Causes
 X
Resources
 X
User Services
 X
home >> charity search >> gambling with lives
Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

GAMBLING WITH LIVES

Support families who have been bereaved by gambling related suicides, with peer support and access to counsellingRaise awareness amongst gamblers, their families and friends, and health professionals of the dangerous effects of gambling on mental health and the high suicide risk, through our website and other social media
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending since inception
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Find similar charities within: miles

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£100£1,049£-949n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£536£703£-167£0£2,630£2,1683772
31/03/21£3,325£551£2,774£0£2,797£2,79760.922
05/04/20£42£31£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
Download accounts
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 16%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Balance Sheet History
Established: 5 years

www.gamblingwithlives.org

info@gamblingwithlives.org

07955047387

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookInstagramX
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Specialty hospitals (incl psychiatric)
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind

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
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Gambling with Lives
£127,240 16/03/2024
36
Core costs

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:
  • CHARLES RITCHIE Appointed: 2018
  • DAVID CAMPBELL Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Owner/Director Iidea Limited
  • ELISABETH KATIS Appointed: 2018
  • GREGORY CHALLIS Appointed: 2018
  • LEROY WHITE Appointed: 2021
  • PETER KEOGH Appointed: 2019
  • PROFESSOR JANET ANNE O'SULLIVAN Appointed: 2023
  • SMRITI SINGH Appointed: 2021
  • TIMOTHY FURNESS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/06/2019, number: 1184114
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
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
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
4 returns made; all on time
Main office

THE CIRCLE
33 ROCKINGHAM LANE
SHEFFIELD
S1 4FW

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(A) TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH AND THE SAVING OF LIVES BY RAISING AWARENESS OF THE ADVERSE EFFECTS OF GAMBLING ON HEALTH, AND ESPECIALLY MENTAL HEALTH, TO HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL AND OTHERS, THROUGH PUBLIC EDUCATION AND SUPPORTING THE DISSEMINATING RESEARCH.(B) TO RELIEVE THE MENTAL DISTRESS AND PHYSICAL SICKNESS OF PERSONS SUFFERING BEREAVEMENT OR LOSS DUE TO SUICIDES RELATED TO GAMBLING OR PERSONS AFFECTED BY FAMILY MEMBERS OR FRIENDS WITH GAMBLING ADDICTION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT OF SUCH PERSONS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

Tips for Selecting Charities

Which areas of philanthropy are most effective?
 The text of this post is taken from an article on the Effective Altruism forum. It suggests that you can achieve the most impact by supporting causes that fight extreme poverty, improving animal welfare....more
Our Top Tips for Philanthropy
 Here are some ideas to help you gain more satisfaction from your philanthropy and confidence that the causes you have selected are impactful. Engage your brain, as well as your heart You....more
How to become a Philanthropist
 In this Blog we outline a strategy to help people who are new to philanthropy and for those who feel dissatisfied with the impact they are having. Effective philanthropy is immensely rewarding for donors,....more

Watch Inspiring Videos

Save the upside down forest
Change the ending - the pain of Alzheimers
Help Dads in prison stay in touch with their children
Giving is Great
Share
Copy Link
×