Overall GiG Score: 5 ?
Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 4
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Good Reserves: +1Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
    • Grant maker support: +4

    THE THALIDOMIDE TRUST 

    The Thalidomide Trust provides relief and assistance to its beneficiaries through financial assistance and support services.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
    • This charity uses a corporate trustee

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but very substantial unrestricted reserves are available
    • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
    Established: 51 years

    www.thalidomidetrust.org

    hello@thalidomidetrust.org

    01480474074

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
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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
    30/09/22£31,039£34,072£-3,033£46£157,810£157,24455.41930
    30/09/21£27,195£32,854£-5,659£3£174,636£174,75263.81830
    30/09/20£28,464£32,315£-3,851£15£140,789£140,96252.31830
    30/09/19£29,160£36,283£-7,123£0£157,857£158,14852.31730
    30/09/18£28,099£32,820£-4,721£21£163,991£164,42760.11430
    30/09/17£52,225£57,016£-4,791£0£158,901£159,48633.6120
    30/09/16£22,975£31,020£-8,045£57£149,759£148,55957.5110
    30/09/15£24,344£31,991£-7,647£353£137,861£136,53051.2100
    30/09/14?£39,151£64,966£-25,815£567£150,188£148,84427.5100
    05/04/13£20,759£31,140£-10,381£311£154,910£154,77359.6100
    05/04/12£20,943£21,335£-392£243£146,756£145,72382100
    05/04/11£20,012£21,506£-1,493£230£144,557£143,54780.1100
    05/04/10£11,173£12,102£-929£197£142,763£142,733141.590
    05/04/09£12,431£11,166£1,265£206£103,870£103,870111.680
    05/04/08£12,416£14,135£-1,719£183£126,339£126,339107.390
    05/04/07£11,236£8,656£2,579£171£133,432£133,43218580
    05/04/06£9,793£11,885£-2,092£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/05£9,932£8,517£1,415£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/04£5,233£7,460£-2,227£0£0£0n/a00

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.5%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.2%
    Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 1%
    Highest pay band: £110,000-£120,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 13%
    Liabilities/Income: 74%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
    Reserves/Spending: 55.4 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: -5 months
    Quick Ratio: 0.4
    Asset Split ?
    What it does
    • Disability
    Who works here?
    • 19 employees
    • 30 volunteers
    Who it helps
    • People With Disabilities
    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'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.

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Department of Health - Thalidomide Trust
    £8,658,131 01/05/2021
    Provide health and wellbeing support for English thalidomiders.
    Department of Health - Thalidomide Trust
    £8,298,163 01/04/2020
    Provide health and wellbeing support for English thalidomiders.
    Department of Health - The Thalidomide Trust
    £8,481,247 01/04/2019
    10 year grant for the benefit of thalidomide survivors living in England. First year of grant is 2013-14. Grant value £7m + p/a, (subject tp requirement) increased by rate of inflation. Payment ....more
    Department of Health - The Thalidomide Trust
    £8,366,832 01/04/2018
    The intention of the Thalidomide Health Grant is to meet the health and wellbeing needs of thalidomiders
    Department of Health - The Thalidomide Trust
    £6,711,163 01/04/2017
    The intention of the Thalidomide Health Grant is to meet the health and wellbeing needs of thalidomiders.

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (1)

    • THALIDOMIDE TRUST COMPANY
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/08/1973, number: 266220
    Gift Aid
    • NOT 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; all on time
    Main office

    THALIDOMIDE TRUST
    1 EATON COURT ROAD
    COLMWORTH BUSINESS PARK
    EATON SOCON
    ST. NEOTS
    PE19 8ER

    Objectives

    THE CARE, WELFARE, TREATMENT AND EDUCATION OF OR OTHERWISE IN ANY WAY FOR THE RELIEF OF THE DISABILITIES OF OR TO MEET THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM CONGENITAL DISABILITY DUE TO THALIDOMIDE.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NOT DEFINED.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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