Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 0
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

OPTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL HEALTH 

The purpose of the Charity is the prevention and relief of sickness and the preservation and promotion of mental and physical health for the public benefit worldwide with a focus on increasing public awareness, support and attention toward ending the practice known as Female Genitalia Mutilation/Cutting.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

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
31/12/22£1,735£1,735£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/21£1,640£1,640£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/20£1,348£1,348£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/19£1,895£1,895£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/18£2,570£2,570£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£1,441£1,441£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£325£325£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£13£13£0£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 100%
Liabilities/Income: 79%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: NAN%
Reserves/Spending: 0 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: 0
Asset Split ?
Established: 9 years

www.options-health.org.uk

info@options-health.org.uk

02074301900

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Mental health and addiction
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Burkina Faso, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, The Gambia, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 45-62
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/01/2015, number: 1160066
  • Registered at Companies House on 18/07/2014, number: 09137405
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
Filing Record
8 returns made; all on time
Main office

1 CONWAY STREET
FITZROY SQUARE
LONDON
W1T 6LP

Objectives

A) THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION AND PROMOTION OF MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT WORLDWIDE, WITH A FOCUS ON THOSE WHO ARE DISADVANTAGED OR IN NEED PARTICULARLY AS A RESULT OF ILL HEALTH OR POVERTY, BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEE DIRECTORS THINK FIT INCLUDING BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH:I) STRENGTHENING HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INCREASING ACCESS AND IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF HEALTHCARE PROVISION;II) IMPROVING MATERNAL AND NEWBORN SURVIVAL BY RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS TO ENABLE THE PROMOTION OF ENHANCED ACCOUNTABILITY AND SERVICES;III) INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS, SUPPORT AND ATTENTION TOWARD ENDING THE PRACTICE KNOWN AS FEMALE GENITALIA MUTILATION/CUTTING;B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE OBJECT STATED ABOVE AT ARTICLE 1(A) AS THE TRUSTEE DIRECTORS IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE.

Data Sources

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