Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: -5

Support Score: 15

Strong growth: +2
Deficit latest year: -2
Future income +5
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
All female board: -3

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +12

Overall GiG Score: 15

SHEFFIELD M.E. GROUP

To support people living with from ME/CFS and to raise awareness of the illnesses.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
Why is the Board completely female?

Financial issues to consider:

Income was lower than spending in the latest year
A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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		£84	£102	£-18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/22		£111	£84	£27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21	*	£74	£69	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20		£75	£55	£20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19		£68	£58	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18	*	£64	£29	£35	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/17	*	£22	£25	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/16		£25	£27	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/15		£11	£40	£-29	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/14		£42	£38	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/13		£47	£44	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/12		£44	£45	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/11		£53	£39	£14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/10		£29	£27	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/09		£6	£26	£-20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/08		£32	£29	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/07		£39	£32	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/06		£38	£35	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/05?		£39	£30	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/04		£33	£27	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 22 years

www.sheffieldmegroup.co.uk

info@sheffieldmegroup.co.uk

01142536700

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Other facilities management and maintenance

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources

Where it operates

Barnsley, Derbyshire, Doncaster, Rotherham, Sheffield City,

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£242,223
Lloyds Bank Foundation	£75,000
Postcode Neighbourhood Trust	£24,341
Disability Action	£9,096

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Sheffield ME & Fibromyalgia Group
£75,000	06/12/2023 36	Unrestricted grant over 3 years towards the core costs of Sheffield ME & Fibromyalgia Group
National Lottery Community Fund - Living our best life with ME; fibromyalgia/ Long COVID
£242,223	22/09/2023	The project will use the funding to continue supporting adults in South Yorkshire living with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Chronic Fatigue Syndrome fibromyalgia and long COVID. It will provide social activities and wellbeing support with the aim of ....more The project will use the funding to continue supporting adults in South Yorkshire living with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Chronic Fatigue Syndrome fibromyalgia and long COVID. It will provide social activities and wellbeing support with the aim of reducing isolation and improving mental wellbeing.
Postcode Neighbourhood Trust - Service provision for our growing membership
£24,341	26/04/2022	Funding enabled groups who were marginalised due to health conditions to join an understanding community and access the support they needed.
Disability Action - NET Coronavirus Appeal Emergency Fund for Disabled People Organisations UK-wide
£9,096	01/11/2020	The funding will enable the group to expand their benefits advice service and offer an extended range of accessible activities
National Lottery Community Fund - Reaching ME and Fibromyalgia Communities
£308,552	23/06/2018 60	The group will develop further welfare benefits support for those facing isolation and financial hardship due to their illness and the continued complexity of the benefits system. Support will be offered through individual advice, drop-ins, ....more The group will develop further welfare benefits support for those facing isolation and financial hardship due to their illness and the continued complexity of the benefits system. Support will be offered through individual advice, drop-ins, information and awareness sessions, partner events and training events. Social events and weekly support group meetings will also be offered.
National Lottery Community Fund - Sheffield Area M.E. Support Network
£136,670	10/08/2010 60	This project provides information and support service for all people in the Sheffield area who live with ME or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. The group provides its members with details of group activities (social events, workshops, talks given by ....more This project provides information and support service for all people in the Sheffield area who live with ME or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. The group provides its members with details of group activities (social events, workshops, talks given by outside speakers) self-help strategies, national and local developments as well as both statutory and voluntary services for the ME community. The project also aims to raise public awareness of ME through exhibitions/posters.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ALISON MILLAR Appointed: 2019

BEATRICE GREENFIELD Appointed: 2020

BECCA GRANSBURY Appointed: 2019

CAROLYN LEARY (Chair) Appointed: 2018

ELLEN ROY Appointed: 2023

ISABEL HEMMINGS Appointed: 2020

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/01/2003, number: 1095416

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
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

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR21: 53 days late, AR18: 109 days late, AR17: 130 days late,

Main office

THE CIRCLE
33 ROCKINGHAM LANE
SHEFFIELD
S1 4FW

Objectives

1. TO RELIEVE SUFFERING FROM THE ILLNESS VARIOUSLY KNOWN AS MYALGIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS (ME), CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME (CFS) OR POST-VIRAL FATIGUE SYNDROME (PVFS) AND IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF HELP AND ASSISTANCE THROUGH MUTUAL SUPPORT AND INFORMATION EXCHANGE.2. TO EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGH THE PROMOTION AND DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT ME/CFS/PVFS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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