Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 0

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly female board: -1

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 2

VEGETARIAN FOR LIFE

Educational charity set up to improve the catering provision to and understanding of older vegetarians and vegans and their diets whether in care or in their own homes. Provides guidance in print, via website, emails and correspondence and also via training courses. Also administers grants from its Vegan Fund and Vegetarian Fund.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly female
Over half the Board have joined recently

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 has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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
30/09/22		£104	£392	£-289	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	74
30/09/21		£318	£340	£-23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	67
30/09/20		£91	£316	£-225	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	49
30/09/19		£114	£297	£-183	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	37
30/09/18		£215	£261	£-46	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	51
30/09/17		£111	£196	£-84	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/16	*	£110	£153	£-43	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/15		£108	£124	£-16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/14		£3,617	£93	£3,524	£7	£3,539	£3,452	443.5	1	0
30/09/13		£47	£50	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/12		£54	£44	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/11		£48	£38	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/10		£12	£33	£-20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/09		£43	£37	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/08		£51	£34	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 17 years

https://vegetarianforlife.org.uk/

info@vegetarianforlife.org.uk

01612570887

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

Poverty relief

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
74 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 42-70

JOANNE REED Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Treasury Manager

RICHARD PHILIP PARKER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Human Resources Manager (Retired)

SIAN MARY MCGREARY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Marketing Manager

DR BARBARA SHARP Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Nurse Practice Educator

VALERIE CLARE WRIGHT Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Assistant Team Manager

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/08/2007, number: 1120687
Registered at Companies House on 27/06/2007, number: 06294709

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

15 returns made; AR16: 64 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE BEULAH CHARITY TRUST on 25/10/2021

Main office

Vegetarian for Life
Norwood House
53 Brighton Grove
MANCHESTER
M14 5JT

Objectives

A. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND CARE ORGANISATIONS ON THE NUTRITIONAL AND ETHICAL REQUIREMENTS INVOLVED IN CATERING FOR OLDER VEGETARIANS AND VEGANS; ANDB. TO RELIEVE POOR HEALTH AMONGST ELDERLY VEGETARIANS AND VEGANS BY PROVIDING FREE ADVICE AND GUIDANCE MATERIALS TO THOSE ENTRUSTED WITH THEIR CARE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL

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