Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 6
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

ROYAL COLLEGE OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH 

The College aims to promote high quality, effective and efficient health services for children and young people, their parents and other carers, delivered by appropriately trained and experienced doctors. The College works with all health carers of children to improve the overall physical, mental and emotional health of children and young people in the UK and elsewhere.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received Government grants and contracts
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income

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
31/08/22£17,713£15,765£1,948£236£24,060£21,055161904,000
31/08/21£16,350£14,597£1,753£152£22,320£19,66216.21784,000
31/08/20£15,350£15,613£-263£153£20,312£17,87113.71842,900
31/08/19£17,903£16,685£1,218£324£20,544£18,55813.31761,100
31/08/18*£16,495£15,278£1,217£182£21,559£19,75615.51701,100
31/08/17£15,999£16,595£-596£323£20,524£18,41613.31700
31/08/16£15,065£15,593£-528£0£21,120£19,07614.71670
31/08/15£15,868£16,084£-216£107£21,714£19,23314.31540
31/08/14£16,342£14,205£2,138£146£21,930£18,46615.61170
31/08/13£13,665£12,172£1,493£84£19,792£17,40917.21320
31/08/12£11,906£10,950£956£197£18,280£16,25517.81190
31/08/11£10,080£11,400£-1,320£97£17,324£15,83516.71010
31/08/10£10,195£10,334£-139£123£18,643£17,04919.81140
31/08/09£9,836£9,083£753£122£18,783£16,90322.31050
31/08/08£8,852£8,830£22£148£17,954£16,72822.7930
31/08/07£8,693£8,264£429£124£17,902£16,81924.4920
31/08/06£8,247£7,544£703£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05£7,806£6,666£1,140£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04£6,858£5,738£1,120£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 9%
Highest pay band: £130,000-£140,000
Liabilities/Assets: 21%
Liabilities/Income: 35%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 88%
Reserves/Spending: 16 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 1.8
Asset Split ?
Established: 28 years
(54 years as a company)

www.rcpch.ac.uk

enquiries@rcpch.ac.uk

02070926000

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Professional associations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Burma, Ghana, Ireland, Kenya, Nigeria, Northern Ireland, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Rwanda, Scotland, Sierra Leone, Uganda,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 190 employees
  • 4,000 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 11/12 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/08/1996, number: 1057744
  • Registered at Companies House on 01/01/1970, number: RC000764
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
  • Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW)
  • Estyn: Her Majesty's Inspectorate For Education And Training In Wales
  • Financial Conduct Authority
  • Homes England
  • Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW)
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
  • Welsh Government (Social Landlords And Housing Associations)
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR18: 74 days late,
Main office

ROYAL COLLEGE OF PAEDIATRICS &
CHILD HEALTH
5-11 THEOBALDS ROAD
LONDON
WC1X 8SH

Objectives

(1) TO ADVANCE THE ART AND SCIENCE OF PAEDIATRICS; (2) TO RAISE THE STANDARDS OF MEDICAL CARE PROVIDED TO CHILDREN; (3) TO EDUCATE AND EXAMINE THOSE CONCERNED WITH THE HEALTH OF CHILDREN:(4) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC (AND IN PARTICULAR PRACTITIONERS OF ILLNESS AND DISEASE IN CHILDREN, THE PREVENTION OF ILLNESS AND DISEASE IN CHILDREN AND SAFEGUARDING THEIR OPTIMAL DEVELOPMENT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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