Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 4

Support Score: 1

Income diversified: +3
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs high: -2

No volunteer policy: -2
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 4

GUTS UK CHARITY

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC WITH REFERENCE TO GASTROENTEROLOGY.TO PROMOTE STUDY AND RESEARCH INTO MEDICINE AND SURGERY WITH REFERENCE TO THE PHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM, ENSURING DISSEMINATION OF THE RESULTS. TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL AND INFORMATION TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
Income generation is well diversified
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end but spending has been increasing rapidly
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised

Established: 14 years

www.gutscharity.org.uk

info@gutscharity.org.uk

020 7486 0341

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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	£1,180	£1,661	£-481	£202	£5,286	£2,364	17.1	9	14
31/12/21	£1,078	£921	£157	£256	£6,389	£3,090	40.3	8	13
31/12/20	£550	£583	£-33	£231	£5,645	£2,706	55.7	8	1
31/12/19	£922	£1,220	£-298	£143	£5,964	£2,983	29.3	6	0
31/12/18	£1,040	£1,282	£-242	£159	£5,640	£3,015	28.2	6	1
31/12/17	£2,195	£698	£1,496	£136	£6,394	£3,594	61.8	6	0
31/12/16	£659	£482	£177	£129	£4,691	£1,905	47.4	4	0
31/12/15	£552	£318	£234	£101	£4,103	£1,645	62.1	4	0
31/12/14	£666	£918	£-252	£121	£3,916	£1,506	19.7	2	0
31/12/13	£3,128	£571	£2,557	£99	£4,196	£1,642	34.5	2	0
31/12/12?	£674	£586	£87	£155	£1,383	£204	4.2	4	0
30/06/11	£316	£644	£-327	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 24.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 13%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 27%
Liabilities/Income: 168%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 45%
Reserves/Spending: 17.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.6

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

9 employees
14 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
The Grocers' Charity - 2020 Guts UK Charity
£5,000	11/12/2019	Ethical research into specific medical conditions

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 10/12 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 31-69

CHARLOTTE LEONARD Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

CONOR MCCANN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Lecturer

DR LINDA DUGDALE-BRADLEY Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Pharmaceutical Business Development Director

DR MIRANDA LOMER Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Senior Consultant Dietitian In Gastroenterology

DR VICTORIA ANN KING (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director Of Medical Research

MELISSA DAVEY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Marketing Launch Manager

NATALIE BRIDGE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Head Of Income Generation

PROFESSOR CHRISTINE NORTON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Nurse

PROFESSOR CHRISTOPHER SIMON JOHN PROBERT Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Professor Of Gastroenterology

PROFESSOR DAVID ADAMS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Professor Of Hepatology, Other trusteeship: ACADEMY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES,

PROFESSOR SHAJI SEBASTIAN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Consultant Gastroenterologist

RAVINDER CHAHIL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Solicitor, Other trusteeship: PHARMACY RESEARCH UK,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/07/2010, number: 1137029
Registered at Companies House on 04/06/2010, number: 07274105

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management

Filing Record

12 returns made; all on time

Main office

2 St Andrews Place
London
NW1 4LB

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE FIELD OF GASTROENTEROLOGY WHICH INCLUDES THE STUDY OF THE PHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM AND TO PROMOTE THE STUDY OF AND RESEARCH INTO MEDICINE AND SURGERY WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE PHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM AND TO ENSURE DISSEMINATION WHERE APPROPRIATE OF THE RESULTS OF SUCH STUDY AND RESEARCH; ANDTO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL, INFORMATION AND ADVICE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL

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