Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 6

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 13

DEMENTIA CONCERN

The charity provides weekend day care, care and respite in the home, support, advice and information, assessment and client representation for carers and people with dementia. It also provides services for younger people with dementia.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
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 dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

Established: 32 years

www.dementiaconcern.co.uk

enquiries@dementiaconcern.co.uk

02085684448

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£1,270	£1,193	£76	£39	£316	£245	2.5	57	29
31/03/22		£977	£977	£0	£7	£240	£193	2.4	55	1
31/03/21		£1,076	£903	£174	£23	£240	£211	2.8	54	1
31/03/20		£1,000	£1,096	£-95	£0	£66	£17	0.2	62	3
31/03/19		£1,047	£1,121	£-74	£33	£162	£97	1	66	20
31/03/18		£1,101	£1,155	£-54	£15	£236	£208	2.2	67	0
31/03/17		£1,129	£1,105	£24	£24	£290	£274	3	65	0
31/03/16		£928	£1,013	£-85	£64	£266	£265	3.1	79	0
31/03/15		£1,083	£1,009	£75	£66	£352	£323	3.8	35	0
31/03/14		£930	£934	£-4	£63	£277	£276	3.5	35	0
31/03/13		£900	£876	£23	£71	£281	£280	3.8	33	0
31/03/12		£947	£885	£61	£67	£258	£258	3.5	34	0
31/03/11		£1,008	£973	£35	£76	£197	£197	2.4	35	0
31/03/10		£1,038	£1,043	£-6	£80	£161	£160	1.8	39	0
31/03/09		£974	£1,020	£-46	£77	£167	£140	1.7	39	0
31/03/08		£898	£1,026	£-128	£88	£213	£174	2	42	0
31/03/07		£1,071	£927	£143	£76	£341	£293	3.8	37	0
31/03/06	*	£807	£822	£-15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£761	£803	£-42	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£796	£769	£27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3.3%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 27%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 78%
Reserves/Spending: 2.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 4.1

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

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

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Ealing,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

57 employees
29 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

National Lottery Community Fund	£151,500
The Clothworkers Foundation	£20,000
The London Community Foundation	£10,000
DCMS	£10,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Dementia Music Activity Cafe
£10,000	18/06/2021	The funding will be used to provide a free musical activity service for people using a dementia-friendly space and will be targeted at people who have been isolated during Covid-19. The project aims ....more The funding will be used to provide a free musical activity service for people using a dementia-friendly space and will be targeted at people who have been isolated during Covid-19. The project aims to support people during the current Covid-19 pandemic.
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Dementia Concern
£10,000	03/09/2020	The requested funding is for additional equipment needed for staff to continue working effectively. We are asking for funds for laptops, so staff are able to work remotely and adapt to not being able ....more The requested funding is for additional equipment needed for staff to continue working effectively. We are asking for funds for laptops, so staff are able to work remotely and adapt to not being able to work from their office desk. We will also be providing extra IT training for staff.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£10,000	03/09/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
National Lottery Community Fund - Dementia Concern Salary Costs
£91,500	26/05/2020 6	The funding will be used to support the charity’s administrative function which enables them to extend their services throughout the current coronavirus pandemic.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Dementia Concern
£20,000	04/02/2020	refurbishment of community-office building for a charity which works with older people in Ealing
National Lottery Community Fund - Ealing Dementia Cafés
£50,000	23/04/2019 12	TPP4 - Ealing Dementia Café
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Dementia Concern
£82,000	07/09/2018 36	£82,000 over three years (£26,800; £27,300; £27,900) for one full-time Community Support Worker and associated costs to provide support services to people living alone with dementia in Ealing.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000	14/02/2018	Community Support Service
National Lottery Community Fund - Dementia Cafe for carers and people with dementia
£8,661	24/01/2018 12	This project will deliver a series of activities for carers who support people with dementia, in order to improve their mental wellbeing.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 35-79

ASHEET VINODRAI PATEL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Management Accountant

GAIL NATASHA BRIDGEMAN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Head Of Marketing

JAMES PHILIP LAZARUS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Consultant

JUDITH ANNE WILSON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Finance Director

PAULINE DAVIES Appointed: 2020, Occupation: None Declared

RAPHAEL JORDAN KASSIN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Investment Manager / Financial Writer & Journalist

RICHARD ANTHONY BLAKE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Auditor

RICHARD STEPHEN BARNES Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Charity Manager

SIMEON DOWNES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Business Development Manager

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/10/1992, number: 1014834
Registered at Companies House on 18/09/1992, number: 02748840

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Care Quality Commission

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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; AR06: 1 days late, AR05: 15 days late,

Main office

DEMENTIA CONCERN
223 WINDMILL ROAD
LONDON
W5 4DJ

Objectives

TO SUPPORT PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA AND THEIR CARERS TO LIVE AS INDEPENDENTLY AS POSSIBLE BY IN PARTICULAR (WITHOUT LIMITATION) PROVIDING DEMENTIA CARE SERVICES AND PRACTICAL HELP

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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