Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 5

Strong growth: +2
Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 8

ALOPECIA UK

Alopecia UK provides impartial information, advice & support to those affected by alopecia. We raise awareness to the general public and healthcare professionals about alopecia and its psychological impact. We support medical and psychological researchers who aim to find effective treatments. We aim to create a sustainable funding stream to enable continued growth of Alopecia UK

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
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

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		£293	£380	£-87	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	96
31/03/22		£358	£303	£56	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	89
31/03/21		£307	£231	£76	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	80
31/03/20		£684	£263	£421	£3	£702	£235	10.7	6	102
31/03/19		£225	£131	£94	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	82
31/03/18		£199	£181	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/17		£155	£150	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/16		£154	£116	£37	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/15		£83	£63	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/14		£76	£35	£41	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/13		£30	£9	£21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/12		£22	£14	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/11		£17	£11	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/10	*	£23	£19	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/09		£14	£7	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/08		£16	£9	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/07	*	£17	£6	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/06		£4	£1	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 19 years

www.alopecia.org.uk

info@alopecia.org.uk

08001017025

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Medical education & research

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
96 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 - Building Blocks
£9,520	29/04/2022	The funding will provide more consistent group meeting opportunities for children and young people (CYP) with alopecia and their families. The project aims to improve confidence and self esteem and ....more The funding will provide more consistent group meeting opportunities for children and young people (CYP) with alopecia and their families. The project aims to improve confidence and self esteem and create supportive friendships.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CATRIONA KELLY Appointed: 2023

KIMBERLY BROWN Appointed: 2023

LUCY ROGERS Appointed: 2017

LYNN WILKS Appointed: 2021

SHALINI VAGHELA Appointed: 2021

STEVE LINDSEY Appointed: 2021

VICTORIA COOMBES Appointed: 2024

CHRISTOPHER EDWIN PHILIPSBORN (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: MENINGITIS NOW,

EMMA HICKINBOTHAM Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: THE JAPAN SOCIETY,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/09/2005, number: 1111304

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
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

18 returns made; AR10: 2 days late, AR07: 72 days late,

Main office

Alopecia UK
10-12 Commercial Street
Shipley
West Yorkshire
BD18 3SR

Objectives

1. TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF PEOPLE WITH ALOPECIA AREATA, ALOPECIA TOTALIS AND ALOPECIA UNIVERSALIS AND RELATED CONDITIONS BY THE PROVISIONS OF SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND PRACTICAL ADVICE.2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN ALL AREAS RELATING TO ALOPECIA AREATA, ALOPECIA TOTALIS AND ALOPECIA UNIVERSALIS AND RELATED CONDITIONS.3. CONDUCTING AND COMMISSIONING RESEARCH INTO ALOPECIA AREATA, ALOPECIA TOTALIS AND ALOPECIA UNIVERSALIS AND RELATED CONDITIONS AND TO PUBLISH THE RESULTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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