Finance Score: 6

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 4

Liabilities <10%: +3
Fundraising costs low: +3

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

Overall weighted support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 19

COLOSTOMY UK

Supports people pre and post colostomy operation and their families and carers. Produces a range of literature, including a quarterly magazine. Operates a 24 / 7 Helpline. 90+ contact volunteers across country.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
This charity has a robust balance sheet
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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		£733	£682	£51	£15	£639	£594	10.5	9	100
31/12/22		£649	£570	£79	£3	£588	£538	11.3	7	100
31/12/21		£572	£493	£79	£3	£509	£447	10.9	6	96
31/12/20		£497	£482	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19		£650	£555	£95	£9	£415	£359	7.8	6	100
31/12/18		£374	£384	£-10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/17		£318	£310	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/16		£253	£233	£21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/15		£387	£263	£125	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/14		£227	£219	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/13		£403	£376	£27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/12		£383	£318	£65	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/11		£326	£330	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/10		£338	£318	£20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/09	*	£273	£281	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/08	*	£230	£249	£-20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/12/07		£241	£181	£60	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/12/06		£175	£167	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.2%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 7%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 93%
Reserves/Spending: 10.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 11 months
Quick Ratio: 11.3

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 19 years

www.colostomyuk.org

INFO@COLOSTOMYUK.ORG

01189391537

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups

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

Garfield Weston Foundation	£20,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,000
DCMS	£5,400
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust	£3,750

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	13/10/2023	Support for our operating costs in 2024
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Colostomy UK - 12/04/22
£2,500	29/04/2022	Core Funding
National Lottery Community Fund - Get out and Active
£9,000	14/05/2021	The funding will be used to deliver chair yoga and creative arts activities for people who have had Stoma surgery. The project aims to improve fitness creativity and confidence whilst reducing the negative impact of Covid-19.
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Colostomy UK - 16/04/21
£1,250	11/05/2021	Caring for a person with a stoma
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£5,400	07/09/2020	"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 "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 services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
National Lottery Community Fund - Chair yoga for people with a stoma
£9,002	22/11/2017 12	This project will launch a chair yoga project to improve the physical and mental health of people with a stoma.
Sport England - Active Ostomates
£3,639	19/10/2015	Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Active Ostomates'. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 45-66

CATHERINE HUNT Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Hr Consultant

JONATHAN RUSSELL Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Hr Consultant

MANDI LAING Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Vice President

MATTHEW JOHN POLLITT Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Student

SARAH AFFLECK Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Trustee

STEPHEN JOHN SCOFFIELD Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/03/2006, number: 1113471
Registered at Companies House on 15/11/2005, number: 05623273

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

19/02/2016 - Asset transfer in from OSTOMY LIFESTYLE
20/09/2024 - Asset transfer in from ROMANIAN OSTOMY PATIENTS SUPPORT FOUNDATION

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
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

18 returns made; AR09: 10 days late, AR08: 23 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from ROMANIAN OSTOMY PATIENTS SUPPORT FOUNDATION on 20/09/2024

Main office

100 Berkshire Place
Winnersh
Wokingham
BERKSHIRE
RG41 5RD

Objectives

1) TO RELIEVE THE NEED OF THOSE WHO HAVE A COLOSTOMY OR OTHER TYPES OF STOMA AND THEIR FAMILIES BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, REASSURANCE AND PRACTICAL INFORMATION;2) TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF OSTOMATES BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES;3) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF COLOSTOMIES AND OTHER TYPES OF ABDOMINAL STOMAS;4) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC HEALTHCARE SUCH AS MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL

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