Overall GiG Score: 0 ?
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -5
Support Score: 3
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
  • Volatile income
  • spending growth: -1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • All male board: -3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3

CRISIS AID 

Crisis aid is a humanitarian aid organization, which provides relief of poverty and support in times of crisis. Crisis Aid provides food, medication, shelter, education and other urgent needs for displaced people and refugees around the world.
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Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • Accounts have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained
Established: 10 years

http://www.crisisaid.org.uk/

info@crisisaid.org.uk

0333 305 5000

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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
31/05/22*£1,698£1,995£-298£70£1,954£1,4959610
31/05/21*£2,460£2,349£111£94£2,252£1,3346.8610
31/05/20*£2,908£2,061£847£137£2,141£6543.8525
31/05/19?£2,147£1,543£605£137£1,295£4283.3550
05/04/18£978£643£335£0£690£891.7320
05/04/17£534£335£199£0£355£29120
05/04/16£161£136£25£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/15£250£119£131£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 4.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3.5%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 76%
Reserves/Spending: 9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 12 months
Quick Ratio: 24.2
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 6 employees
  • 10 volunteers
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Bangladesh, Eritrea, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Morocco, Pakistan, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, The Gambia, Throughout England, Turkey, Uganda, Yemen,

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/06/2014, number: 1157507
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
8 returns made; AR22: 144 days late, AR21: 329 days late, AR20: 611 days late,
Main office

UNIT 21 PROGRESS PARK
RIBOCON WAY
Luton
Bedfordshire
LU4 9UR

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL NEED AND SUFFERING AMONG VICTIMS OF NATURAL OR OTHER KINDS OF DISASTERS IN THE FORM OF MONEY (OR OTHER MEANS DEEMED SUITABLE) FOR PERSONS, BODIES, ORGANISATIONS AND/OR COUNTRIES AFFECTED INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL AID.THE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE OF PEOPLE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD WHO ARE THE VICTIMS OF WAR OR NATURAL DISASTER, TROUBLE, OR CATASTROPHE IN PARTICULAR BY THE SUPPLY OF MEDICAL AID TO SUCH PERSONS.

Data Sources

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