Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 3
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Good Reserves: +1Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

THE SOCIETY OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE 

The SOM is the largest and oldest nationally recognised professional organization of individuals with an interest in health and work. Through its collective voice, SOM advances knowledge, and increases awareness to influence the future of occupational health and the health of people in or returning to work.SOM membership is for anyone working in occupational health and related disciplines.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants and contracts
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but unrestricted reserves are available

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
31/12/22£977£1,019£-42£4£947£7889.373
31/12/21£892£831£60£0£1,050£87412.674
31/12/20£824£671£154£7£959£79214.265
31/12/19£930£887£43£6£776£593865
Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 12%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 29%
Liabilities/Income: 39%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 83%
Reserves/Spending: 9.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 11 months
Quick Ratio: 0
Asset Split ?
Established: 5 years

www.som.org.uk

NICK.PAHL@SOM.ORG.UK

0203 910 4531

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • General outpatient health-care services
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 7 employees
  • 3 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 44-57
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/06/2019, number: 1184142
  • Registered at Companies House on 24/05/2018, number: 11380861
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
4 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE SOCIETY OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE on 02/03/2020
Main office

2 St Andrews Place
London
NW1 4LB

Objectives

THE SOCIETY'S OBJECTS ARE: 1 PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF WORK-RELATED ILL HEALTH, OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES AND INJURIES AND THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH OF PEOPLE AT WORK; 2 THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED DUE TO ILL-HEALTH, DISEASE, INJURY OR DISABILITY BY SUPPORTING THEM TO KEEP IN WORK OR ASSIST THEM TO GET INTO WORK 3 ADVANCING EDUCATION, INCLUDING THE PROMOTION AND STIMULATION OF RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND MEDICINE AND RELATED ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PUBLICATION OF SUCH RESEARCH AND THE PROVISION OF GUIDANCE AND ADVICE ON OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND MEDICINE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, INCLUDING BY FORMING FOR THE ABOVE PURPOSES A GROUP OF MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS, NURSES AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS INTERESTED IN THE PRACTICE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND MEDICINE IN ANY OF ITS BRANCHES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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