Overall GiG Score: 7 ?
Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 7
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs high: -3
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +4

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
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and a Community Foundation
  • 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
Established: 25 years

www.dentaid.org

info@dentaid.org

01794324249

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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
31/03/23£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/a40
31/03/20£538£309£229£159£427£36814.36267
31/03/19£495£443£52n/an/an/an/an/a210
31/03/18£471£453£18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£449£457£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£507£502£4£46£136£561.350
31/03/15*£335£315£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£326£257£69£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£324£342£-18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£328£384£-56£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£416£384£32£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£310£313£-3£0£0£0n/a00
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£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£462£420£42£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£380£380£0£0£0£0n/a00

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 ?
What it does
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 23 employees
  • 750 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
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'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
Sussex Community Foundation£8,000
Sir George Martin Trust£4,000
Department for Work and Pensions£1,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
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.
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.
Department for Work and Pensions - COMWAY INVESTMENTS ACT SIGNS THE SIGN SHOP DUNSTABLE
£1,500 01/04/2021
The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to create new jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long term unemployment.
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 (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 41-59
  • FIONA RUTH ELLWOOD Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Dental Nurse, Lecturer, Gdc Education Inspector
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
CharityBase
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