Finance Score: 6
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 6
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 15 ?

THE MYRIAD CENTRE LIMITED

The principal activity of the Company is that of a registered charity (1109843) established to promote and advance the health, achievement and welfare of young people aged over 13 and adults with profound, multiple and severe learning difficulties by the provision of day care facilities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • 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 gender

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£780£762£18£8£1,045£86813.7353
31/12/22£1,181£665£515£25£1,027£86015.5303
31/12/21£578£570£8£0£512£4168.8301
31/12/20£631£578£53£0£504£4369.1415
31/12/19£723£719£4£0£450£3215.4365
31/12/18£729£753£-24£0£446£3996.4200
31/12/17£741£726£15£4£470£4126.8190
31/12/16£755£694£61£0£455£4367.5240
31/12/15£678£624£54£4£394£3917.5270
31/12/14£660£578£83£8£340£3216.7260
31/12/13£596£553£42£12£257£2234.8260
31/12/12£634£531£103£7£215£1643.7180
31/12/11£540£479£61£462£112£1122.8160
31/12/10£466£414£52n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£342£319£23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£219£195£24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£91£120£-29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06*£0£16£-16n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 10%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 83%
Reserves/Spending: 13.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 14.4
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 19 years

www.myriadcentre.co.uk

enquiries@myriadcentre.co.uk

0190 5729190

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Worcestershire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£19,613
Lloyds Bank Foundation£10,275
DCMS£10,200
Co-Operative Group£3,841
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£1,000 15/01/2024
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Myriad Centre
£3,841 21/10/2023
We would like to provide regular interactive music therapy sessions for the young people we support who have profound and multiple learning disabilities.
National Lottery Community Fund - Think possibility; not disability: activities for young people with PMLD
£9,999 14/04/2023
The funding will be used to deliver a holistic intervention programme for people living with with profound and multiple learning difficulties. The project aims to increase access to support services develop self-confidence and improve physical and ....more
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£500 27/01/2022
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
National Lottery Community Fund - TRANSPORT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WITH PROFOUND DISABILITY
£9,614 24/09/2021
The funding will be used to provide a transport service for young people living with disabilities who visit the day centre. The project aims to enable them to safely access activities and support.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£7,000 19/09/2020
"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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£3,200 14/09/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to Myriad Centre
£10,275 24/07/2020
Grant to Myriad Centre meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.
The Michael And Betty Little Trust - Myriad Centre
£3,000 29/03/2020
promote and advance the health, achievement and welfare of young people aged over 13 and adults with profound, multiple and severe learning difficulties by the provision of day care facilities
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Myriad Centre
£12,700 20/11/2019
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The Project supports adults with profound multiple learning disabilities, to access respite for their families and person centred support for them communicate their aspirations. The grant funding will deliver competitor and stakeholder analysis.
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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: 62-83
  • CAROL SHIRLEY BAWDEN Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Fundraising Director
  • DEIRDRE MYERS (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Hr Professional
  • ERICA ANNETTE LAWRY STRUDLEY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired
  • GILLIAN SWINDIN Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired
  • JAN BUTTERWORTH Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired
  • JOHN PHILIP VINCENT Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired
  • MICHAEL CARTLEDGE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired
  • MOHAMMED TOQUEER Appointed: 2021
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/06/2005, number: 1109843
  • Registered at Companies House on 24/12/2004, number: 05321062
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
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
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR06: 93 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THURSDAY ACTIVITIES CLUB on 21/03/2024
Main office

The Myriad Centre
St. Georges Walk
WORCESTER
WR1 1QY

Objectives

TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION, HEALTH AND WELFARE OF YOUNG PEOPLE AGED OVER 13 AND ADULTS WITH PROFOUND, MULTIPLE AND SEVERE LEARNING DIFFICULTIES, IN THE COUNTRIES OF HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE BY THE PROVISION OF RESIDENTIAL AND DAY CARE FACILITIES, EDUCATION FACILITIES AND HOME EDUCATION FACILITIES IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A BETTER STANDARD OF LIFE FOR SUCH PEOPLE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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