Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 0

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Mainly male board: -1

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -3

WAVELENGTH CHARITY LIMITED

Operating UK-wide aiming to tackle the effects of loneliness and isolation by providing radio, television sets, & computer equipment for UK citizens, in particular older people, people who are vulnerable or disabled and people who are disadvantaged by illness or social isolation. In all cases priority is given where our help will significantly relieve loneliness.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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	£259	£351	£-91	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/22	£336	£271	£65	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/21	£388	£271	£118	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/20	£403	£378	£25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/19	£307	£439	£-132	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/03/18	£250	£392	£-143	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£440	£309	£131	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£309	£309	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£314	£264	£50	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	£445	£205	£240	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	£275	£221	£53	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	£193	£356	£-163	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	£194	£405	£-211	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	£257	£387	£-130	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	£282	£372	£-89	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	£49	£348	£-299	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	£219	£365	£-145	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	£923	£325	£598	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	£318	£302	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	£308	£315	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 29%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000

Established: 62 years
(65 years as a company)

www.wavelength.org.uk

tim@wavelength.org.uk

01223776770

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Disability
Other Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Services for the elderly

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Other charitable activities
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 49-78

KEVIN ANTHONY JOINER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

TOM ALEXANDER WHEELER Appointed: 2024, Occupation: P/T Consultant

BARRY JOHN FREDERICK THEOBALD-HICKS Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired

MARGARET GRAINGER Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Chief Executive

STEVEN DERRICK Appointed: 2005, Occupation: Technical Expert

STEVEN TURNER Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Exam Invigilator

DANIEL SMITH (Chair) Appointed: 1994, Occupation: Broadcasting Engineer, Other trusteeship: BRITISH WIRELESS FOR THE BLIND FUND,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/10/1962, number: 207400
Registered at Companies House on 24/06/1958, number: 00606888

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
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
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Main office

47-51
Norfolk Street
Cambridge
CB1 2LD

Objectives

CHALLENGING LONELINESS AND ISOLATION OF THOSE IN NEED INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY PERSONS AFFECTED BY AGE, ILLNESS OR DISABILITY, THROUGH THE USE AND PROVISION OF TECHNOLOGY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND CHANNEL ISLANDS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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