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Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 4
  • Large legacies income: +1
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Volatile income
  • spending growth: -1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 16 ?

COMPASSION IN DYING 

Compassion in Dying is a national charity that supports people at the end of life to have what they consider to be a good death by providing advice and information around their rights and choices. We are the leading provider of free Advance Decisions in the UK and also conduct and review research around rights and choices in end-of-life care.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained


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Established: 17 years

www.compassionindying.org.uk

info@compassionindying.org.uk

02074797731

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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£745£924£-179£47£1,077£1,06413.8271
31/12/21£1,272£798£474£21£1,255£1,25518.9241
31/12/20£1,017£740£277£27£781£76412.4231
31/12/19£683£550£134£36£504£50411211
31/12/18£670£656£14£46£371£3406.2211
31/12/17£452£473£-21£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£701£841£-140£59£377£3695.3210
31/12/15£777£824£-47£71£517£5107.480
31/12/14£529£622£-93£91£564£55110.660
31/12/13£348£437£-89£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£1,023£336£687£113£746£71125.450
31/12/11£141£202£-61£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£188£149£39£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£173£102£71£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£23£8£15£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 6.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 5.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 10%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 16%
Liabilities/Income: 27%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 13.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 14 months
Quick Ratio: 3.8
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 27 employees
  • 1 volunteer

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
LUND TRUST - Towards core costs
£10,000 01/12/2022
To provide information on legal rights related to dying, treatment and care
LUND TRUST - Towards core costs
£10,000 15/12/2021
To provide information on legal rights related to dying, treatment and care
National Lottery Community Fund - Lambeth Advance Care Planning Consortium
£390,244 19/06/2019
36
The project will use the funding to support Lambeth's diverse communities with advance care planning, enabling local people to document their preferences for care and understand how doing so can help ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Advance Care Planning
£10,000 14/03/2018
12
The funding will be used to support people in a Portuguese-speaking community to share their ideas about their medical and care needs. The project aims to facilitate meaningful discussions with ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - My Life, My Decision
£1,018,021 25/02/2014
36
A voluntary befriending and advocacy scheme giving vulnerable older people receive essential guidance about their End of Life rights. A project partnership with local Age UKÂ’s, it will use the ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - End-of Life Rights Community Advocacy (ELRA)
£139,888 24/04/2012
24
This project aims to ensure that vulnerable older adults can cope more effectively with preparing for the end of life, by supporting them to become empowered to make decisions in advance about their ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 35-75
  • JO GIBBONS Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Strategic Communications Consultant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/07/2007, number: 1120203
  • Registered at Companies House on 23/06/2006, number: 05856324
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
15 returns made; all on time
Main office

COMPASSION IN DYING
181-183 OXFORD STREET
LONDON
W1D2JT

Objectives

3. OBJECTS THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY (THE OBJECTS) ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND BY ALL EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE MEANS THE RELIEF OF SUFFERING AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, AND IN PARTICULAR:-3.1 TO RESEARCH ALL ASPECTS OF END OF LIFE ISSUES INCLUDING THE NEEDS AND VIEWS OF PEOPLE CONNECTED WITH OR EFFECTED BY END OF LIFE ISSUES AND TO ADVANCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF BETTER END OF LIFE CARE, INCLUDING PALLIATIVE CARE;3.2 TO PROVIDE ADVICE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND TO HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS AS REGARDS THE END OF LIFE OPTIONS, INCLUDING HEALTH CARE OPTIONS;3.3 TO PROVIDE ADVOCACY, MEDIATION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH END OF LIFE ISSUES TO SUPPLY LEGALLY RECOGNIZED GUIDANCE, INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTS TO THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, IN CONNECTION WITH END OF LIFE OPTIONS AND IN PARTICULAR LIVING WILLS, ADVANCE STATEMENTS AND ADVANCE DIRECTIVES AND TO PROVIDE INFORMATION, ADVICE AND GUIDANCE BOTH TO THE PUBLIC AND TO HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS IN CONNECTION WITH THE ABOVE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE: NATIONALLY AND OVERSEAS IN ENGLAND AND WALES, SCOTLAND AND NORTHERN IRELAND.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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