Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 5

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -3
Large legacies income: +1
Spending falling: -1

Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 8

THE BRITISH POLIO FELLOWSHIP

We provide information, help and suppport for people with Polio and Post Polio Syndrome.We also provide welfare and holiday grants and campaign for the rights of people with polio and post polio syndrome.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
This charity has a robust balance sheet
This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £1,730,318 available, equivalent to 40 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period

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		£526	£515	£11	£51	£2,206	£1,730	40.3	7	150
31/12/21		£888	£393	£496	£37	£2,476	£1,964	60	7	150
31/12/20		£536	£409	£127	£39	£1,980	£1,597	46.9	6	150
31/12/19		£546	£547	£-1	£55	£1,853	£1,466	32.2	40	1
31/12/18		£581	£1,130	£-549	£194	£1,758	£1,328	14.1	6	2
31/12/17		£564	£1,061	£-496	£113	£2,218	£1,766	20	14	0
31/12/16		£1,057	£1,134	£-77	£104	£2,715	£2,249	23.8	15	0
31/12/15		£697	£1,219	£-522	£176	£2,792	£2,280	22.4	14	0
31/12/14		£779	£1,442	£-663	£190	£3,309	£2,757	22.9	14	0
31/12/13		£723	£1,006	£-283	£189	£3,979	£3,416	40.8	14	0
31/12/12		£1,466	£974	£492	£171	£4,058	£3,456	42.6	14	0
31/12/11		£874	£961	£-87	£190	£3,426	£2,777	34.7	14	0
31/12/10	*	£975	£1,162	£-187	£314	£3,475	£3,024	31.2	13	0
31/12/09		£1,439	£1,417	£22	£380	£3,679	£3,101	26.3	15	0
31/12/08		£1,195	£1,261	£-65	£337	£3,411	£2,766	26.3	15	0
31/12/07	*	£907	£1,206	£-299	£326	£4,046	£3,226	32.1	10	0
31/12/06		£1,127	£929	£198	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05		£593	£797	£-204	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 13.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 12.8%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 16%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 78%
Reserves/Spending: 40.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 15 months
Quick Ratio: 6.9

Asset Split ?

Established: 19 years

www.britishpolio.org.uk

dawn@britishpolio.org.uk

0800 0431935

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Disability

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities

Who supports 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 - Polio Community Engagement Day
£4,800	16/09/2022	The funding will be used to host an engagement day for those living with Polio in England. The project aims to allow for those in the Polio community to come together build relationships and meet ....more The funding will be used to host an engagement day for those living with Polio in England. The project aims to allow for those in the Polio community to come together build relationships and meet people with similar life experience.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to British Polio Fellowship
£3,968	19/11/2018	Want to hire a mini bus with tail lift to take a few disabled members out for the day.
National Lottery Community Fund - East Midlands Region Information Day
£5,800	12/07/2017 12	This is a project by an organisation in Lincolnshire serving people across the East Midlands. The project will hold an information day for people with Polio and Post Polio Syndrome to help them ....more This is a project by an organisation in Lincolnshire serving people across the East Midlands. The project will hold an information day for people with Polio and Post Polio Syndrome to help them develop practical life skills to improve their quality of life.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 53-78

ARCHIE LEYDEN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

FRANCES QUINN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired

GORDON CAMERON RICHARDSON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

JEREMY HUTCHINSON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

LINDA DAVIS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired

LINDA EVERS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

MANOJKANTH SOMASUNDARAM Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Company Director

SUSAN BROWN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired

TERENCE COLIN BLACKMAN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/03/2005, number: 1108335
Registered at Companies House on 23/11/2004, number: 05294321

Gift Aid

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

18 returns made; AR10: 17 days late, AR07: 5 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from WEST LANCASHIRE SPORTS AND SOCIAL CLUB FOR THE DISABLED on 05/12/2022

Main office

Unit 10 CP House
Otterspool Way
Watford
Watford
WD18 0FQ

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO HAVE HAD OR MAY YET HAVE POLIO AND POST POLIO SYNDROME OR ASSOCIATED AILMENTS IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A) REPRESENTING THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD OR MAY YET HAVE POLIO AND POST POLIO SYNDROME OR ASSOCIATED AILMENTS;B) ASSISTING THEM TO TAKE THEIR FULL INTEGRATED PART IN THE LIFE OF THE COMMUNITY;C) OFFERING HELP, ADVICE, INFORMATION ACCOMMODATION AND SUPPORT (FINANCIAL OR OTHERWISE) TO SUCH PEOPLE RESIDENT IN THE UK;D) LIAISING WITH SIMILAR GROUPS WORLDWIDE TO RECEIVE AND DISSEMINATE INFORMATION AND EXPERTISE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

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