Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 4
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

MESOTHELIOMA UK CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION

Nurse Specialists in NHS hospitals Specialist benefits advisorsNational audit & research Information resourcesFreephone helpline with access to specialist nursesCollates UK clinical trial availability and promotes equitable accessNational websitePublishes a quarterly newsletterConferences and educational events for patients, carers and health care professionalsAsbestos Awareness.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending since inception
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • 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 £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£1,610£1,839£-229£216£1,110£7865.11719
31/03/22£1,319£1,575£-256£171£1,394£1,2559.61221
31/03/21£1,478£1,365£113£127£1,646£1,55913.773
31/03/20£1,314£1,206£109£156£1,371£1,18811.845
31/03/19£2,471£1,143£1,328£139£1,331£1,16412.2419
Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 15.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 11.7%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 15%
Liabilities/Income: 12%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 71%
Reserves/Spending: 5.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1.7
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 7 years

www.mesothelioma.uk.com

info@mesothelioma.uk.com

08001692409

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Medical research
How it operates
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£14,222 03/09/2021
For existing charitable projects to help charities to sustain activities and services that people from Armed Forces communities use and value.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£46,806 11/08/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
Ministry of Defence - Financial Assistance/Support
£126,350 01/04/2019
Banking fines - Treasury to direct to various Armed Forces causes
Ministry of Defence - Financial Assistance/Support
£126,350 01/04/2018
Banking fines - Treasury to direct to various Armed Forces causes

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ALIDA LOUISE COATES Appointed: 2018
  • AMANDA JONES Appointed: 2024
  • CRAIG EVANS Appointed: 2024
  • DAWN ELIZABETH MCKINLEY Appointed: 2018
  • DR KEVIN BLYTH PROFESSOR Appointed: 2022
  • DR MICHAEL LIND PROFESSOR Appointed: 2024
  • DR NICK MASKELL PROFESSOR (Chair) Appointed: 2020
  • KATHERINE WILLIAMS Appointed: 2024
  • LORRAINE CREECH Appointed: 2023
  • SIMON PURVES Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/02/2018, number: 1177039
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from MESOTHELIOMA UK CHARITABLE TRUST on 19/02/2020
Main office

235 Loughborough Road
Mountsorrel
LOUGHBOROUGH
Leicestershire
LE12 7AS

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH OR SAVING OF LIVES BY RAISING FUNDS AND MAKING GRANTS TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF SUFFERERS OF MESOTHELIOMA INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE SUPPORT OF A NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTRE FOR SUFFERERS OF MESOTHELIOMA, THEIR CARERS, HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS AND ASSOCIATED ORGANISATIONS TO THE EXTENT NOT FUNDED BY STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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