Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 1
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 14 ?

INSTITUTE OF MONEY ADVISERS 

The IMA uses its resources to train, inform and educate money advisers so that their work in giving free advice to the public is improved.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
Established: 18 years

www.i-m-a.org.uk

office@i-m-a.org.uk

01135240677

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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
31/12/22£937£843£94£0£1,097£99714.290
31/12/21£992£676£316£0£1,003£85315.1100
31/12/20£551£511£40£0£687£68716.1100
31/12/19£715£635£80£0£647£64712.2100
31/12/18£663£551£112£0£567£56712.380
31/12/17£441£460£-19£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£555£526£30£0£474£47310.880
31/12/15£605£548£57£22£444£4429.780
31/12/14£598£555£44£25£387£3828.380
31/12/13£716£707£10£13£343£3425.880
31/12/12£647£569£78£5£333£332790
31/12/11£583£500£83£5£255£2546.160
31/12/10£487£390£97£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09?£379£365£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£362£266£96£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£293£255£38£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 9%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 91%
Reserves/Spending: 14.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 15 months
Quick Ratio: 34.9
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 9 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Department for Work and Pensions - ALB - MaPS - Network and sharing information
£70,000 01/04/2019
network and sharing information

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 37-72
  • AADAL SHAFIQ Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Specialist Debt Adviser
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/01/2006, number: 1112758
  • Registered at Companies House on 09/03/2005, number: 05386480
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
Filing Record
16 returns made; all on time
Main office

Institute of Money Advisers
PO Box 526
LEEDS
LS17 1NS

Objectives

THE RELIEF AND PREVENTION OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: (I) THE PROMOTION OF HIGH STANDARD IN THE PROVISION OF FREE-TO-CLIENT MONEY ADVICE; (II) THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR MONEY ADVISERS;(III) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF MONEY MATTERS, DEBT AND THE MANAGEMENT OF PERSONAL FINANCES

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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