Finance Score: -9

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 6

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -5
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs high: -5

Good trustee age range: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: -1

ROYAL BRITISH LEGION POPPY FACTORY LIMITED

The creation of paid, meaningful employment opportunities for ex-Service people, primarily disabled, together with their disabled dependants and widows/widowers.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
This charity has a robust balance sheet
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £35,008,245 available, equivalent to 81 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
Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

Established: 60 years
(99 years as a company)

www.poppyfactory.org

admin@poppyfactory.org

02089403305

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
30/09/23	£4,544	£5,211	£-667	£382	£35,279	£35,008	80.6	63	50
30/09/22	£4,090	£4,718	£-628	£545	£34,368	£34,137	86.8	58	50
30/09/21	£4,129	£4,658	£-530	£707	£34,906	£34,637	89.2	60	50
30/09/20	£4,322	£4,022	£300	£295	£34,098	£33,866	101.1	62	75
30/09/19	£7,927	£4,153	£3,774	£396	£31,125	£28,065	81.1	73	100
30/09/18	£4,023	£4,437	£-413	£657	£25,792	£25,715	69.6	75	0
30/09/17	£3,946	£4,307	£-360	£569	£26,506	£26,421	73.6	75	0
30/09/16	£4,158	£4,210	£-52	£441	£27,846	£27,674	78.9	60	0
30/09/15	£4,046	£3,611	£436	£369	£23,562	£23,409	77.8	52	0
30/09/14	£3,801	£3,622	£180	£415	£20,646	£20,486	67.9	49	0
30/09/13	£3,799	£4,138	£-339	£366	£18,068	£17,917	52	46	0
30/09/12	£3,548	£3,884	£-336	£304	£15,659	£15,557	48.1	42	0
30/09/11	£3,499	£3,560	£-61	£114	£15,129	£15,019	50.6	43	0
30/09/10	£3,306	£3,421	£-114	£202	£13,843	£13,717	48.1	42	0
30/09/09	£3,166	£3,214	£-48	£401	£13,920	£13,762	51.4	42	0
30/09/08	£3,161	£2,879	£282	£275	£3,655	£3,412	14.2	41	0
30/09/07	£2,887	£2,435	£452	£169	£3,522	£3,266	16.1	42	0
30/09/06	£2,819	£2,413	£406	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/05	£2,942	£2,621	£321	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/04	£2,482	£2,376	£106	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 47%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 26.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 11%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 80.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1.1

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides other finance
Provides services

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

63 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

Department of Health	£130,035
Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust	£100,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - The Poppy Factory’s employment service in the West Midlands.
£10,000	10/06/2022	The funding will be used to support veterans with health conditions experiencing complex barriers to employment to find long term jobs. This will be delivered by a network of highly qualified ....more The funding will be used to support veterans with health conditions experiencing complex barriers to employment to find long term jobs. This will be delivered by a network of highly qualified Employment Consultants across England and Wales with deep insight into the veteran experience and extensive professional networks. Barriers include mental health conditions social isolation substance misuse criminal record and housing difficulties. The project will focus on achieving long-term employment that supports wellbeing.
Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust - COVID IMPACT FUND
£100,000	25/06/2020	Funding allowed the group to continue to support Wounded, Injured and Sick veterans including new referrals. The Poppy Factory will also help WIS veterans to stay in work at this exceptionally ....more Funding allowed the group to continue to support Wounded, Injured and Sick veterans including new referrals. The Poppy Factory will also help WIS veterans to stay in work at this exceptionally difficult time.
Department of Health - Poppy Factory
£130,035	14/03/2020	Establishment of an effective and engaged network of people and organisations that champion personalised care for people with dementia operational support of delivering the network
Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award
£300,000	15/02/2019	Refurbishing The Poppy Factory, Richmond
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to The Poppy Factory
£100,000	05/12/2018	Redevelopment of poppy making factory
Masonic Trust - MCF Large Grant
£119,947	23/05/2018	A grant towards funding expanded access to support for families with disabled children.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 10/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 48-68

DR SRIDEVI KALIDINDI Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Doctor

LINDA JANETTE COSTELLO Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

ALISTAIR JAMES KETT Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Management Consultant

ANDREW IAN FERGUSSON WISHART Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Director

CLIFFORD RODERICK STANTON DARE Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Chartered Surveyor

DR TIMOTHY JOHN HODGETTS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Doctor, Other trusteeship: CITIZENAID,

KRISHNA NARENDRA DHANAK Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Civil Servant

MATTHEW EDWARD JACK HUBBARD Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Hr Director

PETER RICHARD GILL Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Retired

SIMON ANTHONY TAYLOR Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Chartered Surveyor

JULIUS PEREGRINE HAROLD SHEPHERD WOLFF-INGHAM Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Charity Executive, Other trusteeship: SOUTHBANK SINFONIA FOUNDATION,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/05/1964, number: 225348
Registered at Companies House on 11/03/1925, number: 00204405

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
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

20 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE LINCOLN SPIRITUAL ASSOCIATION on 02/07/2019

Main office

THE R B L POPPY FACTORY
20 PETERSHAM ROAD
RICHMOND
SURREY
TW10 6UR

Objectives

TO ORGANISE, ESTABLISH AND MANAGE SCHEMES FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSISTING MEN ANDWOMEN WHO HAVE BEEN MEMBERS OF THE FORCES OF THE CROWN AND PRIMARILY THOSE OFTHEM WHO HAVE BEEN DISABLED WHILE SERVING IN SUCH FORCES OR AS THE RESULT OF SUCHSERVICE, TOGETHER WITH THE WIDOWS AND DISABLED DEPENDANTS OF SUCH EX-SERVICEMENBY PROVIDING THEM WITH WORK PROVIDED THEY ARE PHYSICALLY CAPABLE THEREOF ANDWITH PAYMENT THEREFOR.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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