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Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

THE VASCULAR SOCIETY 

The objects of the Society are to relieve sickness and to preserve, promote and protect the health of the public in Great Britain, Ireland and the world by advancing for the public benefit, the science and art of, and research into the treatment of vascular disorders, and promoting or conducting or causing to be carried out or fund all types of research relevant to vascular disease.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 20 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • The Board is predominantly male
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end
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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
30/06/23£797£693£104£6£1,420£1,0381800
30/06/22£861£681£180£13£1,317£1,02918.100
30/06/21£307£310£-3n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/20£717£546£171£2£1,133£91620.100
30/06/19£617£561£56£6£965£75316.100
30/06/18*£667£562£105£0£908£64513.800
30/06/17£727£537£189£4£794£4941100
30/06/16£578£526£52£284£568£3417.810
30/06/15£742£583£158£292£529£2775.720
30/06/14£620£922£-302£275£687£5186.740
30/06/13*£1,190£1,174£17£299£973£5025.130
30/06/12£590£819£-228£367£940£477730
30/06/11£780£986£-205£322£1,168£6948.530
30/06/10£1,058£409£649£312£1,374£1,04630.730
30/06/09£405£377£28£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/08£442£335£107£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/07£501£340£161£276£590£56119.830
30/06/06£382£321£60£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/05£193£191£2£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.8%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 10%
Liabilities/Income: 20%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 73%
Reserves/Spending: 18 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 17 months
Quick Ratio: 5.4
Asset Split ?
Established: 20 years

www.vascularsociety.org.uk

admin@vascularsociety.org.uk

01506292035

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Scientific research and testing services
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (20)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 17/20 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 46-60
  • BRIDGET EGAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Consultant Vascular Surgeon
  • DOUGLAS ORR Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Vascular Surgeon
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/03/2004, number: 1102769
  • Registered at Companies House on 02/03/2004, number: 05060866
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • 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
19 returns made; AR18: 28 days late, AR13: 47 days late,
Main office

C/O EXECUTIVE BUSINESS SUPPORT LTD
CITY WHARF
DAVIDSON ROAD
LICHFIELD
STAFFORDSHIRE
WS14 9DZ

Objectives

TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND TO PRESERVE, PROMOTE AND PROTECT HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC IN GREAT BRITAIN, IRELAND AND THE WORLD IN PARTICULAR BY(1) ADVANCING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE SCIENCE AND ART OF AND RESEARCH INTO, VASCULAR DISORDERS; AND (2) PROMOTING OR CONDUCTING OR CAUSING TO BE CARRIED OUT OR FUND ALL TYPES OF RESEARCH RELEVANT TO VASCULAR DISEASE AND THE DISSEMINATION OF ALL THE RESULTS THEREOF..

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN GREAT BRITAIN, IRELAND AND THE WORLD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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