Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 11
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Good Reserves: +1Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +11
Overall GiG Score: 15 ?

ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S CHARITY 

Alder Hey Children's Charity raises vital funds to help make Alder Hey Children's Hospital a truly world-class, patient-friendly hospital for the 330,000 patients and families we care for every year. We are inspired by children; they stand at the heart of everything we do, driving us to raise money so the hospital can deliver the best care possible.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • 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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but unrestricted reserves are available
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised

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£8,284£8,047£237£1,831£7,750£4,2746.43652
31/03/22£6,633£7,670£-1,037£1,686£7,748£4,6947.32757
31/03/21£4,729£5,867£-1,138£1,215£8,533£5,63411.52335
31/03/20£4,720£4,250£470£985£9,005£5,675162335
31/03/19£5,837£6,487£-650£958£8,512£4,4118.21930
31/03/18£7,709£6,664£1,045£773£9,319£4,2717.7210
31/03/17£4,937£3,649£1,288£848£8,235£5,03816.6200
31/03/16£14,466£7,919£6,547£1,056£6,442£3,7005.6160

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 25.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 23.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 38%
Liabilities/Income: 57%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 55%
Reserves/Spending: 6.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -3 months
Quick Ratio: 0.3
Asset Split ?
Established: 27 years

www.alderheycharity.org

sarah.fletcher@alderheycharity.org

01512525666

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • General hospitals
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 36 employees
  • 52 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust£250,000
Department of Health£164,305
Garfield Weston Foundation£150,000
National Lottery Community Fund£129,636
DCMS£100,528
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - The Lullaby Project
£9,945 26/05/2023
The funding will be used to deliver an innovative music project for families with babies in the neonatal unit at Alder Hey Hospital. This project will empower families to come together to create ....more
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Alder Hey Children's Charity - 07/04/22
£250,000 23/11/2022
Transforming Neonatal Care:
National Lottery Community Fund - Theatrical Minds: Developing the Story
£9,970 05/11/2021
The funding will be used to continue the delivery of a drama project for young people from the Dewi Jones Mental Health Unit at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital. The project aims to improve wellbeing ....more
Youth Music - Minds Matter
£59,980 30/09/2021
Minds Matter
National Lottery Community Fund - Calm and Connected – post-COVID recovery programme
£99,771 17/09/2021
The organisation aims to raise funds for the delivery of projects benefiting children and young people receiving care from Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool. Funding for the group will go ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award
£150,000 04/06/2021
Mental Health Hub
Department of Health - VCSE Health and Wellbeing Fund
£164,305 01/04/2021
The VCSE Health and Wellbeing Fund is a yearly fund for voluntary and community sector organisations that is run in partnership between DHSC, PHE and NHS EI. Each year the fund has a different theme ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£97,888 23/07/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Alder Hey Children's Charity
£2,640 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This project will support children and young people who have life limiting or life threatening medical conditions by providing music concerts in hospital rooms via televisions. It will ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£2,640 22/05/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Alder Hey Children's Charity
£62,580 24/04/2020
36
This project will provide three creative arts projects for children and young people affected by mental health in Alder Hey Children's hospital. The project will lead to improved essential life ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Theatrical Minds
£9,950 16/10/2019
12
Theatrical Minds
Youth Music - Music as Medicine: Developing the Story for the Wider Hospital Community
£29,940 08/03/2019
Music as Medicine: Developing the Story for the Wider Hospital Community
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Alder Hey Children's Charity
£29,600 22/11/2018
36
This project will support children and young people who have life limiting or life threatening medical conditions by providing music sessions. It will improve their emotional well-being, positively ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - ?Young Makers: Inspiring children and young people at Alder Hey throug
£9,920 28/06/2018
12
The funding will be used to run craft activities for children and young people who are long-term hospital patients. The project aims to support patients to develop new transferable skills and improve ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award
£100,000 21/06/2018
Institute In The Park
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Alder Hey Children's Charity
£2,629 04/08/2017
It will fund cutting edge research & develop new & effective treatments for children with cancer, acute infections & inflammatory conditions
National Lottery Community Fund - TPP2 - Music Matters: Inspiring Children at Alder Hey
£49,748 07/04/2017
12
The group will offer music workshops and performances for young patients at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital. They will have the opportunity to join in ward-based workshops and live performances, ....more
Youth Music - Music as Medicine: Inspiring Children and Young People at Alder Hey Hospital
£29,990 02/12/2016
Music as Medicine: Inspiring Children and Young People at Alder Hey Hospital
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 10/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 23-74
  • RYAN WAIN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Executive Director
  • KIRSTY MUIR Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Programme Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/01/1997, number: 1160661
  • Registered at Companies House on 14/01/2015, number: 09389239
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
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
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
8 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE JONATHAN FALCONER CHARITABLE TRUST on 14/09/2019
  • Asset transfer in from THE LEILAH FOUNDATION on 10/08/2022
  • Asset transfer in from VISION4CHILDREN (THE LITTLER TRUST) on 29/01/2024
Main office

ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S CHARITY
EATON ROAD
WEST DERBY
LIVERPOOL
L12 2AP

Objectives

3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:(A) TO FURTHER ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES: RELATING TO THE GENERAL OR ANY SPECIFIC PURPOSES OF THE FOUNDATION TRUST OR THE PURPOSES OF THE HEALTH SERVICE;(B) TO PROMOTE, PROTECT, PRESERVE AND ADVANCE ALL OR ANY ASPECTS OF THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF THE PUBLIC; AND (C) TO ADVANCE AND PROMOTE KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATION IN MEDICINE, INCLUDING BY ENGAGING IN AND SUPPORTING MEDICAL RESEARCH (AND THE DISSEMINATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS).3.2 THIS ARTICLE 3 MAY BE AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION BUT ONLY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE COMMISSION.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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