Finance Score: 13
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 9
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Future income +5
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 28 ?

MARIE COLLINS FOUNDATION

To advance the education of the public, in particular those working with young people and their families, through the provision of awareness raising activities and training programmes to prevent the sexual abuse of children online. To provide direct recovery work to children and their families in need who are victims of online sexual abuse so they can recover and live safe and fulfilling lives
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£501£489£12£30£676£47611.780
31/03/22£780£450£329£15£664£3248.680
31/03/21£476£483£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£517£352£165£13£342£177650
31/03/19£269£260£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£278£239£39n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£169£99£70n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£207£187£20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£105£75£30n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14*£44£36£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£37£32£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 7.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6.2%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 70%
Reserves/Spending: 11.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 17 months
Quick Ratio: 44.5
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 13 years

www.mariecollinsfoundation.org.uk

admin@mariecollinsfoundation.org.uk

01765 688827

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Support for victims of domestic or sexual abuse
  • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Namibia, Philippines, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales, Vietnam,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Indigo Trust - Strategic engagement to prevent and respond to child sexual abuse
£125,000 12/02/2024
Collaborataive project to develop and support execution of a public affairs and policy influencing strategy in the run up to, and following, the General Election 2024
Indigo Trust - 3 year unrestricted funding
£750,000 19/10/2023
3 years unrestricted funding for Marie Collins Foundation
Indigo Trust - Core funding to support children who suffer online sexual abuse
£105,000 12/01/2023
Core funding towards mitigating the cost of living crisis
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 02/09/2022
To continue to operate and support survivors in addition to continuing to employ personnel who are not directly funded by the existing grants.
Indigo Trust - Supporting children who suffer sexual abuse via the internet and mobile technologies
£100,000 04/11/2021
12
Core unrestricted funding to support its work supporting children who suffer sexual abuse via the internet and mobile technologies
Indigo Trust - Supporting children who suffer sexual abuse via the internet and mobile technologies
£100,000 04/11/2021
Core unrestricted funding to support its work supporting children who suffer sexual abuse via the internet and mobile technologies
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£40,000 19/03/2021
To continue to operate and support survivors in addition to continuing to employ personnel who are not directly funded by the existing grants.
Home Office - Indecent Images of Children - Education and Prevention Campaign Phase 1 Grant 2019-20
£88,980 01/10/2019
This grant stream will enable the recipient to lead the delivery of a communications campaign which aims to increase young peoples resilience and help them to stay safe online. The campaign does this by encouraging young people to report indecent ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Marie Collins Foundation
£20,000 29/05/2014
MCF's aim is to ensure that all children who suffer abuse via the internet and mobile technologies are able to recover and live safe and fulfilling lives. The organisation was set up to ensure that the response to children and their families who ....more
Northern Rock Foundation - Grant awarded to Marie Collins Foundation (North East)
£12,800 14/12/2012
To produce a DVD for professionals outlining best practice for the intervention and protection of gay young people who are sexually exploited online.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 39-65
  • CHARLOTTE AYNSLEY JOHNSON Appointed: 2023
  • CLAIRE BETHEL Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director - Management Consultant
  • DEBORAH CRAWFORD Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Head Of Learning Central
  • DR RACHEL ARMITAGE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Professor Of Criminology
  • GORDON JOHN SCOBBIE (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Country Lead For A Digital Identity Company
  • LUCY FRANCES LEGARD Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Volunteer
  • OLIVER DOCKRAY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chartered Accountant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/10/2011, number: 1144355
  • Registered at Companies House on 03/06/2011, number: 07657115
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • 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
11 returns made; AR14: 118 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from INNOCENCE IN DANGER UK on 27/10/2021
Main office

Evolution Business Centre
suite 13
Unit 6
County Business Park
Darlington Rd
NORTHALL

Objectives

To advance the education of the public, in particular those working with young people and their families, through the provision of awareness raising activities and training programmes to prevent the sexual abuse of children online. To provide direct recovery work to children and their families in need who are victims of online sexual abuse so they can recover and live safe and fulfilling lives.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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