Finance Score: 8

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 7

Income diversified: +3
Future income +5

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 21

ATAXIA UK

Ataxia UK supports people affected by ataxia by;funding medical and other research and thereafter disseminating results, providing information on ataxia to people with ataxia and also medical and social care professionals, distribution of welfare grants, campaigning for improvement in treatment and services, facilitating self-help groups and piloting new service delivery models

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
Income generation is well diversified
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

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		£1,450	£1,283	£167	£203	£39	£726	6.8	18	120
31/03/22		£1,575	£1,341	£234	£235	£-128	£724	6.5	19	117
31/03/21		£1,906	£3,007	£-1,101	£234	£-361	£599	2.4	18	117
31/03/20		£1,389	£1,157	£232	£275	£741	£420	4.4	14	147
31/03/19		£1,011	£1,008	£4	£204	£511	£409	4.9	15	132
31/03/18		£832	£837	£-5	£141	£510	£398	5.7	10	0
31/03/17		£1,240	£1,167	£73	£124	£523	£383	3.9	11	0
31/03/16		£1,040	£1,281	£-241	£239	£453	£280	2.6	12	0
31/03/15		£1,305	£1,342	£-38	£402	£708	£398	3.6	10	0
31/03/14	*	£965	£1,075	£-111	£222	£755	£486	5.4	10	0
31/03/13		£989	£1,107	£-118	£221	£889	£609	6.6	13	0
31/03/12		£982	£1,122	£-140	£223	£997	£698	7.5	12	0
31/03/11		£1,096	£926	£170	£208	£1,116	£876	11.3	11	0
31/03/10		£902	£1,464	£-562	£258	£938	£911	7.5	12	0
31/03/09		£1,640	£1,518	£123	£205	£1,473	£1,439	11.4	10	0
01/04/08		£1,290	£1,393	£-104	£211	£1,347	£1,334	11.5	10	0
31/03/07		£1,454	£987	£467	£121	£1,444	£1,442	17.5	7	0
31/03/06		£907	£799	£108	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£677	£455	£222	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 16.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 15.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 9%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 98%
Liabilities/Income: 133%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 1847%
Reserves/Spending: 6.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 1.6

Asset Split ?

Established: 20 years

www.ataxia.org.uk

office@ataxia.org.uk

02075821444

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Medical education & research

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

18 employees
120 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Ataxia UK Specialist Nurse and service provision
£499,251	30/05/2023	This funding will be used to expand this project’s national information helpline and pilot advocacy services and create a new peripatetic Specialist Nurse service providing dedicated support for ....more This funding will be used to expand this project’s national information helpline and pilot advocacy services and create a new peripatetic Specialist Nurse service providing dedicated support for those affected by ataxia across areas of low provision across England. People with ataxia will be enabled to improve sustain or slow the decline of their mental and physical health functioning and wellbeing through provision of advice advocacy and support in accessing timely and accurate diagnosis navigating specialist care and addressing associated social and financial issues.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£40,000	03/06/2022	Support Project
National Lottery Community Fund - EGOS
£304,954	22/08/2019 36	EGOS

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 33-63

ANGELA JUNE HOSIE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Research Manager

DR HARRIET JUDITH CLARE BROWN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Medically Retired Doctor

RACHEL ANNE HARRISON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Volunteer

DR CAROL ANNE MCCUDDEN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

GEMMA LOUISE FISH Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Unemployed

ROBERT KEVIN JAMES PERKINS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Actor

WILLIAM REGNAR LITTLEBOY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired

KATHERINE ANNE JONES Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Head Of Finance, Other trusteeship: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BARDSEY,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/02/2004, number: 1102391
Registered at Companies House on 25/11/2003, number: 04974832

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
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

19 returns made; AR14: 1 days late,

Main office

12 Broadbent Close
London
N6 5JW

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THOSE PERSON AFFECTED BY ATAXIA

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL

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