Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 6
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 14 ?

THE SICKLE CELL SOCIETY

Information, counselling, caring and advocacy support for those with sickle cell disorders and their families.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

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£992£727£265£157£1,144£79713.21330
31/03/23£774£644£129£203£878£66212.31130
31/03/22£872£677£195£198£749£60110.71335
31/03/21£790£605£184£123£554£3376.71230
31/03/20?£754£675£79£178£370£1452.61421
31/03/18£588£578£10£121£329£2254.7120
31/03/17£607£511£97£76£319£2185.1120
31/03/16£474£415£59n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£324£309£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£286£298£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
01/04/13£367£444£-78n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£405£452£-47n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11*£385£466£-81n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£394£383£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£340£338£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£403£392£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£679£508£171£35£343£1994.7110
31/03/06£522£505£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£448£398£50n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£291£317£-26n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 19.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 21.6%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 16%
Liabilities/Income: 22%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 70%
Reserves/Spending: 13.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 16 months
Quick Ratio: 4.7
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 30 years

www.sicklecellsociety.org

info@sicklecellsociety.org

020 8961 7795

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • General outpatient health-care services
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • 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
The Clothworkers Foundation£50,000
DCMS£36,752
Garfield Weston Foundation£30,000
The London Community Foundation£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£36,752 29/09/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Sickle Cell Society
£50,000 27/05/2020
refurbishment of community centre which helps disadvantaged minority communities in Brent
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Sickle Cell Society
£10,000 04/05/2020
Services we can support remotely including our Telephone Helpline & Online Advice/Information service, Volunteer training/support, South London Gives (project to increase the number of blood donors registering of black African/black Caribbean ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 24/01/2020
Sickle Cell Society's Community Hub
Hackney Council - Grant to The Sickle Cell Society
£41,807 28/10/2019
24
To embed a community volunteer led/run programme to enable adults & young people affected by Sickle Cell Disease to better manage their condition & support one another to live healthier, happier & more independent & fulfilling lives.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Sickle Cell Society
£80,856 29/03/2019
Sickle Cell Disease in the UK: 1950 to the present day
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000 28/11/2017
Helpline & Information Officer Project for those affected by Sickle Cell Disease
National Lottery Community Fund - Sickle Cell Link South London
£280,866 23/03/2016
36
A project to improve the health, well-being and life-chances of people living with Sickle Cell Disorder (SCD) and their families. The scheme will include activity sessions and family days, targeted support for teenagers including peer-support and ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 28-60
  • CAROL BURT Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Nurse
  • CLAUDETTE ALLERDYCE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Pharmacist
  • DR KILALI BASOENE OMINU-EVBOTA Appointed: 2022
  • GANESH SATHYAMOORTHY Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Research Director
  • JULIA MCLARTY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Certified Accountant
  • LANRE OGUNDIMU Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Media And Arts Professional
  • LISETT BROWN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired
  • MICHELE SALTER (Chair) Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Qualified Accountant/Finance Director
  • NATHAN FORDWOR-HEPBURN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Civil Servant
  • ZAINAB GARBA-SANI Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Nhs Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/05/1995, number: 1046631
  • Registered at Companies House on 26/07/1993, number: 02840865
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
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
  • 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; AR11: 19 days late,
Main office

SICKLE CELL SOCIETY
54 STATION ROAD
LONDON
NW10 4UA

Objectives

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (“OBJECTS”) ARE:(1) THE RELIEF OF PERSONS LIVING WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE;(2) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONG MEMBERS OF THE IMMEDIATE FAMILY OF PERSONS WHO ARE SUFFERING, OR WHO, IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THEIR DEATH, SUFFERED FROM SICKLE CELL DISEASE;(3) THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR SUCH PERSONS AND FOR SUCH IMMEDIATE MEMBERS OF THEIR FAMILIES HAVING NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY, OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR SUCH PERSONS;(4) TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN SICKLE CELL DISEASE BY CARRYING OUT OR ASSISTING IN CARRYING OUT RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSES, EFFECTS AND TREATMENT OF SICKLE CELL DISEASE AND TO DISSEMINATE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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