Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 8

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 5

CONSENSUS ACTION ON SALT, SUGAR AND HEALTH

Identification of those who suffer from the effects of, or whose health is more at risk from salt or sugar intake; to advance education of the effects of salt & sugar and disseminate research into the effects of salt & sugar; to promote the benefit of a reduction in salt & sugar intake and to increase the understanding, awareness and recognition of the effects of salt & sugar intake on health.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period, despite a decline more recently
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 21 years

http://www.actiononsalt.org.uk

cash@qmul.ac.uk

07740553298

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
30/04/23		£96	£181	£-85	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
30/04/22		£67	£170	£-103	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
30/04/21		£113	£85	£29	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
30/04/20		£99	£193	£-94	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
30/04/19		£236	£151	£84	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
30/04/18		£61	£141	£-80	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/17		£50	£251	£-202	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/16		£216	£154	£62	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/15		£22	£84	£-62	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/14		£30	£150	£-120	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/13		£141	£140	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/12		£262	£170	£92	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/11		£283	£114	£170	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/10		£330	£78	£253	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/09		£251	£82	£169	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/08		£212	£28	£185	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/07		£9	£15	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/06		£11	£0	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/05		£5	£0	£5	£0	£0	£0	NAN	0	0
30/04/04	*	£1	£1	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Scotland,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
The General Public/Mankind

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
Guy's and St Thomas' Charity - Influencing Early Years Nutrition
£180,000	02/03/2022	To support advocating for wholesale improvements to nutritional profiles and labelling across Early Years food and drink sector
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Consensus Action on Salt, Sugar and Health (CASSH)
£37,500	05/05/2020 6	towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Consensus Action on Salt, Sugar and Health (CASSH)
£225,000	18/12/2017 36	Towards the costs of a programme of product testing, awareness raising and work to influence the food industry, leading to reduced sugar consumption.
National Lottery Community Fund - FoodSwitch UK Communications leaflet
£10,000	20/04/2016 12	This is a project by a community organisation in Islington serving beneficiaries throughout the UK. The group will use the funding to promote their free health app. This will educate consumers how to ....more This is a project by a community organisation in Islington serving beneficiaries throughout the UK. The group will use the funding to promote their free health app. This will educate consumers how to make healthier lifestyle choices, improving health and wellbeing.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

PROFESSOR GRAHAM MACGREGOR (Chair), Other trusteeship: THE BLOOD PRESSURE ASSOCIATION,

PROFESSOR MALCOLM LAW, Other trusteeship: MEDICAL SCREENING SOCIETY,

PROFESSOR PETER SEVER, Occupation: Physician, Other trusteeship: ST MARY'S CORONARY FLOW TRUST,

PROFESSOR FENG HE Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/07/2003, number: 1098818

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR04: 30 days late,

Main office

Wolfson Institute
Charterhouse Square
London
EC1M 6BQ

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE:I) THE IDENTIFICATION AND RELIEF OF THOSE WHO SUFFER FROM THE EFFECTS OF A HIGH SALT OR SUGAR INTAKE OR WHOSE HEALTH IS MORE AT RISK FROM A HIGH SALT OR SUGAR INTAKE;II) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY PROVIDING INFORMATION AND TRAINING ON THE EFFECTS OF SALT AND SUGAR INTAKE ON HEALTH AND TO UNDERTAKE AND DISSEMINATE RESEARCH INTO THE EFFECTS OF SALT AND SUGAR ON HEALTH;III) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFITS A REDUCTION IN SALT AND SUGAR INTAKE AND TO INCREASE THE UNDERSTANDING, AWARENESS AND RECOGNITION OF THE EFFECTS OF SALT AND SUGAR INTAKE ON HEALTH;IV) IDENTIFICATION OF THOSE WHO SUFFER FROM THE EFFECTS OF, OR WHOSE HEALTH IS MORE AT RISK FROM A HIGH SALT OR SUGAR INTAKE; TO ADVANCE EDUCATION OF THE EFFECTS OF SALT AND SUGAR INTAKE AND DISSEMINATE RESEARCH INTO THE EFFECTS OF SALT AND SUGAR; TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF A REDUCTION IN SALT AND SUGAR INTAKE AND TO INCREASE THE UNDERSTANDING, AWARENESS AND RECOGNITION OF THE EFFECTS OF SALT AND SUGAR INTAKE ON HEALTH

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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