Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 0

Reasonable growth: +1
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 8

DUCHENNE UK

Duchenne UK's mission is to find a cure for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). Duchenne UK also lobbies government and regulators in support of it's goal and raises public awareness through the media and through events. Duchenne UK provide services and promote opportunities to enable individuals suffering with DMD and their families to live as independently as possible.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period, despite a decline more recently
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff
30/12/22	*	£3,758	£2,353	£1,405	£363	£2,519	£717	3.7	12
30/12/21		£1,619	£2,071	£-452	£245	£1,329	£353	2	6
30/12/20?		£1,637	£1,882	£-245	£89	£2,299	£957	6.1	7
30/04/19		£3,979	£2,551	£1,428	£408	£7,142	£4,790	22.5	5
30/04/18		£3,949	£2,039	£1,910	£327	£5,713	£4,456	26.2	4
30/04/17		£2,357	£948	£1,409	£138	£3,803	£3,277	41.5	3
30/04/16		£1,199	£507	£692	£142	£2,395	£2,370	56.1	0
30/04/15		£964	£546	£419	£105	£1,703	£1,702	37.4	0
30/04/14		£976	£1,331	£-355	£72	£98	£98	0.9	0
30/04/13		£482	£29	£453	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 10%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 15.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 57%
Liabilities/Income: 89%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 28%
Reserves/Spending: 3.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 16 months
Quick Ratio: 0.7

Asset Split ?

Established: 12 years

www.duchenneuk.org

duchenne@duchenneuk.org

0203 198 6381

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Other specialist outpatient services

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

12 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
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£250	15/11/2021	Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Duchenne UK
£1,000	23/08/2019	Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is a devastating muscle wasting disease and is the most common genetic killer of children worldwide. We aim to eradicate it in 10 years: TO END DUCHENNE IN TEN
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Duchenne UK
£2,000	30/01/2019	St Fergus day out for safety

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 41-74

SRI KRISHNAN GURU-MURTHY (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Journalist

ANDREW NEBEL Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Company Director

HARRIET MOYNIHAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Lawyer

PETER RICHARD MICHAEL WILLIAMS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director

CECILIA CROSSLEY BA ACA MSC Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Founding Director, From Babies With Love

CAROLINE HAZELL Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Marketing Consultant

CHRISTOPHER HARRIS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Advertising Consultant

NICK CROSSLEY Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Founding Director, From Babies With Love

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/05/2012, number: 1147094
Registered at Companies House on 14/04/2012, number: 08030768

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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

Filing Record

10 returns made; AR22: 1 days late,

Main office

Unit G 20
The Shepherds Building
Charecroft Way
LONDON
W14 0EE

Objectives

TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, BY PROVIDING FUNDING FOR SUPPORT AND RESEARCH INTO TREATMENTS AND CURES.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN ALL AREAS RELATING TO DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY BY DISSEMINATING INFORMATION ON THE DISEASE AND ITS TREATMENTS AND CURES.

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