Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 2
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

PAUL STRICKLAND SCANNER CENTRE 

To provide state of the art cross sectional medical diagnostic imaging systems and operate them principally to benefit patients attending the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, but also for patients referred from anywhere in the UK or abroad.To carry out late translational imaging research
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year

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£8,013£9,310£-1,297£172£12,640£590.1722
30/09/21£8,450£7,866£584£155£13,937£13,84621.1692
30/09/20£7,471£7,230£241£162£13,353£13,28822.16415
30/09/19£8,255£7,603£652£216£13,112£13,04720.66165
30/09/18*£8,129£7,324£804£186£12,460£12,43720.45925
30/09/17£7,559£6,960£600£123£11,656£11,63320.1560
30/09/16£7,401£6,225£1,176£71£11,056£11,03321.3460
30/09/15£7,056£5,352£1,704£102£9,880£9,85722.1450
30/09/14£6,286£4,507£1,779£138£8,176£8,12021.6470
30/09/13£5,722£4,792£930£120£6,397£6,37516440
30/09/12£5,416£4,846£569£123£5,467£5,44613.5350
30/09/11£5,783£4,777£1,006£125£4,897£4,87612.2350
30/09/10£5,060£5,134£-74£139£3,891£3,8709350
30/09/09£5,077£5,222£-145£138£3,965£3,9409.1350
30/09/08£4,907£4,810£97£134£4,110£4,09310.2350
30/09/07£4,862£4,584£278£100£4,012£3,99710.5340
30/09/06£5,078£4,501£577£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/05£4,492£3,587£905£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/04£3,333£3,134£199£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 23%
Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
Liabilities/Assets: 15%
Liabilities/Income: 28%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 0%
Reserves/Spending: 0.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 2.7
Asset Split ?
Established: 36 years

www.stricklandscanner.org.uk

claire.strickland@stricklandscanner.org.uk

01923886310

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Medical education & research
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Bedford, Buckinghamshire, Harrow, Hertfordshire, Hillingdon, Luton, Slough,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 72 employees
  • 2 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - New Cancer Centre Waiting Area
£9,416 04/11/2022
The funding will be used to furnish the newly renovated patient waiting area. The project aims to create a waiting area that is welcoming and provides comfort for patients.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 40-63
  • GEORGE WHARTON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Policy Analyst, University Lecturer
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/06/1988, number: 298867
  • Registered at Companies House on 03/07/1986, number: 02033936
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR18: 22 days late,
Main office

Mount Vernon Hospital
Rickmansworth Road
Northwood
HA6 2RN

Objectives

TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE STUDY AND GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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