Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 8
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Fundraising costs high: -4
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

SPINAL INJURIES ASSOCIATION 

SIA is a national charity working on behalf of spinal cord injured people tohelp, support, advise and campaign on all aspects of spinal cord injury.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • 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 issues to consider:

  • Fundraising costs are extremely high 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£3,257£3,145£113£911£3,728£3,04611.66020
31/03/22£2,905£2,585£320£700£3,615£2,89213.45620
31/03/21£2,422£1,933£490£385£3,295£2,52515.74727
31/03/20£2,998£2,205£793£539£3,364£2,58814.149252
31/03/19£2,129£2,190£-60£585£2,571£2,44313.439200
05/04/18£1,991£2,294£-303£594£2,631£2,59013.5400
05/04/17£2,229£2,371£-142£540£2,934£2,88714.6450
05/04/16£1,870£2,265£-395£574£3,037£2,94415.6410
05/04/15£2,261£2,310£-49£716£3,459£3,30417.2500
05/04/14£2,152£2,216£-64£660£3,445£3,29317.8500
05/04/13£2,929£2,106£823£609£3,509£3,27818.7420
05/04/12*£1,812£1,758£54£565£2,686£2,43816.6380
05/04/11£2,164£1,976£188£675£2,632£2,45814.9360
05/04/10£2,019£2,010£9£733£2,443£2,22013.3370
05/04/09£2,269£2,291£-22£871£2,434£2,29712450
05/04/08£2,224£2,050£174£808£2,456£2,34413.7300
05/04/07*£1,430£1,397£33£564£2,282£2,18818.8220
05/04/06*£1,588£1,387£201£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/05£1,860£1,372£488£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/04£2,153£1,471£682£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 42%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 29%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 9%
Liabilities/Income: 12%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 82%
Reserves/Spending: 11.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 10 months
Quick Ratio: 6.4
Asset Split ?
Established: 28 years

www.spinal.co.uk

sia@spinal.co.uk

01908604191

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
GiG Classification
  • Social & legal advocacy
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 60 employees
  • 20 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
The October Club£892,000
City Bridge Trust£297,358
Department of Health£150,000
DCMS£100,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Support line for spinal cord injured people in England.
£10,000 14/10/2022
The funding will be used to support people paralysed with spinal cord injuries their families and carers by providing practical support help advice and hope through the ongoing challenges. The ....more
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£14,250 03/09/2021
For existing charitable projects to help charities to sustain activities and services that people from Armed Forces communities use and value.
Department of Health - Transforming national Spinal Cord Injury services
£150,000 18/03/2021
The outcomes/outputs will be aligned with NHS Englands objectives for supporting the ongoing improvement in the delivery of spinal cord injury services. The charities are an important part of the ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Spinal Injuries Association
£49,158 22/02/2021
£49,158 towards the core services of SIA over one year.
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Spinal Injuries Association - 16/12/20
£1,500 13/01/2021
Network of support, information and advocacy for spinal cord injured people
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£100,000 05/10/2020
"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 ....more
Ministry of Defence - Covid-19 Impact Fund
£15,952 15/06/2020
To maintain services and activities where organisations' finances had been impacted by Covid
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Spinal Injuries Association
£248,200 26/03/2020
£248,200 over 5 years (£48,300; £49,000, £49,600, £50,300, £51,000) for a Project Support Officer and associated running costs to provide support, advice and advocacy for people experiencing ....more
The October Club -
£892,000 31/10/2019
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 03/05/2017
Nurse Advocate Service
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Peer Support
£347,912 14/09/2011
36
This project will provide peer support to newly spinal cord injured (SCI) people. It will help them adjust to life after paralysis, overcome social isolation and live independently. The project also ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Spinal Injuries Association
£55,100 29/06/2011
the salary and on costs of the Head of Information Services
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Peer Support Wales
£112,683 25/03/2010
48
The project will provide a peer support service for spinal cord injured people being treated in non-specialist medical settings throughout Wales.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Spinal Injuries Association
£51,891 16/06/2009
36
Towards Core costs Towards salary and costs of the part-time head of outreach services.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 31-71
  • LEONORA VOLPE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Senior Policy Adviser Nhs
  • PETER WATTS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Commercial Manager
  • FAISAL HUSSAIN Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Non Executive Director Nhs
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/03/1996, number: 1054097
  • Registered at Companies House on 19/03/1996, number: 03175203
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR12: 1 days late, AR07: 32 days late, AR06: 0 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from CAUDA EQUINA SYNDROME UK CHARITY on 21/11/2020
  • Asset transfer in from CAUDA EQUINA SYNDROME UK CHARITY on 07/05/2021
Main office

The Spinal Injuries Association
2 Trueman Place
Oldbrook
MILTON KEYNES
MK6 2HH

Objectives

THE ASSOCIATION'S OBJECTS ('THE OBJECTS') ARE TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF ALL SPINAL CORD INJURED PEOPLE AND TO PROMOTE THEIR INTEGRATION AND FULL PARTICIPATION IN SOCIETY BY ENCOURAGING AND ENABLING THEM TO BECOME FULFILLED AND IN CONTROL OF THEIR LIVES IN ANY MANNER WHICH NOW IS OR HEREAFTER MAY BE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE TO INCLUDE BUT NOT SO AS TO LIMIT THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING:3.1 THE PROVISION OF QUALITY SERVICES, PUBLICATIONS, INFORMATION, TRAINING COURSES AND SUPPORT TO ALL SPINAL CORD INJURED PEOPLE, THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS FROM THE MOMENT OF INJURY ONWARDS3.2 ENCOURAGING SPINAL CORD INJURED PEOPLE TO TAKE UP MEMBERSHIP OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF THEIR NEEDS AND CONCERNS3.3 PROMOTING AND CARRYING OUT OR ASSIST IN PROMOTING AND CARRYING OUT MEDICAL AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INTO ALL ASPECTS OF SPINAL CORD INJURY AND SUPPORTING AND COLLABORATING WITH OTHER PROFESSIONALS WORKING IN THE FIELD3.4 PROMOTING AND CARRYING OUT OR ASSIST IN PROMOTING AND CARRYING OUT RESEARCH INTO AND DEVELOPMENT OF EQUIPMENT THAT WILL IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR SPINAL CORD INJURED PEOPLE THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS3.5 RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE NEEDS AND WELFARE OF THOSE WITH SPINAL CORD INJURY, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ITS CAUSES AND THE PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES3.6 SEEKING THE REDUCTION IN PARALYSIS DUE TO SPINAL CORD INJURY3.7 ESTABLISHING THE RIGHT OF ACCESS FOR EVERY SPINAL CORD INJURED PERSON TO THE SPECIALISED MEDICAL EXPERTISE AND ONGOING SUPPORT FROM A SPINAL CORD INJURIES CENTRE3.8 TO PROMOTE AND ORGANISE CO-OPERATION IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE OBJECTS NATIONALLY, INTERNATIONALLY AND LOCALLY AND TO THAT END MAY BRING TOGETHER IN CONFERENCE REPRESENTATIVES OF VOLUNTARY AGENCIES, GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, STATUTORY AUTHORITIES, OTHER BODIES WHETHER INCORPORATED OR NOT AND INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED IN THE FURTHERANCE OF THE OBJECTS3.9 TO COLLECT AND PUBLISH INFORMATION REGARDING THE WELFARE OF SPINAL CORD INJURED PEOPLE AND REGARDING THE PREVENTION OF SPINAL CORD INJURY AND EXCHANGE SUCH INFORMATION WITH OTHER BODIES HAVING SIMILAR OBJECTS WHETHER IN THIS COUNTRY OR OVERSEASIN THIS ARTICLE 3 “SPINAL CORD INJURED” OR “SPINAL CORD INJURY” ALSO INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO CAUDA EQUINA SYNDROME, SPINA BIFIDA AND TRANSVERSE MYELITIS.THROUGHOUT THE ARTICLES “CHARITABLE” MEANS CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES PROVIDED THAT IT WILL NOT INCLUDE ANY PURPOSE THAT IS NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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