Finance Score: -7
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 3
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

MAIL FORCE CHARITY CIO 

Advancement of health, including by providing and supporting the provision of PPE, for health and social care workers. Advancement of education, including by improving or supporting the improvement of learning opportunities for children and young people during Covid19. The relief and assistance of people in any part of the world who are victims of war or natural disaster, trouble, or catastrophe.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
  • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

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£689£4,810£-4,121£0£1,657£0n/a075
30/04/22£11,860£7,911£3,949£107£5,778£0n/a068
30/04/21£19,539£17,710£1,829£157£1,828£5000
Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 22%
Liabilities/Income: 67%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 0%
Reserves/Spending: 0 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 4.4
Asset Split ?
Established: 4 years

https://www.mailforcecharity.co.uk/

admin@mailforcecharity.co.uk

02036150000

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Philanthropic intermediaries and voluntarism promotion
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 75 volunteers

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
Westminster Foundation - Covid 19 response Fund
£100,000 09/06/2020
6
PPE acquired by the NHS and Care workers (covid-9)

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/04/2020, number: 1189196
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
3 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from FRIENDS OF BELARUS on 20/10/2022
Main office

NORTHCLIFFE HOUSE
2 DERRY STREET
KENSINGTON
LONDON
W8 5TT

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE SUCH PURPOSES AS ARE CHARITABLE FROM TIME TO TIME IN ENGLISH AND WELSH LAW.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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