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Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: -7
Support Score: 6
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • All female board: -3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

THE MISCARRIAGE ASSOCIATION 

Provides support and information to anyone affected by miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy or molar pregnancy.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received Government grants
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • The Board is completely female
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be considerably in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end
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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£583£568£15£69£1,103£1,09223.19170
31/03/22£667£468£199£71£1,088£1,07627.6851
31/03/21£631£398£234£45£889£86926.26161
31/03/20£483£417£65n/an/an/an/an/a140
31/03/19£482£398£84n/an/an/an/an/a120
31/03/18£422£333£89£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£341£335£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£341£275£66£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£280£236£44£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£260£192£68£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£240£202£38£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£219£220£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£201£209£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£163£195£-33£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£191£206£-15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£196£201£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£211£191£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£220£205£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£228£224£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£209£202£7£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 16.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 12.2%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 23.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 14 months
Quick Ratio: 22.2
Asset Split ?
Established: 25 years

www.miscarriageassociation.org.uk

info@miscarriageassociation.org.uk

01924200795

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Other specialist outpatient services
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 41-59
  • AMY BRAIER (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Charity Director
  • BEENA LAD Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Solicitor
  • OLA OBARO Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Strategic Initiatives Lead, Harlequins Fc
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 31/07/1999, number: 1076829
  • Registered at Companies House on 27/05/1999, number: 03779123
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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

2 Otters Holt
Wakefield
WF4 3QE

Objectives

TO PRESERVE PROTECT THE HEALTH OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM THE EFFECTS OF SPONTANEOUS MISCARRIAGE AND TO ADVANCE EDUCATION ABOUT SPONTANEOUS MISCARRIAGE

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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