Finance Score: 4

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 2

Good reserves management: +3
Deficit latest year: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Mainly male board: -1

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 3

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Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male
The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

Income was lower than spending in the latest year

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		£1,194	£1,333	£-138	£19	£647	£537	4.8	35	27
31/03/22		£1,447	£1,417	£30	£21	£786	£471	4	42	27
31/03/21		£1,432	£1,337	£95	£19	£756	£442	4	47	20
31/03/20		£1,407	£1,403	£4	£23	£661	£438	3.7	49	30
31/03/19		£1,266	£1,186	£80	£29	£656	£423	4.3	43	35
31/03/18		£1,180	£1,032	£148	£25	£576	£385	4.5	41	0
31/03/17		£980	£953	£27	£30	£428	£274	3.4	40	0
31/03/16		£1,050	£1,074	£-24	£0	£401	£218	2.4	44	0
31/03/15		£2,058	£2,082	£-24	£12	£425	£251	1.4	49	0
31/03/14		£2,068	£2,352	£-284	£11	£449	£245	1.3	46	0
31/03/13		£2,088	£2,278	£-190	£10	£719	£248	1.3	56	0
31/03/12		£2,177	£1,399	£777	£16	£910	£230	2	72	0
31/03/11		£961	£1,007	£-46	£17	£132	£124	1.5	41	0
31/03/10		£913	£922	£-9	£14	£178	£168	2.2	35	0
31/03/09		£718	£724	£-6	£7	£187	£143	2.4	30	0
31/03/08		£700	£712	£-12	£31	£193	£184	3.1	30	0
31/03/07		£822	£775	£47	£31	£205	£193	3	32	0
31/03/06		£821	£824	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£678	£655	£23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£523	£544	£-20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 13%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 83%
Reserves/Spending: 4.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 6.4

Asset Split ?

Established: 27 years
(29 years as a company)

www.wired.me.uk

contact@wired.me.uk

01515227990

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity

GiG Classification

Services for females

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Individuals
Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
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
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

35 employees
27 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£5,000	05/02/2021	Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Co-Operative Group - Grant to WIRED
£2,938	15/11/2019	Wired Warrington are seeking funding to modernise their centre which is the support hub for adult and young carers across Warrington.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 69-85

CRAIG RUSSELL Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Company Director

DR PAUL ALBERT DUFTON, Occupation: Doctor

DR WILLAM KEITH FOGGIN Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired

JANE LANE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeship: CHESHIRE RESIDENTIAL HOMES TRUST,

LAWRENCE GERARD BROWN Appointed: 2003, Occupation: Retired

TONY WELCH, Occupation: Retired

BILL WOODS, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: NORTH WEST REGION OF U3AS,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 13/01/1997, number: 1060105
Registered at Companies House on 01/12/1994, number: 02997803

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR05: 15 days late, AR04: 26 days late,

Main office

Wired
St. James Centre
344 Laird Street
BIRKENHEAD
CH41 7AL

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE DISADVANTAGED BY UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; CARING RESPONSIBILITIES; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY ANY CHARITABLE MEANS AND IN PARTICULAR BY:3.1 PROMOTING SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SO DISADVANTAGED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE DISADVANTAGED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. 3.2 PROVIDING SERVICES THAT SUPPORT DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE TO OVERCOME SOCIAL EXCLUSION. SUCH SERVICES TO INCLUDE: ADVOCACY; ADVICE; INFORMATION; TRAINING; EVENTS; SUPPORT SERVICES

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