Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Large legacies income: +1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

    PAIN RELIEF FOUNDATION 

    SEEKING TO FIND THE CAUSES OF HUMAN CHRONIC AND OTHER PAINSEEKING TO UNDERSTAND THE MECHANISMS OF HUMAN CHRONIC AND OTHER PAINCONDUCTING RESEARCH INTO HUMAN CHRONIC AND OTHER PAINPROVIDING GRANTS FOR RESEARCH INTO HUMAN CHRONIC AND OTHER PAINSEEKING TO FIND IMPROVED METHODS OF TREATING HUMAN CHRONIC PAINEDUCATING HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AT ALL LEVELS INTO THE TREATMENT OF HUMAN CHRONIC PAIN
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity has a robust balance sheet
    • This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
    • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period

    Financial issues to consider:

    • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £2,864,858 available, equivalent to 69 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
    • On several occasions in recent years income has been 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
    05/04/23£511£497£15£35£2,890£2,86569.243
    05/04/22£278£446£-168n/an/an/an/an/a3
    05/04/21£198£395£-197n/an/an/an/an/a4
    05/04/20£588£463£125£0£2,722£2,72070.540
    05/04/19£220£339£-120n/an/an/an/an/a12
    05/04/18£272£393£-121£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/17£268£385£-117£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/16£259£314£-54£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/15£375£339£36£0£0£0n/a00

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 18.5%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 13.9%
    Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 2%
    Liabilities/Income: 14%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
    Reserves/Spending: 69.2 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
    Quick Ratio: 2.8
    Asset Split ?
    Established: 10 years

    www.painrelieffoundation.org.uk

    lorraine.roberts@painrelieffoundation.org.uk

    01515295820

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    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Education/Training
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    GiG Classification
    • Social & legal advocacy
    How it operates
    • Makes Grants to Organisations
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Sponsors or undertakes research
    Where it operates
    • Throughout England And Wales,
    Who it helps
    • The General Public/Mankind
    Who works here?
    • 4 employees
    • 3 volunteers

    Who's supporting them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

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

    • PETER FELL Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Director Of Regional And Economic Development, Other trusteeship: ASYLUM MATTERS,
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/03/2014, number: 1156227
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Event History
    Policies in force
    • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
    • Complaints handling
    • Complaints policy and procedures
    • Conflicting interests
    • Financial reserves policy and procedures
    • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
    • Internal risk management policy and procedures
    • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
    • Investment
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding policy and procedures
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
    • Social media policy and procedures
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    9 returns made; all on time
    Recent reorganisation events:
    • Asset transfer in from MACKENZIE MEDICAL CENTRE on 02/03/2023
    Main office

    Clinical SCiences Centre
    University Hospital Aintree
    Lower Lane
    Liverpool
    L9 7AL

    Objectives

    THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE THE ADVANCEMENT AND PROMOTION OF ALL TYPES OF MEDICAL RESEARCH AND IN PARTICULAR THE RELIEF OF PAIN AND ALL PAINFUL CONDITIONS OF EVERY TYPE WHATSOEVER AND HOWSOEVER CAUSED AND TO DISSEMINATE THE RESULTS OF ANY SUCH RESEARCH THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    CharityBase
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