Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 8
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Good Reserves: +1Positive trading contribution: +2;Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -5
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

SCOPE 

Scope exists to make this country a place where disabled people have the same opportunities as everyone else. We provide support, information and advice to more than a quarter of a million disabled people and their families every year. We raise awareness of the issues that matter.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • More than half of total income was derived from trading and fees in the latest year
  • 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 extremely high relative to funds raised
Established: 62 years
(70 years as a company)

www.scope.org.uk

cosec3@scope.org.uk

02076197308

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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
31/03/23£44,057£51,985£-7,928£32,516£34,707£33,3027.78324,000
31/03/22*£44,165£45,118£-953£31,010£43,611£42,09911.28254,000
31/03/21£34,121£36,322£-2,201£24,705£43,511£42,282147234,300
31/03/20£41,051£45,034£-3,983£32,754£42,655£40,77410.98524,148
31/03/19£54,553£53,108£1,445£36,928£46,735£43,6989.99493,584
31/03/18*£94,611£85,476£9,135£31,447£43,573£39,9985.61,8810
31/03/17£97,849£90,721£7,128£29,956£35,471£33,1974.42,1360
31/03/16£99,523£95,386£4,137£30,497£28,061£25,4393.23,2950
31/03/15£101,068£104,239£-3,171£31,525£26,626£22,1522.62,5670
31/03/14£102,635£103,295£-660£31,508£30,480£24,6762.92,7000
31/03/13£102,961£103,310£-349£31,735£31,722£26,12332,7100
31/03/12£104,288£102,929£1,359£29,051£32,286£27,0273.22,7530
31/03/11£104,073£99,629£4,444£28,896£32,184£26,6173.22,6250
31/03/10£101,614£94,928£6,686£28,927£27,236£22,8902.92,6040
31/03/09£98,401£98,299£102£30,862£21,846£17,5352.12,8770
31/03/08£100,451£98,619£1,832£33,401£25,512£20,7822.52,9430
31/03/07£98,322£94,512£3,810£32,024£24,018£20,0562.53,0290
31/03/06£102,053£107,347£-5,294£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£106,419£107,860£-1,441£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£98,036£99,726£-1,689£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 198.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 62.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £140,000-£150,000
Liabilities/Assets: 16%
Liabilities/Income: 15%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 96%
Reserves/Spending: 7.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.1
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 832 employees
  • 4,000 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
Department of Health£567,705
People's Health Trust£198,485
Department for Work and Pensions£89,359
Quartet Community Foundation£5,750
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Scope
£750 23/06/2023
As directed by the donor towards the debt advice service.
The Grocers' Charity - 2022-Scope
£5,000 22/06/2022
Towards supporting disabled people
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Scope
£5,000 08/06/2022
As directed by the donor towards debt advice.
Department for Work and Pensions - SCOPE
£89,359 01/04/2022
The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to employers to create jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to SCOPE
£500 13/12/2021
Anonymous donation. To be used in Govanhill, Glasgow, if possible.
People's Health Trust - Get Togethers and Activities for Disabled people and Unpaid Carers
£39,958 10/03/2021
12
This one-year project continues to engage disabled people and their families in Southend to reduce isolation by getting together regularly to talk, meet new people, share experiences, hear from local ....more
People's Health Trust - Get Togethers and Activities for Disabled people and Unpaid Carers
£39,457 10/03/2021
12
This one-year project continues to engage disabled people and their families in South Ockendon in Thurrock to reduce isolation by getting together regularly to talk, meet new people, share ....more
People's Health Trust - Get Togethers and activities for disabled people and unpaid carers
£39,997 10/03/2021
12
This one-year project continues to engage disabled people and their families in Brighton to reduce isolation by getting together regularly to talk, meet new people, share experiences, hear from local ....more
People's Health Trust - Get Togethers and activities for disabled people and unpaid carers
£39,993 10/03/2021
12
This one-year project continues to engage disabled people and their families in Hove to reduce isolation by getting together regularly to talk, meet new people, share experiences, hear from local ....more
People's Health Trust - Get Togethers and Activities for Disabled people and Unpaid Carers
£39,080 10/03/2021
12
This one-year project continues to engage disabled people and their families in Kings Lynn and Downham Market to reduce isolation by getting together regularly to talk, meet new people, share ....more
Department of Health - Scope
£567,705 01/04/2020
funding to selected disabilities charities for support in respect of COVID
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Scope
£3,764 19/11/2018
We'd like a new 'Observation Room' sound system to allow families of a child with Cerebral Palsy to better understand their child.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Scope
£250,000 11/05/2017
36
£250,000 over three years (£100,000; £80,000; £70,000) for the salary costs and related operational costs of the Starting Line and Kickstart programmes in east London, subject to Scope’s ....more
Barrow Cadbury Trust - Improving disabled people’s experiences as consumers
£63,500 21/03/2017
24
To develop better products - and access to them - for consumers with disabilities and/or long term illnesses focusing on energy and insurance
Pears Foundation - Grant to Scope
£50,000 07/02/2017
12
Support towards strategic review
Barrow Cadbury Trust - Business roundtables – extra costs of disability
£17,000 10/05/2016
6
To deliver roundtables with participants from the energy and insurance industries, to explore solutions to extra costs for disabled people.
National Lottery Community Fund - Face2Face Cymru Expansion
£190,812 27/01/2016
24
Face2Face Cymru Expansion
National Lottery Community Fund - Face2Face North West
£1,134,512 29/09/2015
36
The project will support the parents of disabled children across West Lancashire, Cheshire and Merseyside, and include a befriending service to give emotional support and practical advice, including ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Scope
£300,000 05/03/2015
36
Towards the costs of establishing a social research panel and an extensive programme of advocacy work to maintain and enhance the living standards of disabled people.
National Lottery Community Fund - Face2Face Cornwall
£293,916 26/01/2015
36
Not Available
National Lottery Community Fund - Scope - East London Face 2 Face
£701,443 19/05/2014
36
Not Available
Barrow Cadbury Trust - Commission into Extra Costs
£30,000 09/05/2014
Commission into Extra Costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Scope Stoke - Face 2 Face
£300,731 27/03/2014
36
This is an expansion of a pilot project conducted by SCOPE in the Stoke –on –Trent area. It aims to support parents who have disabled children through the emotional and practical challenges ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Face2Face Solihull
£253,962 18/02/2014
36
This is an expansion of a pilot project conducted by SCOPE in the Solihull area. It aims to support parents who have disabled children through the emotional and practical challenges they face. It ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Face2Face Dudley
£278,801 17/05/2012
36
This project will allow Scope to further establish its pilot programme of support for parents who have disabled children in Dudley through the emotional and practical challenges they face, giving ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Face2Face Lancashire
£304,497 17/05/2012
36
Around 280 parents of disabled children in Lancashire will continue to receive support from a befriending serve provided by Scope thanks to a grant of £284,497. The funding will increase the ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Our Generation - Mentoring and Befriending Wakefield
£192,156 24/04/2012
24
A volunteer befriending and mentoring scheme in Wakefield to offer companionship and practical support for older people with disabilities. The project will use the skills and experience of older ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Face2Face Cymru
£249,990 28/11/2011
36
The project will allow the organisation to develop and coordinate its Face2Face service across Wales for three years. Face2Face offers a one-to-one befriending and support service for parents of ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Social investment Scope
£400,000 14/10/2010
An investment in a three year 2% bond to support activities in SCOPE's business plan and grow unrestricted income.
National Lottery Community Fund - RECESSION - Tackling Poverty for Families in Wales
£49,575 11/03/2010
24
The project will extend the existing Scope services available to disabled people across South Wales and the Valleys, South West and Mid Wales to access information, advice and practical support ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Scope Aspire Mentoring Service
£342,751 11/02/2010
60
This new project based in Calderdale aims to work to with people with disability to raise their confidence and self-esteem, increase skill levels and independence, reduce isolation and increase ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/10 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 33-72
  • JOANNE HALL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Head Of Stores, Sainsburys
  • MINALDE JESA Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Diversity And Inclusion Lead
  • TARIQ KHAN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chief Digital & Information Officer At C
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/09/1962, number: 208231
  • Registered at Companies House on 20/06/1953, number: 00520866
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
  • Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW)
  • Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW)
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR22: 121 days late, AR18: 1 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE SLOUGH WINDSOR AND DISTRICTS SPASTICS SOCIETY on 27/07/2022
  • Asset transfer in from THE JOAN TANNER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT on 01/09/2022
Main office

SCOPE
2nd Floor
Here East
Press Centre
14 East Bay Lane
LONDON

Objectives

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND FOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY, DIVERSITY, INDEPENDENCE, AND HEALTH OF DISABLED PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH CEREBRAL PALSY

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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