Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 11
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs high: -3
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Award winner
  • Overall weighted support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

DENTAID LIMITED

Dentaid works to reduce oral pain around the world through treatment, training, equipment donations and education in the United Kingdom and in more than 70 other countries by running oral health education programmes and volunteering experiences. Since 2015 Dentaid also provides emergency dentistry in the UK for those who cannot access an NHS dentist.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • This charity is a recent Award Winner
  • 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 gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

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 £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£1,131£1,067£64£324£775£6627.423750
31/03/22£627£560£68£362£711£66314.212150
31/03/21£457£357£100n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£538£309£229£159£427£36814.36267
31/03/19£495£443£52n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£471£453£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£449£457£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£507£502£4£46£136£561.350
31/03/15*£335£315£20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£326£257£69n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£324£342£-18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£328£384£-56n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£416£384£32n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£310£313£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£535£529£6£141£88£87270
31/03/08£572£607£-36£138£82£661.390
31/03/07£512£488£24£105£117£1172.980
31/03/06£429£434£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£462£420£42n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£380£380£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 32.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 30.3%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 20%
Liabilities/Income: 17%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 85%
Reserves/Spending: 7.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 1.3
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 25 years

www.dentaid.org

info@dentaid.org

01794324249

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • International poverty relief
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Albania, Angola, Burundi, Cambodia, East Timor, Greece, Kenya, Malawi, Moldova, Morocco, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Romania, Rwanda, Throughout England, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Awards received
  • Charity Awards 2022 Healthcare and Medical Research
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
Garfield Weston Foundation£25,000
Westminster Foundation£10,000
Sussex Community Foundation£8,000
Sir George Martin Trust£4,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 15/12/2023
Main Grants award
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Dentaid
£5,000 17/11/2023
Funding was provided towards the provision of 6 free mobile dental clinics at the Turning Tides, St Clare’s Day Centre.
Westminster Foundation - ADWC grant - Dentaid - 19/10/2023
£10,000 19/10/2023
12
6 Mobile Dental Clinics
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Dentaid
£4,000 15/03/2023
Capital and core costs for Advancement of Health/Saving Lives
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Dentaid
£3,000 21/07/2022
Funding was provided to run 12 free clinics for 8 – 10 people per clinic in Worthing.
Heart Of England Community Foundation - N/A
£6,000 21/12/2017
12
Our mobile dental unit visits homeless shelters, day centres and community buildings across the UK offering free emergency pain relieving dental treatment for vulnerable people

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 42-60
  • ANDREW EVANS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Dentaid Ceo
  • CRISPIN KEANIE Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Managing Director Otm
  • DR MARK INMAN Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Dentist
  • DR RICHARD PETER GUYVER Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Dentist
  • FIONA RUTH ELLWOOD Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Dental Nurse, Lecturer, Gdc Education Inspector
  • SALLY KATRINA READING Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Dental Therapist/Hygienist
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/06/1999, number: 1075826
  • Registered at Companies House on 03/11/1998, number: 03660759
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; AR15: 62 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from BRUSHUPUK on 24/05/2022
Main office

Dentaid Ltd
116 Commercial Road
Totton
SOUTHAMPTON
SO40 3AD

Objectives

THE PROMOTION OF ORAL HEALTH OF PERSONS IN NEED AROUND THE WORLD

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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