Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: -7

Support Score: 5

Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
No PartB

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Very static board: -5

Overall weighted support: +5

Overall GiG Score: -7

HEALTH ACTION

Health Action provides a wide range of services (1) We provide information and support that acknowledges the impact of culture in HIV prevention and health promotion for African communities (2) We advocate on behalf of African people infected by HIV (3) We provide up to date information to facilitate informed decision-making (4) We seek to acknowledge the importance of the effects of social exclus

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Why is the Board composition very static and has little diversity in terms of age?

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile recently and was significantly 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
30/09/23	£15	£44	£-29	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/22	£33	£22	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/21	£84	£43	£41	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/20	£61	£47	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/19	£43	£40	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/18	£49	£50	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/17	£45	£51	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/16	£44	£39	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/15	£45	£52	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/14	£55	£63	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/13	£70	£60	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/12	£67	£57	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/11	£59	£61	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/10	£144	£125	£19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/09	£118	£140	£-22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/08	£74	£78	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/07	£44	£31	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/06	£12	£19	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/05	£27	£21	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/04	£20	£18	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 21 years

www.healthaction.co.uk

info@healthaction.co.uk

07946514266

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Legal & financial advice

How it operates

Makes grants to individuals
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Kent, Medway, Nigeria,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
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

DCMS	£27,200
National Lottery Heritage Fund	£18,200
The Clothworkers Foundation	£2,400

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
DCMS - CRF20 Health Action Charity Organisation (HACO)
£27,200	14/10/2020	Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage 2020-21
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Health Action Charity Organisation
£2,400	15/06/2020	COVID19 : Purchase IT equipment for a charity which supports vulnerable members of the community in Kent
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Health Action Charity Organisation (HACO)
£18,200	12/06/2020	COVID19 Health Action Charity Organisation (HACO)
Department of Health - Health Action Charity Organisation MBE (HACO)
£4,800	01/04/2019	Funding for Go Woman! Alliance CIC
DCMS - Tampon Tax Community Fund
£7,730	01/12/2018	The project will Shift the African communities in Medway Attitudes to FGM The strength of the work over the 12 months period will contribute to building the capacity of communities, change in knowledge and knowing why FGM if illegal. Change in ....more The project will Shift the African communities in Medway Attitudes to FGM The strength of the work over the 12 months period will contribute to building the capacity of communities, change in knowledge and knowing why FGM if illegal. Change in attitudes and behaviour amongst FGM-affected communities and the communities will continue to work closely to ensure the objective of ending FGM is achieved Community Champions versed in FGM issues will be in place to provide direct support, including interpreting and sign-posting affected women and girls to the service. A culturally appropriate support system will be in place. Because of taking part in the workshops, African women will know more about FGM and the harm it can cause. They will also know that it is not a religious obligation to have the procedure done. There will be information about where people can get help and support. The community will start to work together and make sure the practice stops here in Medway. Now nobody says anything or report any issue of FGM because they feel it is a religious or cultural obligation to have it done. This project will change that attitude. Victims will develop the confidence of speaking in front of other people about their experience of going under the knife and what effect it has on their ability to enjoy sex like other normal women HACO FGM Community Development and Awareness Programme led by victims of FGM will be the first of its kind in Medway, demonstrating strong collaboration between local organisations, women from communities affected by FGM and key statutory agencies. The project will demonstrate the critical role of community-led action in tackling sensitive issues such as FGM and will provide valuable lessons to inform approaches to other community development issues
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Health Action Charity Organisation
£19,400	14/03/2018 24	towards two years' running costs of a project in Medway, Kent that provides support to women from African communities experiencing domestic abuse linked to the diagnosis of HIV
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Health Action Charity Organisation (HACO)
£22,500	16/01/2018	The hidden meanings of African clothing
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to HACO Health Action Charity Organisation
£15,000	05/12/2013 24	towards two years' salary of an Outreach Link Worker at a project aiming to prevent and reduce the impact of HIV in the African community in Medway, Kent
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Health Action Charity Organisation (HACO)
£10,000	19/08/2013	African Life Project
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Health Action Charity Organisation MBE
£30,000	31/05/2013	A charity supporting African communities who are isolated across Medway with a wide range of services.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 54-64

DR EDWIN MAVUNIKA MAPARA (Chair) Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Commercial Director

HILTON IDAHOSA Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Commercial Director

OSAS IZEKOR Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Company Director

STEPHEN IDAHOSA Appointed: 2004, Occupation: Computer Analyst

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/12/2003, number: 1101235
Registered at Companies House on 10/04/2003, number: 04730352

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
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; all on time

Main office

Suite 9
Cobalt House
Centre Court
Sir Thomas Longley Road
Medway City Estate
ROCHESTE

Objectives

1. THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS BY THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL AND OTHER CHARITABLE SUPPORT AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION CONSIDER FIT.2. THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND ADVICE ON MATTERS RELATING TO PREVENTION OF DISEASES SUCH AS AIDS AND HIV.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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