Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 4

Support Score: 4

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 9

NATIONAL MIGRAINE CENTRE

The promotion of research into the causes, treatment and alleviation of migraine and other headaches and the publication of useful results of such research and the treatment of patients suffering from such disorders

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

Established: 18 years

www.NationalMigraineCentre.org.uk

info@NationalMigraineCentre.org.uk

02072513322

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£578	£428	£150	£11	£185	£94	2.6	6	2
31/03/22		£293	£318	£-24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/03/21		£400	£399	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/20		£400	£383	£17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
31/03/19		£382	£376	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/18		£338	£325	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£264	£315	£-52	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£311	£308	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£336	£335	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£457	£431	£26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£425	£412	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£330	£351	£-21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£387	£345	£42	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£357	£350	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£272	£392	£-120	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08?		£366	£177	£189	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/07	*	£106	£143	£-36	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 21%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 51%
Liabilities/Income: 33%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 51%
Reserves/Spending: 2.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 9.5

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

6 employees
2 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
CHK Foundation - CHK Discretionary Grant
£60,000	28/09/2020	to support specified work
National Lottery Community Fund - Improving Migraine and Mental Health
£10,000	29/08/2019 12	Improving Migraine and Mental Health
National Lottery Community Fund - Helping the Local Migraine Community
£10,000	28/02/2018 12	This project will research the local area and find out what the community’s needs are in regards to migraines. They will offer support and engage with the local community through social media, ....more This project will research the local area and find out what the community’s needs are in regards to migraines. They will offer support and engage with the local community through social media, their website, and face-to-face engagement, aiming to tackle issues at the earliest possible stage.
National Lottery Community Fund - Occupational Health Talks to Improve the Lives of the Migraine Communi
£10,000	05/10/2016 12	This project will use the funding for series of outreach activities that will offer workplace support for people who live with the effects of migraine. This will improve the health and wellbeing for ....more This project will use the funding for series of outreach activities that will offer workplace support for people who live with the effects of migraine. This will improve the health and wellbeing for people living with a long term ailment.
National Lottery Community Fund - Improving the lives of the Migraine Community through Education
£10,000	15/07/2015 12	New information and support for people living with migraines and headaches will be made avaialable through GP surgeries, newsletters and a local support network.
National Lottery Community Fund - Overcoming Barriers to Work and Education (OBWE)
£10,000	26/03/2014 12	This is a project by a community organisation in Islington serving beneficiaries nationwide. The group will use the funding to run weekly clinics for people who experience migraines. This will ....more This is a project by a community organisation in Islington serving beneficiaries nationwide. The group will use the funding to run weekly clinics for people who experience migraines. This will provide advice, support, and treatments for patients, helping them to overcome barriers to work and education.
National Lottery Community Fund - Clinic Management Software
£10,000	07/03/2013 12	This is a project by a charity in Islington. The group will use the funding to upgrade their IT database system. This will improve the group's capacity to provide an efficient and wider variety of ....more This is a project by a charity in Islington. The group will use the funding to upgrade their IT database system. This will improve the group's capacity to provide an efficient and wider variety of services for people living with ill health.
National Lottery Community Fund - Improving Accessibility - re-branding the City of London Migraine Clinic
£10,000	22/12/2010 12	This is a project by a charity based in Islington serving beneficiaries across the UK. The group will use the funding to run a re-branding project, developing the logo and creating new publicity ....more This is a project by a charity based in Islington serving beneficiaries across the UK. The group will use the funding to run a re-branding project, developing the logo and creating new publicity materials for the organisation to raise its profile and promote their services across the UK. This will develop the organisation's national outreach work, enabling the group to more effectively engage with potential beneficiaries.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 46-61

JULIE PRICE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

KATIE COTTON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Charity Worker

ANTHONY HUGH STRATTON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Company Director

BALWINDAR SINGH ATHWAL Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Consultant Neurologist

PENNY WILSON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Company Director

SIMON JAMES KINGSNORTH Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Marketing Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/08/2006, number: 1115935
Registered at Companies House on 14/06/2006, number: 05846538

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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

17 returns made; AR07: 216 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from MIGRAINE AND ME on 07/06/2022

Main office

National Migraine Centre
999 Finchley Road
London
NW11 7HB

Objectives

(a) the provision of clinics offering diagnosis, treatment and support for patients suffering with migraine and primary headache;(b) the provision of information and signposting to alleviate the impact of such disorders and to grow awareness;(c) the promotion of research into the causes, treatment and alleviation of migraine and other forms of headache; and(d) the publication of the useful results of such research.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED BY GI. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL.

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