Finance Score: 6
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 9
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 21 ?

COMMUNITY EQUALITY DISABILITY ACTION 

To promote the social inclusion of people with physical, sensory or learning disablement living in the South West of England. To provide the respite care of young people.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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
  • 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 age and gender
Established: 21 years

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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£1,486£1,379£107£14£839£5695948
31/03/22£1,156£1,205£-49£0£733£5405.41075
31/03/21£1,359£1,160£199£0£780£5735.9418
31/03/20£1,213£1,229£-15£0£581£4794.79511
31/03/19£1,214£1,194£19£0£597£4714.710215
31/03/18£1,219£1,170£49£0£578£4164.3920
31/03/17£1,133£1,082£51£0£528£3483.9970
31/03/16£1,126£1,041£85£1£477£3433.9970
31/03/15£998£1,012£-14£6£392£2703.2370
31/03/14£994£944£50£5£406£2693.4340
31/03/13£871£793£78£5£356£2423.7290
31/03/12£708£696£12£12£278£2193.8160
31/03/11£640£592£48£14£266£1833.7130
31/03/10£553£564£-11£12£217£1643.5120
31/03/09£568£523£45£10£228£1723.9130
31/03/08£459£441£18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£381£322£59£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£309£367£-58£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£391£362£30£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£251£288£-37£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 11%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 68%
Reserves/Spending: 5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 5.6
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Devon,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 94 employees
  • 8 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£110,500
National Lottery Community Fund£105,000
DCMS£27,500
Youth Music£26,853
BBC Children in Need£20,500
The Clothworkers Foundation£15,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Access All Aerials
£105,000 28/07/2022
The funding will help to establish a new project as a community radio station with its own DAB licence. Alongside this aspiration the group want to create opportunities for their beneficiaries to ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Community Equality Disability Action
£9,730 10/12/2021
DASH (Disability Access to Southwest Heritage) Podcast Series
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Community Equality Disability Action (CEDA)
£20,500 30/07/2021
This project provides activities and trips for disabled children and young people. By taking part in the session it will help to reduce isolation, increase well-being and improve life skills.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to CEDA
£110,500 13/11/2020
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the 'Developing Me' project, providing support and advice to people with complex and/or multiple disabilities in Devon and bordering counties.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£27,500 22/09/2020
"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
Youth Music - CEDA Music Sense-ation!
£26,853 06/03/2020
CEDA Music Sense-ation!
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Community Equality Disability Action
£15,000 22/05/2019
purchase of computers and tablets for a charity which works with people with disabilities in Devon
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Community Equality Disability Action (CEDA)
£30,000 13/03/2018
36
This project provides activities and trips for disabled children and young people. By taking part in the session it will help to reduce isolation, increase confidence and improve social skills.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to CEDA
£83,900 07/12/2017
36
towards three years' salary of a Project Leader at a project providing support and informal learning opportunities for disabled people in Exeter, Devon
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to CEDA
£20,000 08/12/2016
Wheelchair accessible minibus
Youth Music - CEDA Rhythms in Devon
£70,409 28/10/2016
CEDA Rhythms in Devon
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Community Equality Disability Action
£73,800 08/10/2014
Support is requested for a full time 'Connector' worker to set up, develop and lead the project, 'Developing Me' for 3 years. This will help disabled people across Devon, supporting their various ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Behaviour Intervention Support Network (BISNet)
£220,875 11/02/2013
60
This new project will support disabled children, young people and adults in Devon with conditions including Autism and Asperger's Syndrome which result in challenging behaviour to better prepare for ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - My Big Challenge
£10,000 31/01/2013
14
This is a project by a charity in Exeter, Devon. The group will use the funding to develop personalised plans and activities for people with disabilities. This will enable beneficiaries to raise ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Community Equality Disability Action
£22,000 31/05/2011
the salary costs of the Adult Services Co-ordinator
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 31-80
  • MARK PICKEN Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Director Of Marketing And Communications
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/03/2003, number: 1096528
  • Registered at Companies House on 11/03/2003, number: 04693500
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
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; AR05: 1 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE MIKE ELLIS DECEASED CHARITABLE TRUST on 01/09/2022
Main office

C E D A
The Clare Milne Centre
Emperor Way
Exeter Business Park
EXETER
EX1 3QS

Objectives

TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND DISABILITY ESPECIALLY (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) IN PROMOTING THE SOCIAL INCLUSION OF PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL, SENSORY OR LEARNING DISABLEMENT LIVING IN THE SOUTH WEST OF ENGLAND AND IN THE PROVISION OF RESPITE CARE OF YOUNG DISABLED PEOPLE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SOUTH WEST OF ENGLAND

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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