Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

    EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF COLOPROCTOLOGY

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

    Financial issues to consider:

    • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/12/17 31/12/18 31/12/19 31/12/20 31/12/21 31/12/22 31/12/23
    Charitable activities £1,544,783 £1,977,277 £129,253 £1,711,207 £3,650,373
    Donations & Legacies £25,000 £34,281 £44,014 £37,750
    Other Income £500,550
    Investment Income
    Total income £1,668,194 £1,907,283 £2,330,024 £828,267 £2,350,218 £1,748,957 £3,650,373
    Charitable activities spending £1,603,741 £1,870,844 £1,216,971 £1,792,521 £2,001,075
    Fundraising costs 2% 2% 3% 18% 2% 4% 1%
    Other spending
    Total spending £1,781,293 £1,649,573 £1,929,189 £1,276,047 £1,102,756 £1,860,068 £2,053,601
    Surplus/deficit -£113,099 £257,710 £400,835 -£447,780 £1,247,462 -£111,111 £1,596,772
    Established: 25 years
    Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Performing and visual arts
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of health
    • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
    Where it operates
    • UK and overseas, main operating location: Outwith Scotland
    Who it helps
    • People with disabilities or health problems
    • Other defined groups

    Who supports them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Directors (11)
    Current Directors appointed
    Gender Split
    Based on 9/11 persons

    Age Range of Directors: 55-76
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in Scotland on 28/03/2000, number: SC029997
    • Registered at Companies House on 28/03/2000, number: SC205553
    Filing Record
    4 returns made; AR19: 51 days late,
    Main office

    MCI UK Ltd, DURFORD MILL, DURFORD MILL LANE, PETERSFIELD, GU31 5AZ

    Objectives

    The Company's objects are: (a) the promotion and advancement of the science, knowledge and practice of coloproctology in Europe. (b) the promotion and performance of scientific studies in the fields of colonic, rectal and anal diseases. (c) the performance of comparative studies in treatment and diagnosis in the fields of colonic, rectal and anal diseases (coloproctology) throughout Europe. (d) the organisation of conferences and events to promote the scientific and clinical training of its members. (e) the establishment of standards throughout Europe for training in the field of coloproctology. (f) the promotion of coloproctology as a medical speciality in Europe. and (g) all such things as will assist in attaining the above objects of the Company.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator

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