police and NHS staff.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
    • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

    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
    31/03/23*£2,812£2,755£56£0£415£3551.5590
    31/03/22£2,183£2,099£84£0£359£2831.6470
    31/03/21£1,717£1,677£40£0£275£1961.4420
    31/03/20£1,559£1,827£-269£0£235£1551430
    31/03/19£2,285£2,437£-152£0£504£4562.2510
    31/03/18£2,351£2,690£-339£0£656£6232.8580
    31/03/17£1,277£1,965£-688£0£995£6043.7400
    31/03/16£2,765£2,617£149£13£1,684£1,1005340
    31/03/15£2,525£2,749£-224£44£1,535£8143.6600
    31/03/14£3,563£2,587£976£53£1,759£7553.5550
    31/03/13£2,527£2,430£97£39£783£6823.4490
    31/03/12£2,338£2,265£73£45£685£6333.4530
    31/03/11£2,294£2,192£102£57£612£5753.1450
    31/03/10£2,223£2,329£-107£63£510£4772.5470
    31/03/09£2,180£2,455£-275£57£617£6012.9480
    31/03/08£2,166£2,272£-106£39£892£8744.6460
    31/03/07£2,020£1,995£25£57£998£9855.9430
    31/03/06*£1,974£1,784£190n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/05£2,121£1,644£477n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/04*£1,686£1,666£20n/an/an/an/an/an/a

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
    Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 63%
    Liabilities/Income: 25%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 86%
    Reserves/Spending: 1.5 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
    Quick Ratio: 1.2
    Asset Split ?
    Balance Sheet History
    Established: 23 years

    www.dmws.org.uk

    info@dmws.org.uk

    01264774000

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    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Armed Forces/Emergency Service Efficiency
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    GiG Classification
    • Provides financial or material assistance
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Cyprus, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
    Who it helps
    • Elderly/Old People
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    • Other Defined Groups
    • 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.

    Major supporters in last 5 years
    Ministry of Defence£1,406,338
    Masonic Trust£79,700
    Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust£41,436
    Dulverton Trust£35,000
    Cabinet Office£34,801
    DCMS£32,064
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
    £10,000 22/02/2023
    "The Armed Forces Covenant aims to: 1) the Armed Forces Covenant defines the enduring, general principles that should govern the relationship between the Nation, the Government and the Armed Forces community. 2) It aims to encourage all parties ....more
    Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
    £10,000 22/02/2023
    "The Armed Forces Covenant aims to: 1) the Armed Forces Covenant defines the enduring, general principles that should govern the relationship between the Nation, the Government and the Armed Forces community. 2) It aims to encourage all parties ....more
    Cabinet Office - St John and Red Cross Defence Medical Welfare Service (project would involve working with NHS Lanarkshire and University of the West of Scotland)
    £34,801 14/11/2022
    DMWS will bring together welfare support and technology to benefit isolated veterans in Lanarkshire in collaboration with Technology Enabled Care. We believe these technologies have incredible potential for improving health and wellbeing of veterans ....more
    Dulverton Trust - Core Funding 22/23
    £35,000 19/10/2022
    Core Funding 22/23
    Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
    £31,246 14/10/2022
    "The Armed Forces Covenant aims to: 1) the Armed Forces Covenant defines the enduring, general principles that should govern the relationship between the Nation, the Government and the Armed Forces community. 2) It aims to encourage all parties ....more
    Herefordshire Community Foundation - Herefordshire Welfare Service
    £9,970 07/09/2022
    Grant to St John and Red Cross Defence Medical Welfare Service
    Ministry of Defence - VMHaW: Portfolio Development Grants
    £10,000 11/02/2022
    To develop better, more joined up lasting support for local veterans with mental health needs
    Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - St John and Red Cross Defence Medical Welfare Service - 03/11/21
    £1,000 08/12/2021
    Core Funding
    Ministry of Defence - Veterans Places, Pathways and People Portfolio Grants Stage 2
    £799,800 12/11/2021
    To develop better, more joined up lasting support for local veterans with mental health needs
    Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
    £48,292 12/11/2021
    For existing charitable projects to help charities to sustain activities and services that people from Armed Forces communities use and value.
    Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
    £17,500 12/11/2021
    To increase capacity in services and initiatives that offer supportive comradeship, engagement and wellbeing efforts for those in the Armed Forces community impacted by events in Afghanistan, and the wider veterans community.
    Ministry of Defence - £10M Veterans' Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
    £35,000 12/02/2021
    The Positive Pathways programme funded projects that develop and run activities supporting the mental health and wellbeing of ex-Forces.
    Ministry of Defence - £10M Veterans' Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
    £35,000 12/02/2021
    The Positive Pathways programme funded projects that develop and run activities supporting the mental health and wellbeing of ex-Forces.
    Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
    £35,000 12/02/2021
    Address social isolation by targeting specific groups within the Armed Forces community who are traditionally harder to reach.
    Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
    £35,000 12/02/2021
    Address social isolation by targeting specific groups within the Armed Forces community who are traditionally harder to reach.
    Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
    £35,000 12/02/2021
    Address social isolation by targeting specific groups within the Armed Forces community who are traditionally harder to reach.
    Ministry of Defence - £10M Veterans' Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
    £35,000 13/11/2020
    The Positive Pathways programme funded projects that develop and run activities supporting the mental health and wellbeing of ex-Forces.
    DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
    £32,064 26/08/2020
    "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
    Ministry of Defence - £10M Veterans' Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
    £189,424 14/08/2020
    To provide support and mentoring to organisations delivering activities and opportunities under the Positive Pathways programme
    Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust - COVID IMPACT FUND
    £41,436 25/06/2020
    Funding allowed the group to continue to offer their phone-based rapid response welfare service to the Armed Forces community who are on a healthcare pathway.
    Ministry of Defence - Covid-19 Impact Fund
    £41,436 15/06/2020
    To maintain services and activities where organisations' finances had been impacted by Covid
    Ministry of Defence - £10M Veterans' Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
    £19,320 15/05/2020
    to provide immediate support for vulnerable veterans with reduced social contact
    Ministry of Defence - £10M Veterans' Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
    £19,320 15/05/2020
    to provide immediate support for vulnerable veterans with reduced social contact
    Masonic Trust - MCF Large Grant
    £79,700 10/02/2020
    Grant to fund a Medical Welfare Officer to support older veterans in Herefordshire to help break down non clinical barriers to recovery.
    Ministry of Defence - Supporting delivery of a public service
    £92,473 01/04/2018
    The Grant will fund projects that support non-core health, wellbeing and social care needs for older veterans (born before 1 January 1950) including surviving World War 2 veterans, those who undertook National Service and other voluntary enlisted ....more
    Ministry of Defence - Supporting delivery of a public service
    £90,797 01/04/2018
    The Grant will fund projects that support non-core health, wellbeing and social care needs for older veterans (born before 1 January 1950) including surviving World War 2 veterans, those who undertook National Service and other voluntary enlisted ....more
    Ministry of Defence - Supporting delivery of a public service
    £107,567 01/04/2018
    The Grant will fund projects that support non-core health, wellbeing and social care needs for older veterans (born before 1 January 1950) including surviving World War 2 veterans, those who undertook National Service and other voluntary enlisted ....more
    Ministry of Defence - Supporting delivery of a public service
    £98,625 01/04/2017
    The Grant will fund projects that support non-core health, wellbeing and social care needs for older veterans (born before 1 January 1950) including surviving World War 2 veterans, those who undertook National Service and other voluntary enlisted ....more
    Ministry of Defence - Supporting delivery of a public service
    £98,625 01/04/2017
    The Grant will fund projects that support non-core health, wellbeing and social care needs for older veterans (born before 1 January 1950) including surviving World War 2 veterans, those who undertook National Service and other voluntary enlisted ....more
    Ministry of Defence - Supporting delivery of a public service
    £98,625 01/04/2017
    The Grant will fund projects that support non-core health, wellbeing and social care needs for older veterans (born before 1 January 1950) including surviving World War 2 veterans, those who undertook National Service and other voluntary enlisted ....more
    Ministry of Defence - Supporting delivery of a public service
    £107,567 01/04/2017
    NOTE: Value accrued FY 17-18. The Grant will fund projects that support non-core health, wellbeing and social care needs for older veterans (born before 1 January 1950) including surviving World War 2 veterans, those who undertook National Service ....more
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (5)
    Current Trustees appointed

    Age Range of Trustees: 52-77
    • ANDREW BUCKHAM Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Solicitor
    • JAMES MACNAMARA Appointed: 2017
    • PAUL TAYLOR Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Director Of Personnel (Retired)
    • TERESA GRIFFITHS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Portfolio
    • JOCELYN LYNCH Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/06/2001, number: 1087210
    • Registered at Companies House on 22/03/2001, number: 04185635
    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
    • 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; AR23: 14 days late, AR06: 0 days late, AR04: 95 days late,
    Main office

    The Old Stables
    Redenham Park
    Andover
    SP11 9AQ

    Objectives

    1. THE PROVISION OF WELFARE SERVICES FOR MEMBERS OF HM FORCES, THEIR DEPENDANTS, AND OTHERS ENGAGED BY OR ACTING IN SUPPORT OF THE ARMED FORCES; AND 2. THE CARRYING ON OF SUCH OTHER ACTIVITIES AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE AND AS THE DIRECTORS SHALL THINK FIT.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NOT DEFINED

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving

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