Overall GiG Score: -3 ?
Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: -7
Support Score: 8
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Very static board: -5
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +5

HEALTH ACTION 

Health Action provides a wide range of services (1) We provide information and support that acknowledges the impact of culture in HIV prevention and health promotion for African communities (2) We advocate on behalf of African people infected by HIV (3) We provide up to date information to facilitate informed decision-making (4) We seek to acknowledge the importance of the effects of social exclus
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board composition appears to be very static and has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile recently
Established: 20 years

www.healthaction.co.uk

info@healthaction.co.uk

07946514266

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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
30/09/22£33£22£11n/an/an/an/an/a10
30/09/21£84£43£41n/an/an/an/an/a10
30/09/20£61£47£15n/an/an/an/an/a10
30/09/19£43£40£3n/an/an/an/an/a5
30/09/18£49£50£0£0£0£0n/a05
30/09/17£45£51£-6£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/16£44£39£5£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/15£45£52£-7£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/14£55£63£-9£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/13£70£60£10£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/12£67£57£10£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/11£59£61£-3£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/10£144£125£19£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/09£118£140£-22£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/08£74£78£-4£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/07£44£31£13£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/06£12£19£-7£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/05£27£21£6£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/04£20£18£1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 10 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Kent, Medway, Nigeria,

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
DCMS£27,200
National Lottery Heritage Fund£18,200
Department of Health£4,800
The Clothworkers Foundation£2,400
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
DCMS - CRF20 Health Action Charity Organisation (HACO)
£27,200 14/10/2020
Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage 2020-21
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Health Action Charity Organisation
£2,400 15/06/2020
COVID19 : Purchase IT equipment for a charity which supports vulnerable members of the community in Kent
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Health Action Charity Organisation (HACO)
£18,200 12/06/2020
COVID19 Health Action Charity Organisation (HACO)
Department of Health - Health Action Charity Organisation MBE (HACO)
£4,800 01/04/2019
Funding for Go Woman! Alliance CIC
DCMS - Tampon Tax Community Fund
£7,730 01/12/2018
The project will Shift the African communities in Medway Attitudes to FGM The strength of the work over the 12 months period will contribute to building the capacity of communities, change in ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Health Action Charity Organisation
£19,400 14/03/2018
24
towards two years' running costs of a project in Medway, Kent that provides support to women from African communities experiencing domestic abuse linked to the diagnosis of HIV
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Health Action Charity Organisation (HACO)
£22,500 16/01/2018
The hidden meanings of African clothing
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to HACO Health Action Charity Organisation
£15,000 05/12/2013
24
towards two years' salary of an Outreach Link Worker at a project aiming to prevent and reduce the impact of HIV in the African community in Medway, Kent
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Health Action Charity Organisation (HACO)
£10,000 19/08/2013
African Life Project
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Health Action Charity Organisation MBE
£30,000 31/05/2013
A charity supporting African communities who are isolated across Medway with a wide range of services.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 53-63
  • OSAS IZEKOR Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Company Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/12/2003, number: 1101235
  • Registered at Companies House on 10/04/2003, number: 04730352
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

Room 202, Second Floor
Kingsley House
37-39 Balmoral Road
GILLINGHAM
Kent
ME7 4PF

Objectives

1. THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS BY THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL AND OTHER CHARITABLE SUPPORT AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION CONSIDER FIT.2. THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND ADVICE ON MATTERS RELATING TO PREVENTION OF DISEASES SUCH AS AIDS AND HIV.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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