Overall GiG Score: 14 ?
Finance Score: 7
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 4
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Grant maker support: +4

MAPACTION 

MapAction is a humanitarian mapping charity that works through skilled volunteers. Its aim is to save lives and minimise suffering by making the response to humanitarian emergencies as efficient and effective as possible.When a disaster strikes, MapAction deploys volunteer mapping professionals to the scene to help coordinate the response and get aid to where it is needed most.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • 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 unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
Established: 15 years

www.mapaction.org

info@mapaction.org

01494568899

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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£1,778£1,652£126£82£794£69351574
31/12/21£1,654£1,521£133£166£666£6114.81474
31/12/20£1,183£1,117£66£147£533£5255.61591
31/12/19£1,160£1,191£-32£136£474£4434.51372
31/12/18£910£1,002£-92£112£497£4635.5972
31/12/17£1,097£1,144£-47£75£592£5315.6120
31/12/16£576£836£-260£112£643£6399.270
31/12/15£1,333£1,131£202£78£850£6166.580
31/12/14£581£540£42£51£649£4379.760
31/12/13£596£566£30£64£604£52211.150
31/12/12£391£414£-23£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£365£301£64£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£424£366£58£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£13£4£9£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 4.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 22%
Liabilities/Income: 12%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 87%
Reserves/Spending: 5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 2.2
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Education/Training
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 15 employees
  • 74 volunteers
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Argentina, Bolivia, Cameroon, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo (Democratic Republic), Costa Rica, Ecuador, Estonia, Fiji, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mexico, Mongolia, Nepal, New Zealand, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Oman, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Serbia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, ....more

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
Dulverton Trust - Core funding
£70,000 28/10/2021
Core funding
Dulverton Trust - Geospatial expertise for humanitarian response
£35,000 12/06/2019
Geospatial expertise for humanitarian response
Dulverton Trust - Delivering a New Strategic Direction
£60,000 21/10/2015
Delivering a New Strategic Direction
Dulverton Trust - the volunteer Operational Support Team
£60,000 24/10/2012
the volunteer Operational Support Team

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 10/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 34-66
  • CATALINA JAIME Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Head Of Climate And Conflict
  • SOPHIE EVANS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Head Of Country Programmes
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/11/2008, number: 1126727
  • Registered at Companies House on 04/06/2008, number: 06611408
Gift Aid
  • 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
14 returns made; all on time
Main office

Unit 2/A Douglas Court
Seymour Business Park
Station Road
CHINNOR
OX39 4HA

Objectives

TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO DECISION MAKING IN HUMANITARIAN AND SIMILAR SITUATIONS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD THROUGH THE APPLICATION OF GEOGRAPHICALLY BASED AND OTHER INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND PROGRAMMES WITH THE AIM OF PRESERVING LIFE AND RELIEVING SUFFERING AND POVERTY

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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