Finance Score: 9

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 5

Liabilities <10%: +3
Good reserves management: +3
Fundraising costs low: +3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 14

REACT

REACT WORKS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE BY PROVIDING BASIC ESSENTIAL AID AND EQUIPMENT TO FAMILIES CARING FOR A CHILD LIVING WITH A LIFE -LIMITED ILLNESS.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
This charity has a robust balance sheet
Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised

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	£688	£702	£-14	£46	£789	£450	7.7	7	139
31/03/22	£593	£646	£-53	£47	£815	£433	8	7	130
31/03/21	£614	£670	£-56	£49	£843	£429	7.7	10	151
31/03/20	£999	£784	£215	£151	£795	£447	6.8	9	146
31/03/19	£665	£734	£-68	£111	£626	£282	4.6	8	159
31/03/18	£845	£717	£127	£157	£679	£229	3.8	8	0
31/03/17	£872	£694	£178	£183	£562	£267	4.6	8	0
31/03/16	£744	£776	£-32	£159	£372	£362	5.6	7	0
31/03/15	£710	£669	£41	£167	£408	£408	7.3	7	0
31/03/14	£600	£583	£17	£143	£364	£230	4.7	9	0
31/03/13	£799	£793	£7	£190	£337	£249	3.8	9	0
31/03/12	£739	£762	£-24	£136	£319	£235	3.7	9	0
31/03/11	£746	£763	£-17	£152	£342	£328	5.2	9	0
31/03/10	£614	£652	£-38	£121	£358	£304	5.6	8	0
31/03/09	£779	£674	£104	£115	£370	£308	5.5	8	0
31/03/08	£830	£884	£-54	£137	£287	£227	3.1	8	0
31/03/07	£636	£574	£62	£156	£359	£294	6.1	6	0
31/03/06	£503	£484	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	£399	£297	£102	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	£378	£340	£38	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 6.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6.5%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 13%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 57%
Reserves/Spending: 7.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 42.9

Asset Split ?

Established: 34 years

www.reactcharity.org

react@reactcharity.org

02089402575

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Community services

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Provides services

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who works here?

7 employees
139 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

Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland	£16,557
CHK Foundation	£10,000
Community Foundation for Surrey	£8,894
Garfield Weston Foundation	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland - The provision of specialist equipment for terminally ill children living in Northern Ireland
£5,000	03/08/2023	Towards specialised equipment for terminally ill children based in Northern Ireland.
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - React - 08/03/22
£2,000	14/03/2022	Core Funding
Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland - Assisting Families in Northern Ireland Caring for a Terminally Ill Child Who Have Been Adversely Affected by the Coronavirus Pandemic
£6,000	22/02/2022	Towards specialised equipment required by families of children with life limiting illness in Northern Ireland (reduced due to budget)
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to REACT
£2,000	02/09/2021	The organisation's work in North East England
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - React - 15/01/21
£1,500	22/01/2021	Essential Aid and Equipment for Terminally Ill Children Aged 0-5 Living in Low Income Families in London and the South East
Community Foundation for Surrey - Meeting the basic, essential needs of terminally ill children living in Surrey through the provision of equipment and aid
£4,319	13/01/2021	Provision of essential equipment for four terminally ill children in Surrey.
CHK Foundation - CHK Discretionary Grant
£10,000	07/12/2020	unrestricted, to further the Charitable Objects
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000	06/11/2020	Provision of Educational and Developmental Equipment to Terminally Ill Children in London and the South East
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - the organisation's work in North East England
£4,000	30/07/2020	the organisation's work in North East England
Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland - The Provision of Specialist Aid and Equipment for Children living with a Life-Threatening Illness in Northern Ireland
£5,557	27/03/2020	The Provision of Specialist Aid and Equipment for Children living with a Life-Threatening Illness in Northern Ireland
Community Foundation for Surrey - The Provision of Aid and Equipment to Terminally Ill Children from Financially Disadvantaged Families in Surrey
£4,575	10/05/2019 11	Funding to support four financially disadvantaged families who are caring for a child with a potentially life-shortening illness in Surrey.
Mercer's Charitable Foundation - Grant to React
£20,000	12/02/2019 12	The provision of equipment enabling terminally ill children in London greater access to nature and the outdoors.
County Durham Community Foundation - Health and Disability
£2,945	01/11/2017	Towards support disadvantaged Families in North East.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000	30/08/2017	London and South East Expansion Project
Community Foundation for Surrey - The Provision of Essential Equipment and Assistance to Terminally Ill Children from Disadvantaged Families in Surrey
£3,900	07/04/2017 11	Purchase of medical equipment for families in Surrey who care for a terminally-ill child.
True Colours Trust - towards respite holidays
£4,346	30/03/2017	towards respite holidays
Masonic Trust - Core funding
£5,000	19/10/2016	Specialist equipment and furniture, travel and subsistence expenses, respite breaks and end-of-life support for children with life-limiting illnesses living in financially disadvantaged households.
True Colours Trust - sensory, mobility and specialised play equipment.
£5,000	16/12/2014	sensory, mobility and specialised play equipment.
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to REACT
£5,000	01/03/2012	REACT provide essential equipment and support to children with life-limiting illnesses and their families.
Dulverton Trust - the Holiday Project
£10,000	15/02/2012	the Holiday Project
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to REACT
£15,000	01/07/2010	REACT provide essential equipment and support to children with life-limiting illnesses and their families.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Gender Split

JUDY BURDETT Appointed: 2019

KEITH RICHARD ENTWISLE

PAUL GRAHAM MELLOR

RUPERT ANTONY WILES (Chair)

SISTER FRANCES DOMINICA Appointed: 2017

MR RICHARD CLIFFORD Appointed: 2014, Other trusteeships: THE ROYAL THEATRICAL FUND, Yorkshire Ballet Seminars,

DR MICHAEL GEORGE MILLER Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: HOSPICE UK,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/01/1990, number: 802440

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
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; all on time

Main office

REACT
Building 3
Chiswick Park
566 Chiswick High Road
LONDON
W4 5YA

Objectives

(I)TO RELIEVE SICKNESS BY PROMOTING THE IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE CARE OF PERSONS, IN PARTICULAR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS, SUFFERING FROM POTENTIALLY TERMINAL ILLNESS. (II) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS BY PROMOTING THE IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE CARE OF PERSONS, IN PARTICULAR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, SUFFERING FROM POTENTIALLY TERMINAL ILLNESS AND THE SUPPORT OF THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILIES; (III) TO CONDUCT OR PROMOTE THE EDUCATION TRAINING AND RESEARCH INTO THE CARE AND TREATMENT OF SUCH PERSONS AND THE PUBLICATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH; AND (IV) THE PROVISION OF EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES TO ASSIST IN THE TREATMENT OR CARE OF SUCH PERSONS WHEN, IN THE OPINION OF THE TRUSTEES, SUCH EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES WILL NOT BE PROVIDED BY A HEALTH AUTHORITY OR A LOCAL AUTHORITY(V) TO RELIEVE POVERTY BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT IN CONNECTION WITH THE PAYMENT OF FUNERAL AND ASSOCIATED EXPENSES IN RESPECT OF THE FUNERALS OF VICTIMS OF POTENTIALLY TERMINAL ILLNESS, WHERE IT APPEARS THAT THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE MAKE IT REASONABLE TO PROVIDE SUCH FINANCIAL SUPPORT (VI)TO RELIEVE POVERTY BY PROVIDING ACCOMMODATION AND ASSOCIATED FACILITIES AND ASSISTANCE IN CONNECTION WITH HOLIDAYS OR BREAKS FOR THOSE WHO NORMALLY CARE FOR THOSE SUFFERING FROM POTENTIALLY TERMINAL ILLNESS AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILIES (INCLUDING SUCH PERSONS WHO HAVE RECENTLY CEASED SO CARING FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF A VICTIM OF POTENTIALLY TERMINAL ILLNESS) WHERE IT APPEARS THAT THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE MAKE IT REASONABLE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE PURSUANT TO THIS OBJECT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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