Overall GiG Score: 22 ?
Finance Score: 8
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 5
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Large legacies income: +2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5

THE BRITISH STAMMERING ASSOCIATION 

BSA is a charity run by people for people who stammer. We provide unbiased information on all aspects of stammering and run projects and campaigns to improve access to therapy, education and employment
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • This charity has received more than half of its income from legacies in recent years
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be considerably in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end but spending has been increasing rapidly
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 22 years

www.stamma.org

mail@stamma.org

02089831003

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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
31/12/22£713£554£159£53£1,060£1,04922.71131
31/12/21£293£390£-97n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/12/20£1,065£299£766£23£999£96838.9957
31/12/19£230£338£-108n/an/an/an/an/a21
31/12/18£519£229£289£24£340£34017.856
31/12/17£194£175£19£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£197£192£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£156£157£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£211£219£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£236£235£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£216£226£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£226£278£-52£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£272£275£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£364£294£70£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£245£299£-54£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£302£289£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£315£263£51£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£282£315£-32£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£300£295£5£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 7.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 9.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 16%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 22.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 21 months
Quick Ratio: 12.5
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
Who works here?
  • 11 employees
  • 31 volunteers
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Isle Of Man, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

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
The Grocers' Charity - 2023 Grant - STAMMA
£5,000 07/12/2022
to support people with a speech stammer to find work and thrive in their employment whilst addressing employment discrimination and providing best practices with employers with expert guidance and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Stamma Conference
£3,820 23/03/2020
0
The funding will be used to deliver a family conference and workshop for children, parents and carers with a stammer. The aim is to bring people together, gain knowledge on practical skills with ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Capacity Building
£255,000 20/12/2019
47
This group aims to provide holistic support and practical guidance throughout an individual's life, including support for parents of children who stammer, support for young people in education and ....more
The Grocers' Charity - 2020 British Stammering Association
£500 11/12/2019
Empowering marginalised and excluded individuals and groups
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 26/11/2018
Transforming the British Stammering Association
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to British Stammering Association
£10,000 31/08/2018
refurbishment of offices for a charity which works with people with disabilities nationally
National Lottery Community Fund - BSA National Conference Cardiff - Translation costs
£3,100 16/07/2018
12
BSA National Conference Cardiff - Translation costs
National Lottery Community Fund - BSA National Conference Cardiff
£3,300 12/06/2018
12
Project Summary :_x000D_ The British Stammering Association will use the grant to enable Welsh people of low incomes to participate in a conference in Cardiff, designed to help people with stammers ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/10 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 27-61
  • AMANDA TAYLOR Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Head Of Finance In Marketing Industry
  • DEAN RIDGE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Service Escalations Manager Information Technology
  • PENNY EAST Appointed: 2024, Occupation: External Relations Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/01/2002, number: 1089967
  • Registered at Companies House on 02/10/2001, number: 04297778
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

Box 140
43 Bedford Street
LONDON
WC2E 9HA

Objectives

(1) THE RELIEF AND SUPPORT OF ALL WHOSE LIVES ARE AFFECTED BY STAMMERING (2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL MATTERS RELATING TO STAMMERING

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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