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Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

THE MEDICALERT FOUNDATION 

The MedicAlert Foundation provides a life-saving, emergency identification system for individuals with hidden medical conditions and allergies. Each Member receives a bracelet, necklace or watch that is engraved with the wearers main medical condition(s), an ID number and a 24 hour emergency telephone number that can access their details from anywhere in the world in over 100 languages.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income
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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
31/12/22£1,374£1,156£218£0£1,594£1,59316.5170
31/12/21£1,329£1,086£243£0£1,376£1,36415.1180
31/12/20£1,450£1,062£388£0£1,299£1,28114.5180
31/12/19£1,422£1,236£186£0£912£9008.7220
31/12/18£1,476£1,307£169£0£725£7116.5230
31/12/17£1,610£1,470£140£0£556£5564.5210
31/12/16£1,764£1,977£-213£0£417£3872.3270
31/12/15£1,832£1,814£18£276£630£5973.9250
31/12/14£1,798£1,748£50£188£612£5814240
31/12/13£1,796£1,718£78£129£562£4903.4240
31/12/12*£1,477£2,187£-710£161£484£4202.3370
31/12/11£1,990£2,215£-225£75£1,021£9575.2300
31/12/10£2,199£2,282£-82£62£1,246£1,1456470
31/12/09*£2,328£2,332£-4£46£1,316£1,1916.1520
31/12/08£2,305£2,294£11£48£1,319£1,1706.1530
31/12/07£2,278£2,284£-7£83£1,381£1,2446.5550
31/12/06£2,253£2,243£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£2,032£2,071£-39£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£2,003£1,879£124£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 9%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 16%
Liabilities/Income: 23%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 16.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 15 months
Quick Ratio: 5.4
Asset Split ?
Established: 29 years
(59 years as a company)

www.medicalert.org.uk

info@medicalert.org.uk

01908951044

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Financial support to the poor
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 17 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 44-63
  • IAN FLEMING (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chief Revenue Officer
  • MARIA FINN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Consultant In Emergency Medicine
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/09/1995, number: 233705
  • Registered at Companies House on 28/07/1964, number: 00814000
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR12: 111 days late, AR09: 10 days late,
Main office

The Medicalert Foundation, Suite 1
Liscombe South
Liscombe Park
Soulbury
LEIGHTON BUZZARD
LU7 0JL

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS INCLUDING (WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) BY COMMUNICATING PERSONAL AND MEDICAL INFORMATION ON BEHALF OF ITS MEMBERS TO MEDICAL AND EMERGENCY PROFESSIONALS AND BY PROVIDING A MEANS WHEREBY ITS MEMBERS MAY BE IDENTIFIED AS THOSE TO WHOM SUCH INFORMATION HELD BY IT RELATES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND TO SAVE AND PROTECT LIVES

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL

Data Sources

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