Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 9
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
    • Grant maker support: +9
    Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

    MEATH EPILEPSY CHARITY 

    The Meath Epilepsy Trust provides fully supported residential care; on and off site day activities; and domiciliary services for people with complex epilepsy usually associated with a learning or physical disability. We also have provision in our constitution to admit people without epilepsy if we believe our service meet their needs.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity has a robust balance sheet
    • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
    • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • This charity uses a corporate trustee

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income
    • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
    Established: 62 years

    www.meath.org.uk

    finance@meath.org.uk

    01483415095

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    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
    31/03/23£7,998£8,241£-243£211£14,896£10,33715.119550
    31/03/22£7,323£7,738£-415£177£15,272£10,57516.421050
    31/03/21£7,558£7,187£370£176£15,623£10,7561820350
    31/03/20£7,644£7,171£473£207£15,158£10,32417.320950
    31/03/19£6,792£6,721£71£248£14,755£9,59117.118660
    31/03/18£6,365£6,781£-416£134£14,575£9,631172060
    31/03/17£6,075£6,323£-248£66£15,004£9,94718.91710
    31/03/16£5,710£5,313£396£67£15,364£10,196231370
    31/03/15£4,728£4,561£167£73£14,961£8,63222.71110
    31/03/14£4,591£4,287£305£198£14,744£8,44023.6910
    31/03/13£4,781£4,085£696£70£14,449£8,20824.1870
    31/03/12£4,127£3,959£167£65£13,667£8,05124.4860
    31/03/11£4,085£3,710£375£39£13,482£7,75425.1900
    31/03/10£3,974£3,892£82£39£11,294£6,41919.8870
    31/03/09*£4,530£4,004£526£99£11,088£6,11118.3850
    31/03/08£4,394£3,490£904£46£10,602£5,52319500
    31/03/07£3,419£3,229£190£39£4,444£2,88110.71220
    31/03/06*£3,226£2,994£233£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/05£2,949£2,754£195£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/04£2,828£2,326£502£0£0£0n/a00

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.9%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.6%
    Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
    Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 5%
    Liabilities/Income: 10%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 69%
    Reserves/Spending: 15.1 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
    Quick Ratio: 1.9
    Asset Split ?
    Listed activities
    • Accommodation/Housing
    • Disability
    How it operates
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Throughout England,
    Who it helps
    • People With Disabilities
    Who works here?
    • 195 employees
    • 50 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.

    Major supporters in last 5 years
    National Lottery Community Fund£323,920
    Garfield Weston Foundation£90,000
    Community Foundation for Surrey£76,660
    DCMS£48,950
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Community Foundation for Surrey - Essential Running Costs
    £1,000 05/01/2023
    Funding towards the essential running costs of a charity, based in Godalming, that supports people with severe epilepsy
    Community Foundation for Surrey - Happy with Myself
    £4,000 01/11/2022
    The grant will provide tailored fitness, complementary therapy and occupational therapy sessions for people with complex epilepsy and disabilities who attend The Meath.
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
    £40,000 11/03/2022
    Making Every Day Special!
    Community Foundation for Surrey - Get Connected; Stay Connected
    £10,320 25/08/2021
    1
    Funding towards purchasing laptops for residents with severe epilepsy to use to contact family.
    Community Foundation for Surrey - Creative Expressive Arts Group
    £10,000 25/08/2021
    10
    Funding towards a creative and expressive arts group by a charity, based in Godalming, that supports people with severe epilepsy.
    Community Foundation for Surrey - Get Fit; Stay Fit!
    £2,690 25/08/2021
    0
    Funding towards gym equipment to enable access to people with severe epilepsy the opportunity to exercise.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Making Every Day Special!
    £304,040 05/05/2021
    The Meath Epilepsy Charity (MEC) will use the funding to cover the salaries of 5 key staff who enable them to deliver their Day Skills Centre to adults with complex epilepsy serious learning and ....more
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £30,000 06/11/2020
    Life Enrichment Programme
    DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
    £48,950 09/09/2020
    "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 ....more
    Community Foundation for Surrey - COVID19 - People with Disabilities
    £25,000 28/07/2020
    1
    Funding toward the costs of enabling a charity, that works with people who have complex epilepsy and severe physical and learning difficulties, to fully open their facilities in Godalming, during the ....more
    Community Foundation for Surrey - COVID19 - People with Disabilities
    £5,000 14/07/2020
    Funding for a Fitness Instructor to work disabled people with complex needs amid the Coronavirus pandemic
    Community Foundation for Surrey - The Meath Choir
    £3,750 10/07/2020
    11
    Funding towards the salary of a Choir Master for a charity that works alongside those with severe epilepsy based in Godalming.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Keep Safe Keep Active Have Fun!
    £9,880 22/05/2020
    12
    The funding will be used to deliver remote fitness sessions and provide tablets to adults who reside at the care home who have epilepsy and learning disabilities. The project aims to improve their ....more
    Community Foundation for Surrey - COVID19 - People with Disabilities
    £5,000 21/05/2020
    Funding toward the purchase of separate changing facilities for staff, for an residential care home, based in Godalming, that supports people with severe epilepsy, during the Covid-19 pandemic.
    Community Foundation for Surrey - Covid 19 Response - People with Disabilities
    £5,000 01/04/2020
    Funding toward the purchase of equipment to keep residents' mobility and cognitive conditioning up, whilst being able to entertain their residents, for a charity that works with people who have ....more
    Community Foundation for Surrey - Multi-Sensory Room
    £4,900 18/10/2019
    3
    Virtual reality equipment for a charity which supports people with epilepsy.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Changing Perceptions
    £10,000 03/09/2019
    12
    Changing Perceptions
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £20,000 24/07/2019
    Skills Enrichment Programme Staff
    Wates Foundation - Changing Perceptions
    £20,000 13/09/2018
    Funding to cover two part time salaries at Changing Perceptions for 2018-19.
    Community Foundation for Surrey - The Great Glen Canoe Trip
    £5,010 19/04/2016
    0
    The Great Glen canoe trip for adults who face complex epilepsy coupled with other disabilities.
    Hazelhurst Trust - Grant
    £2,000 15/12/2014
    Disability education
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (1)

    • The Meath Trustee Company Limited
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/09/1962, number: 200359
    • Registered at Companies House on 19/05/2006, number: 05822835
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Other Regulators
    • Care Quality Commission
    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
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    20 returns made; AR09: 48 days late, AR06: 16 days late,
    Recent reorganisation events:
    • Asset transfer in from WESTBROOK HOUSING on 25/05/2022
    Main office

    Meath Epilepsy Charity
    Westbrook Road
    GODALMING
    GU7 2QH

    Objectives

    TO SUPPORT, CARE FOR AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH EPILEPSY AND ASSOCIATED LEARNING AND PHYSICAL DISABILITIES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUITABLE ACCOMMODATION, TAILORED ASSISTANCE, SKILLS TRAINING, AND LEISURE AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NATIONAL.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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