Finance Score: 6
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 8
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 15 ?

TWINS TRUST LTD 

The following principal activities and services contribute to the achievement of our objectives; the provision of a telephone helpline, practical help in the home, classes, publications, clinical research, quarterly magazine, website, campaigning on issues that impact on the multiple birth community, specialist support groups, events, and links with local clubs and related organisations.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • 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
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age
  • Over half the Board have joined recently
Established: 25 years

www.twinstrust.org

enquiries@twinstrust.org

01252332344

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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
30/06/23£1,189£1,213£-24£19£592£5365.332125
30/06/22£1,176£1,144£32£18£616£5605.929225
30/06/21£1,209£1,109£101£13£584£5405.828181
30/06/20£1,146£1,133£13£13£483£4624.928175
30/06/19£1,289£1,283£6£14£470£424430127
30/06/18£1,238£1,097£141£12£464£3734.1280
30/06/17£1,012£996£16£11£323£2523250
30/06/16£838£847£-8£7£308£2493.5130
30/06/15£671£666£4£20£316£2564.6170
30/06/14£685£638£47£17£312£2865.4100
30/06/13£562£537£25£14£265£2345.280
30/06/12£483£460£23£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/11£423£438£-15£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/10£435£407£28£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/09£405£361£44£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/08£362£356£5£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/07£316£389£-73£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/06£434£421£13£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/05£351£349£2£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/04£357£366£-9£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 8%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 21%
Liabilities/Income: 13%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 90%
Reserves/Spending: 5.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 1.7
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 32 employees
  • 125 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
Henry Smith Charity£120,000
DCMS£88,445
National Lottery Community Fund£17,670
City Bridge Trust£10,530
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Breastfeeding Twins Triplets and more
£8,129 18/03/2022
The funding will be used to train more peer supporters to continue the Breastfeeding Peer Supporter Project. The project aims to support mothers of twins and triplets who are fully breastfeeding.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Twins Trust
£120,000 11/03/2022
36
towards three years' running costs of the 'Family Crisis Support Service' project providing in-home and virtual support for families with twins, impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, in Aldershot, ....more
Staples Trust - Family Crisis Support Service
£5,000 25/10/2021
Towards the Family Crisis Support Service
Staples Trust - Family Crisis Support Service
£5,000 25/10/2021
Towards the Family Crisis Support Service
National Lottery Community Fund - Supporting Expectant Parents of Twins Triplets or More
£5,000 17/08/2021
This group will use the funding to support to all expectant and new multiple birth parents across Scotland.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£88,445 29/09/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Twins Trust Scottish Support Service During Covid 19
£4,541 25/06/2020
12
This group will use the funding to provide online antenatal support sessions for expectant and new multiple birth parents.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Twins Trust
£10,530 19/05/2020
A grant of £10,530 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the appliciation, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
Staples Trust - Helping Hands Project
£5,500 24/04/2019
Towards its Helping Hands project to support multiple birth families in crisis.
Staples Trust - Helping Hands Project
£5,500 24/04/2019
Towards its Helping Hands project to support multiple birth families in crisis.
National Lottery Community Fund - Antenatal Education for Twin Pregancies
£10,000 20/03/2019
12
This group will use the funding to continue their antenatal and parent craft sessions to expectant parents of multiples throughout Scotland.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Tamba (Twins & Multiple Births Association)
£90,000 13/03/2019
36
towards three years' running costs of a project providing in-home crisis support for families with multiple births across England
National Lottery Community Fund - Connecting and Supporting Multiple Birth Families in NI
£91,136 11/12/2018
35
The group provides support and services for families with multiple births (twins, triplets or more). They're using a £91,136 grant over three years to employ a new Clubs Officer who will support ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Multiple birth families: Supporting development & individuality throug
£9,840 30/08/2018
12
The funding will be used to create a new set of resources to help parents of twins and multiple births, including four short films sharing advice, top tips from parents and a live speech and language ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£30,000 18/06/2018
Tamba - Saving Lives, Supporting Families
Staples Trust - Big Research Appeal
£4,320 13/03/2018
Towards its Big Research Appeal.
Staples Trust - Big Research Appeal
£4,320 13/03/2018
Towards its Big Research Appeal.
Staples Trust - Helping Hands
£5,000 27/11/2017
Towards the Helping Hands – Supporting Families in Crisis service.
Tedworth Charitable Trust - Supporting families in crisis
£10,000 27/11/2017
Towards supporting families in crisis.
National Lottery Community Fund - Multiple Matters Antenatal and Parentcraft Session
£10,000 08/11/2017
12
This charity will deliver antenatal sessions for expectant parents of multiple births across Scotland. This advice will be provided by a qualified midwife.
National Lottery Community Fund - Tamba Bereavement Support Group
£10,000 10/05/2017
12
This is a project by a charity in Aldershot serving beneficiaries throughout the UK. The organisation will update and improve their bereavement support service and materials for parents who have lost ....more
Staples Trust - Phase 2 of the Big Research Appeal
£2,500 14/03/2017
Towards phase 2 of the Big Research Appeal.
National Lottery Community Fund - Support for parents with postnatal depression and infant sleep problem
£10,000 16/03/2016
12
This group will use the funding to create online infant sleep habit resources for parents of multiple births, at risk of postnatal depression. This will raise awareness of infant sleep patterns, ....more
Staples Trust - National registry of Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome cases in UK
£5,000 18/03/2015
Towards the appeal to set up a national registry of Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome cases in the UK.
National Lottery Community Fund - Tamba: Maternity Unit Engagement and Support for Parents
£10,000 07/01/2015
12
Not Available
National Lottery Community Fund - Scottish Multiple Birth Conferences
£10,000 10/06/2014
12
Not Available
National Lottery Community Fund - Helping Hands
£10,000 22/05/2013
12
This is a project by an incorporated charity in Guildford, Surrey. The organisation will use funding to train volunteer nannies, to assist new parents of multiple births throughout England, in ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Tamba Preparing for Parenthood Classes and Parenting Mentors in Scotland
£10,000 01/03/2010
12
This group will deliver parenting classes to prepare expectant parents of multiple births to positively meet the challenges of multiple parenting. The grant will pay for expert's fees, including ....more
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How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 42-55
  • KATHERINE RICHES Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Global Strategy & Transformation Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/07/1999, number: 1076478
  • Registered at Companies House on 24/12/1998, number: 03688825
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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • 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; all on time
Main office

Suite 7.02
Crown House
One Crown Square
Church Street East
Woking
GU21 6HR

Objectives

(A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC INCLUDING PERSONS ENGAGED IN MEDICAL, EDUCATIONAL OR WELFARE PROFESSIONS, ABOUT THE INCIDENCE AND EFFECTS OF MULTIPLE BIRTHS AND, IN PARTICULAR, TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION ABOUT ALL ASPECTS OF THE CARE, WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT OF TWINS AND HIGHER MULTIPLES; (B) TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH AND PROMOTE THE GENERAL WELFARE OF TWINS AND HIGHER MULTIPLES, INCLUDING THOSE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS;(C) TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH (BOTH PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL) OF THE PARENTS OF TWINS OR HIGHER MULTIPLES, WITH SPECIAL REGARD TO THE HEALTH OF WOMEN WHO ARE EXPECTING MULTIPLE BIRTHS OR WHO HAVE GIVEN BIRTH TO TWINS OR HIGHER MULTIPLES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL

Data Sources

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