Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 5
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

ASSOCIATION FOR NUTRITION 

We protect and benefit the public by promoting nutrition and public health. We champion high standards of practice in the nutrition profession, by:Maintaining a register of individuals who demonstrate extensive understanding of, and competence in nutritional science and practice.Undertaking projects to advance public understanding, to promote study & practice nutritional science and medicine.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • 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 especially considering the historic stability of income

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
31/03/23£563£397£165£0£552£55216.79140
31/03/22£502£353£150£0£387£38713.19177
31/03/21£484£367£117n/an/an/an/an/a77
31/03/20£424£470£-46n/an/an/an/an/a113
31/03/19£397£389£9n/an/an/an/an/a112
31/03/18£340£328£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£309£302£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£365£320£45£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£258£236£22£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£211£263£-52£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£255£318£-63£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£440£504£-64£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£486£283£203£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 26%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 29%
Liabilities/Income: 39%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 16.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 16 months
Quick Ratio: 3.4
Asset Split ?
Established: 14 years
(16 years as a company)
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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Animals
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Professional associations
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 9 employees
  • 140 volunteers

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 - Black Grove Greens CSA volunteer enrichment
£9,924 28/04/2023
The funding will be used to provide mentoring to volunteers in horticulture and employment support at the garden market. The project aims to develop people’s life and employment skills building ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 38-72
  • MARIA PAPAGIANNAKI Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Senior Lecturer In Dietetics And Nutrition
  • LAURA STREET Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Registered Nutritionist
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/06/2010, number: 1136624
  • Registered at Companies House on 30/01/2008, number: 06488331
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
13 returns made; all on time
Main office

Association For Nutrition
29 High Holborn
LONDON
WC1V 6AZ

Objectives

(A) TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PROMOTION AND MAINTENANCE OF HIGHSTANDARDS OF PRACTICE AMONG AND THE REGULATION OF NUTRITIONISTS;(B) TO ADVANCE THE STUDY AND PRACTICE OF NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE AND MEDICINE;(C) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND TO PROMOTE RESEARCH FOR THE PUBLICBENEFIT IN THE FIELD OF NUTRITION, HEALTH AND ALLIED SUBJECTS (THE FIELD').

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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