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Finance Score: 6
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 9
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 24 ?

MEDICINEMA 

THE INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF STATE OF THE ART CINEMAS IN HOSPITALS AND ANNUAL FILM SCREENING PROGRAMME FOR PATIENTS OF ALL AGES (INCLUDING THOSE IN BEDS & WHEELCHAIRS) THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS. ADMISSION FREE OF CHARGE.
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Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition
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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
31/12/22£1,017£1,014£3£155£1,734£5566.616110
31/12/21£812£769£43£91£1,730£5478.511149
31/12/20£1,348£956£392£147£1,688£4285.413105
31/12/19£1,204£1,142£61£253£1,296£4985.214450
31/12/18£981£857£123£163£1,235£3494.98131
31/12/17£638£738£-100£99£1,111£1572.5100
31/12/16£613£747£-134£86£1,212£901.480
31/12/15£1,071£1,042£29£126£1,346£290.380
31/12/14£686£1,032£-346£140£1,317£1001.280
31/12/13£936£1,053£-117£189£1,663£1,32515.1110
31/12/12£1,184£784£400£227£1,780£1,17718100
31/12/11£573£610£-37£197£1,380£57411.3140
31/12/10£461£519£-58£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£516£474£41£156£1,475£71918.240
31/12/08£1,086£396£689£134£1,434£42312.840
31/12/07£424£311£113£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£570£406£164£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05*£374£221£153£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£304£277£27£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 15.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 15.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 17%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 7%
Liabilities/Income: 12%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 32%
Reserves/Spending: 6.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 14 months
Quick Ratio: 9.8
Asset Split ?
Established: 28 years

www.medicinema.org.uk

info@medicinema.org.uk

02071883697

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 16 employees
  • 110 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
Guy's and St Thomas' Charity£303,128
Masonic Trust£50,001
The Shears Foundation£5,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
The Shears Foundation - MediCinema
£5,500 11/07/2023
MediCinema at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle
Guy's and St Thomas' Charity - MediCinema 2023 at GSTT
£93,583 08/12/2022
To support the running costs of MediCinema for 2023 across their site at Guy's Hospital
Guy's and St Thomas' Charity - MediCinema 2022
£81,144 18/01/2022
MediCinema costs 2022
Guy's and St Thomas' Charity - MediCinema 2021
£64,026 10/05/2021
To support MediCinema's work from April to December 2021
Guy's and St Thomas' Charity - Medicinema '20-'21
£64,375 09/10/2020
Support for Medicinema 2020/2021
Masonic Trust - MCF Large Grant
£50,001 10/02/2020
Grant toward the children's film screenings in the MediCinema in the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle
Guy's and St Thomas' Charity - Medicinema 2019
£94,975 17/01/2019
Support for core running of medicinema 2019
BBC Children in Need - Grant to MediCinema
£75,071 14/06/2017
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The project seeks to support children and young people in hospital, by providing access to regular film screenings. This activity will improve their emotional well-being, reduce stress and pain and ....more
Guy's and St Thomas' Charity - Cinemas at GSTT
£160,000 07/07/2016
Support for cinemas on the GSTT sites
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 37-58
  • ALEXANDRA LEWIS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Senior Vice President Of Marketing
  • GAVIN WORRELL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chief Operating Officer
  • HELGA CHARTERS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Associate Director Of Nursing
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/09/1996, number: 1058197
  • Registered at Companies House on 10/06/1996, number: 03210199
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR05: 14 days late,
Main office

CONYBEARE HOUSE
Guys Hospital
Great Maze Pond
LONDON
SE1 9RT

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS, INFIRMITY AND OLD AGE BY PROVIDING CINEMATIC AND KINDRED ENTERTAINMENT IN HOSPITALS, RESIDENTIAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS OF A SIMILAR NATURE; AND THE PROMOTION OF ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE RELIEF OF THE SICK, INFIRM OR ELDERLY PATIENTS OR RESIDENTS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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