Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 8

Support Score: 8

Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs high: -2

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 16

BRITISH LIVER TRUST

Patient services, including information and our nationwide network of patient support groups.Improving awareness of the risks and causes of liver disease.Research into the causes and treatments of liver disease.Supporting health professionals to deliver high standards of care and support to those affectedEnsuring patients have a voice at local and national government level

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Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Why are there 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12?

Financial issues to consider:

Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised

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
31/03/24		£1,793	£1,874	£-81	£360	£912	£674	4.3	39	15
31/03/23		£1,572	£1,758	£-186	£357	£993	£497	3.4	37	25
31/03/22		£1,462	£1,378	£84	£313	£1,179	£972	8.5	28	30
31/03/21		£1,328	£1,010	£318	£230	£1,094	£778	9.2	24	60
31/03/20?		£1,033	£1,014	£19	£180	£776	£535	6.3	21	40
31/03/18		£912	£900	£12	£117	£769	£404	5.4	14	0
31/03/17		£514	£640	£-126	£114	£757	£361	6.8	13	0
31/03/16		£835	£714	£121	£91	£883	£435	7.3	11	0
31/03/15		£775	£666	£109	£83	£762	£243	4.4	9	0
31/03/14		£900	£654	£246	£95	£653	£137	2.5	12	0
31/03/13		£1,052	£1,013	£39	£208	£407	£60	0.7	17	0
31/03/12		£940	£962	£-22	£259	£368	£125	1.6	17	0
31/03/11		£776	£713	£63	£232	£390	£234	3.9	14	0
31/03/10		£657	£632	£25	£211	£327	£217	4.1	14	0
31/03/09		£700	£960	£-261	£198	£302	£151	1.9	14	0
31/03/08		£768	£711	£57	£165	£562	£279	4.7	14	0
31/03/07	*	£596	£524	£72	£93	£505	£261	6	14	0
31/03/06	*	£422	£390	£32	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/05		£375	£301	£75	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/04	*	£320	£352	£-32	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 20.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 19.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 10%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 16%
Liabilities/Income: 10%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 74%
Reserves/Spending: 4.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 2.4

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 37 years

www.britishlivertrust.org.uk

info@britishlivertrust.org.uk

01425481320

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Medical research

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£509,159
Garfield Weston Foundation	£165,000
The Shears Foundation	£15,500
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation	£8,766

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Shears Foundation - British Liver Trust
£5,500	22/01/2024	Support services for patients and families affected by liver disease and liver cancer
National Lottery Community Fund - Patient Support Groups
£465,098	31/08/2023	Funding will be used to expand the reach of British Liver Trust’s Patient Support Groups. The sessions are proven to help people come to terms with their diagnosis through shared experiences improving emotional wellbeing and mental health.
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation - Love Your Liver Awareness Campaign
£8,766	11/04/2023 3	to raise awareness of preventable liver disease and provide free liver scans, with immediate results, from a mobile unit in a high street location in Peterborough
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£90,000	20/02/2023 24	Core costs - over 2 years
National Lottery Community Fund - Love Your Liver Roadshow 2023
£9,897	10/02/2023	The British Liver Trust is using a £9897 grant to organise health roadshows in Belfast and Derry/Londonderry in May 2023. The project will use provide health checks liver disease screening and information.
The Shears Foundation - British Liver Trust
£5,000	01/11/2022	Liver Patient information and support services
National Lottery Community Fund - Improving wellbeing of liver patients and their carers
£34,164	20/09/2022	This project will continue to provide group support sessions a helpline service webinars events and talks to patients and their families from across Scotland diagnosed or affected by liver disease or cancer. The project will aim to support a minimum ....more This project will continue to provide group support sessions a helpline service webinars events and talks to patients and their families from across Scotland diagnosed or affected by liver disease or cancer. The project will aim to support a minimum of 2000 people and 20 volunteers over 2 years.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£75,000	17/08/2021	Sounding the Alarm on Liver Disease
The Shears Foundation - British Liver Trust
£5,000	22/07/2021	Sounding the Alarm on liver disease
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - British Liver Trust - 29/04/21
£1,500	12/05/2021	Core Funding
National Lottery Community Fund - Love Your Liver Campaign and Community Screening Events
£10,000	04/12/2017 12	This trust will use the funding to hold a ‘Love your liver’ campaign and to carry out screening from their mobile unit at community events in Glasgow, Dundee, Edinburgh and Aberdeen in 2018.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£75,000	26/06/2017 36	Pioneering Liver Health
Masonic Trust - Recruitment of Liver Nurse Advisor
£41,842	19/10/2016	Dedicated Liver Nurse Advisor for people with liver disease.
National Lottery Community Fund - Liver Patient Support Group Network - Phase II
£465,942	09/02/2011 36	This project aims to reduce the isolation of those with liver disease, provide emotional support and information, empower the beneficiaries to manage their condition and lead healthier lives through participation in a peer led network. New staff ....more This project aims to reduce the isolation of those with liver disease, provide emotional support and information, empower the beneficiaries to manage their condition and lead healthier lives through participation in a peer led network. New staff located in three key areas will allow the expansion of the support group network by supporting and empowering new volunteers and beneficiaries to meet demand and establish 112 groups across 83 PCT's.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (13)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 30-74

ALASTAIR JOHN NAISBITT KING Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Chairman

ABIGAIL JESSON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chief Executive

DIANA GORNALL Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Director

DR AHMED MOHAMED ELSHARKAWY Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Hospital Consultant

DR STEPHEN DAVID RYDER Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Consultant Physician

GRAHAM WARNER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

GEORGINA CATT Appointed: 2024, Occupation: None

MR WILLIAM JOHN BUSHELL Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Deputy Chairman

PROFESSOR DOUGLAS THORBURN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Consultant Hepatologist

RICHARD THOMPSON Appointed: 2024, Occupation: University Professor

SALLY BENATAR Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Police Officer

TOBY MCMASTER Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Management Consultant

VICTORIA JOANNE SHERIFF Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Communications Professional

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/03/1988, number: 298858
Registered at Companies House on 07/03/1988, number: 02227706

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

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
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; AR07: 21 days late, AR06: 1 days late, AR04: 1 days late,

Main office

1st Floor Offices
Venta Court
20 Jewry Street
Winchester
SO23 8FE

Objectives

To advance public education and awareness of liver diseases and conditions andliver cancer; To promote health education and improvements in care in subjects relating to theliver and to provide rehabilitation, support and relief to those who are affected byliver diseases or liver cancer; andTo promote, support and undertake medical and scientific research relating todiseases and disorders of the liver and subjects relative thereto including thecauses, effects, diagnosis, prevention, possible cures and treatment of all suchliver diseases and disorders including research into liver transplant techniques andother surgical techniques and the dissemination of such useful results of suchresearch by all possible means and as widely as possible to all who can benefitfrom it and so far as possible the co-ordination of such research.

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