Finance Score: 6

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 1

Good reserves management: +3
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 13

THE MAKATON CHARITY

Makaton is the UK's leading language programme for children and adults with communication or learning difficulties. Makaton uses signs, symbols and speech to develop communication, language and literacy skills. The Makaton Charity provides advice, training, and resources for families, carers and professionals. We work to share our knowledge and influence society to improve communication for all.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
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 well diversified in terms of age and gender

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
30/06/23	£1,917	£1,668	£248	£26	£820	£816	5.9	22
30/06/22	£1,490	£1,435	£54	£22	£572	£568	4.7	19
30/06/21	£1,277	£1,305	£-28	£22	£517	£503	4.6	17
30/06/20	£1,359	£1,242	£117	£0	£546	£528	5.1	15
30/06/19	£1,183	£1,174	£10	£0	£429	£411	4.2	16
30/06/18	£1,177	£1,149	£29	£129	£419	£395	4.1	15
30/06/17	£1,048	£1,117	£-70	£6	£390	£379	4.1	12
30/06/16	£1,184	£1,305	£-120	£39	£460	£364	3.3	13
30/06/15	£1,080	£1,098	£-17	£76	£580	£448	4.9	12
30/06/14	£1,096	£1,164	£-68	£82	£598	£461	4.8	14
30/06/13	£1,257	£1,232	£25	£93	£666	£505	4.9	15
30/06/12	£1,208	£1,110	£98	£75	£641	£545	5.9	14
30/06/11	£1,275	£1,250	£25	£57	£542	£524	5	17
30/06/10	£1,238	£1,180	£58	£65	£517	£496	5	18
30/06/09	£1,304	£1,280	£24	£95	£459	£441	4.1	17
30/06/08	£579	£627	£-48	£25	£435	£435	8.3	17

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 10%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 40%
Liabilities/Income: 29%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 5.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 1.6

Asset Split ?

Established: 17 years

www.makaton.org

info@makaton.org

01276606760

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Technical, vocational and continuing education

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
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

22 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
National Lottery Community Fund - Growing Up and Women's Health Resources
£9,500	29/04/2021	The funding will be used to develop three social stories and corresponding communication boards to support and empower conversations about periods female safeguarding and consent for girls who have ....more The funding will be used to develop three social stories and corresponding communication boards to support and empower conversations about periods female safeguarding and consent for girls who have communication and learning difficulties. The project aims to inform users about the changes and choices they will face during puberty and into adulthood. The project helps to build resilience and empower young girls and women to positively respond to current and future challenges and give them confidence to reach their full potential.
National Lottery Community Fund - Meeting Demand for Makaton
£10,000	16/03/2016 12	This group will use the funding to train volunteers in sign and symbol language. They will work with families and professionals to help children and young people with long-term speech, language or ....more This group will use the funding to train volunteers in sign and symbol language. They will work with families and professionals to help children and young people with long-term speech, language or communication difficulties. This will increase the group's capacity to meet service demands and strengthen signing and communication skills.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 32-75

LADY JULIA MARGARET EILEEN SPENCER Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Independent Makaton Regional Tutor

PAUL MICHAEL MOORE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Operations Manager

DR CAROL JANE RIDDINGTON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Doctor

DR REBECCA EMILY KHANNA Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Occupational Therapist, Other trusteeship: THE ELIZABETH CASSON TRUST,

IAN KEVIN NEWMAN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Head Of Finance & It

PETE WILLIAM DONELL Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Finance Lead

STEPHANIE KOGELS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Lawyer

ROBERT HAROLD DOUGLAS (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Company Director, Other trusteeships: The Almshouse Association, THE LEONARD HACKETT MEMORIAL TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 25/06/2007, number: 1119819
Registered at Companies House on 14/06/2007, number: 06280108

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
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

16 returns made; all on time

Main office

The Makaton Charity
4.3 Frimley Business Park
Frimley
CAMBERLEY
Surrey
GU16 7SG

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:(A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE USE AND DEVELOPMENT OF LANGUAGE AND OF COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND TOOLS (INCLUDING THE MAKATON PROGRAMME) FOR THE BENEFIT OF PERSONS WITH ACTUAL OR ANTICIPATED LEARNING OR COMMUNICATION DIFFICULTIES IN ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD AND THOSE WHO COMMUNICATE WITH THEM; AND (B) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD.

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