Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 5

Good reserves management: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 14

CHARITYCOMMS

CharityComms is the professional membership body for charity communicators. We believe that effective and inspiring communications should be at the heart of every charity's work for a better world. We hold regular seminars and conferences, host networking events and enable charities to share best practice. Members have exclusive access to our mentoring programme plus a host of other benefits.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity only provides its support via other charities

Established: 14 years
(17 years as a company)

www.charitycomms.org.uk

Joseph@charitycomms.org.uk

07404920252

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
30/04/23	£665	£679	£-14	£0	£302	£301	5.3	13	0
30/04/22	£596	£617	£-21	£0	£316	£312	6.1	13	0
30/04/21	£631	£639	£-8	£0	£337	£318	6	11	0
30/04/20	£738	£760	£-21	£25	£345	£345	5.5	12	0
30/04/19	£793	£742	£51	£18	£366	£366	5.9	11	10
30/04/18	£663	£603	£60	£603	£315	£315	6.3	12	0
30/04/17	£598	£527	£71	£0	£255	£255	5.8	11	0
30/04/16	£547	£470	£77	£470	£184	£184	4.7	7	0
30/04/15	£435	£380	£55	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/14	£357	£329	£28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/13	£270	£245	£25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/12	£193	£201	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/11	£170	£144	£26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 13%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 54%
Liabilities/Income: 54%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 5.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 1.6

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who works here?

13 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
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Covid-19 Emergency Funding
£20,000	09/12/2020 3	CharityComms is the membership network for communications professionals working in UK charities. This grant provides support to aid the organisation in dealing with the challenges posed by Covid-19.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to CharityComms
£20,000	03/06/2020 12	This grant is funding the NeverMoreNeeded campaign's website and to take forward the communications campaign during the COVID19 pandemic

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 34-64

CURTIS-JAMES MARSHALL Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Public Affairs And Media Executive, Other trusteeship: ASSOCIATION OF SPECIAL CONSTABULARY OFFICERS,

GARY MAZIN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Stories Library Manager, Rnib

IPEK LENI CANDAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Head Of Communications, Systemic Justice

KIRSTY MARRINS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Consultant

LAUREN AMBROSE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Head Of Fundraising Girlguiding

MARK RUSSELL (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Consultant

NICHOLAS ANTHONY RADMORE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director

SARAH WELSH Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Accountant

SASKIA KONYNENBURG Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director, Strategic Communications & Insight, Ncvo

VISHNEE SAUNTOO Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/10/2010, number: 1138312
Registered at Companies House on 12/04/2007, number: 06210121

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

13 returns made; all on time

Main office

7-14
GREAT DOVER STREET
SE1 4YR

Objectives

(A) TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF CHARITIES, NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANISATIONS AND VOLUNTARYORGANISATIONS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGHOUT THE UNITED KINGDOM BY THE PROVISION OFRESOURCES TO OPTIMISE THEIR COMMUNICATIONS.O CHARITIES ARE ORGANISATIONS WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLEPURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.O VOLUNTARY AND NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANISATIONS ARE INDEPENDENT ORGANISATIONS WHICHARE ESTABLISHED FOR PURPOSES THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, OR ASIGNIFICANT SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY, AND WHICH ARE NOT PERMITTED BY THEIRCONSTITUTION TO MAKE A PROFIT FOR PRIVATE DISTRIBUTION. VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS DONOT INCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.(B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN RELATION TO THE MATTERS REFERRED TO IN OBJECT 3(A).

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE UNITED KINGDOM

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