Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 3
  • Positive trading contribution: +2;Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -5
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

DIAGRAMA FOUNDATION-PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTION 

Diagrama Foundation takes care of the needs of vulnerable people experiencing social difficulties, with the defence and promotion of Human Rights at its heart. Our main objective is to promote development of centres, programmes and research aimed at prevention, treatment and integration of people in social difficulties or at social risk, especially children, families, young people and dependants.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • More than half of total income was derived from trading and fees in the latest year
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

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
31/03/23£7,799£7,042£757£6,153£2,913£2,90651910
31/03/22£7,554£6,202£1,352£5,786£2,155£2,1514.21940
31/03/21£6,040£5,333£707£4,454£349£3490.81550
31/03/20£4,742£5,387£-645£4,419£-358£-358-0.81420
31/03/19£5,453£5,684£-231£4,295£287£2730.61430
31/03/18£6,482£6,539£-57£5,283£347£3500.61770
31/03/17£5,643£5,689£-46£4,660£710£6571.41430
31/03/16*£5,380£5,579£-200£4,516£613£5631.21290
31/03/15*£1,964£2,176£-213£113£812£8004.4540
31/03/14*£1,130£1,205£-75£1,074£-438£-465-4.6390
31/03/13*£1,353£1,473£-120£1,264£-148£-171-1.4440
31/03/12*£33£108£-74£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£77£34£43£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£19£16£2£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1127.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 87.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 1%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 68%
Liabilities/Income: 78%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 3.4
Asset Split ?
Established: 15 years

www.diagramafoundation.org.uk

diagrama@diagramafoundation.org.uk

01634545000

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Other specialist outpatient services
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 191 employees

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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Edensor Care Centre
£1,092 21/10/2023
We'd like to create a memorial garden in the grounds of Edensor Care Centre, in commemoration of those residents that have passed away. It would also act as a calm space for current residents.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Cabrini House
£3,258 22/10/2022
Cabrini House wants to create a multi-purpose garden area that will enable our residents to learn and use new skills as well as improve their mental wellbeing.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Diagrama Foundation Psychosocial Intervention
£5,000 24/04/2020
A grant of £5,000 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
National Lottery Community Fund - Home for Good
£10,000 05/07/2018
12
The project will provide training to foster carers and aims to enable participants to develop a deeper understanding of children's needs and reduce placement break-downs.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 67-79
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/03/2009, number: 1128532
  • Registered at Companies House on 11/10/2007, number: 06396577
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
Filing Record
14 returns made; AR16: 11 days late, AR15: 10 days late, AR14: 1 days late, AR13: 149 days late, AR12: 514 days late,
Main office

Airport House
Purley Way
Croydon
England
CR0 0XZ

Objectives

(A) TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH (MENTAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL), SPIRITUAL AND EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF ALL CHILDREN AND OTHER YOUNG PEOPLE; AND TO PROMOTE THE MORAL, VOCATIONAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF SOCIAL DIFFICULTY OR DISADVANTAGE, IN ORDER TO INTEGRATE THEM INTO THEIR COMMUNITIES, PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO DEVELOP THEIR FULL CAPACITIES AND ENABLE THEM TO BECOME FULL MEMBERS OF SOCIETY SO THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED(B) TO PROMOTE AND PROVIDE FOR THE CARE, RESETTLEMENT, EDUCATION, TRAINING ANDREHABILITATION OF PRISONERS, EX-PRISONERS, OFFENDERS, EX-OFFENDERS AND THOSE AT RISKOF OFFENDING AND THEIR FAMILIES AND DEPENDANTS;(C) TO PROMOTE AND PROVIDE FOR THE CARE, RESETTLEMENT, EDUCATION, TRAINING,REHABILITATION AND INTEGRATION INTO SOCIETY OF PERSONS AFFECTED BY ALCOHOL, DRUG ANDOTHER ADDICTIONS;(D) TO PROMOTE AND PROVIDE FOR THE CARE, RESETTLEMENT, EDUCATION, TRAINING,REHABILITATION AND INTEGRATION INTO SOCIETY OF REFUGEES, ASYLUM SEEKERS AND OTHERIMMIGRANTS, THEIR FAMILIES AND DEPENDANTS;(E) TO PROMOTE, CARRY OUT AND PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS OF RESEARCH INTO:(1) SOCIAL CONDITIONS AFFECTING CHILDREN AND OTHER YOUNG PEOPLE, PRISONERS,EX-PRISONERS, OFFENDERS, EX-OFFENDERS, THOSE AT RISK OF OFFENDING, PERSONSAFFECTED BY ALCOHOL, DRUG AND OTHER ADDICTIONS, REFUGEES, ASYLUM SEEKERSAND OTHER IMMIGRANTS AND THE FAMILIES AND DEPENDANTS OF SUCH PERSONS;AND(2) THE MENTAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, SPIRITUAL, MORAL, SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL NEEDS OFCHILDREN AND OTHER YOUNG PEOPLE, PRISONERS, EX-PRISONERS, OFFENDERS, EXOFFENDERS,THOSE AT RISK OF OFFENDING, PERSONS AFFECTED BY ALCOHOL, DRUGAND OTHER ADDICTIONS, REFUGEES, ASYLUM SEEKERS AND OTHER IMMIGRANTSAND THE FAMILIES AND DEPENDANTS OF SUCH PERSONSAND TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN RELATION TOTHE SAME.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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