Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 7

Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 18

THE FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE FOUNDATION

We advance the study of nursing and promote excellence in nursing practice. We raise funds to provide scholarships for nurses and midwives, to study at home or abroad to provide innovation in practice, extend skills to meet changing needs.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Established: 57 years
(71 years as a company)

www.florence-nightingale-foundation.org.uk

greta@florence-nightingale-foundation.org.uk

02077303030

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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
31/03/23		£4,451	£3,778	£673	£174	£2,904	£2,598	8.3	25
31/03/22		£3,418	£2,932	£486	£139	£2,297	£2,039	8.3	17
31/03/21		£2,166	£1,770	£396	£106	£1,753	£1,345	9.1	12
31/03/20		£1,467	£1,646	£-179	£115	£1,982	£841	6.1	8
31/03/19		£1,430	£1,286	£144	£68	£2,520	£2,520	23.5	6
31/03/18?		£2,118	£2,192	£-73	£74	£2,388	£2,385	13.1	4
31/12/16		£1,547	£1,618	£-72	£0	£2,443	£1,103	8.2	5
31/12/15		£1,208	£1,143	£65	£138	£2,453	£1,078	11.3	4
31/12/14		£1,348	£1,017	£331	£55	£2,386	£2,373	28	4
31/12/13		£764	£687	£77	£81	£2,017	£1,018	17.8	2
31/12/12		£656	£691	£-35	£98	£1,830	£897	15.6	2
31/12/11	*	£1,176	£671	£505	£83	£1,836	£892	15.9	2
31/12/10		£516	£639	£-123	£77	£1,357	£917	17.2	2
31/12/09		£1	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/08	*	£281	£235	£47	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/07		£219	£234	£-15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/06		£252	£260	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/05		£266	£233	£33	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/04		£282	£191	£91	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 4.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 8%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 62%
Liabilities/Income: 106%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 89%
Reserves/Spending: 8.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 0.9

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

25 employees

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	£409,500
Garfield Weston Foundation	£50,000
Esmee Fairbairn	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Esmee Fairbairn - TASK to Florence Nightingale Foundation
£5,000	04/12/2023	TASK fund donation towards core costs
Department of Health - Florence Nightingale Foundation
£72,000	01/08/2022	Leadership Development Programme for Nurse Chairs of Integrated Care System
Department of Health - Florence Nightingale Grant / Nursing Diaspora Groups grant fund
£225,000	16/03/2021	The grant fund to the FNF will facilitate the development of an end-to-end grant funding process for the 18 diaspora groups (i.e advertising, application, shortlisting, interviews, awarding funds and ....more The grant fund to the FNF will facilitate the development of an end-to-end grant funding process for the 18 diaspora groups (i.e advertising, application, shortlisting, interviews, awarding funds and benchmarking progress, as well as regular progress updates to NHSEI)Providing results and evaluation of the grant programme to NHSEI Diaspora groups will benefit from a grant funding process that will enable them to receive funding to strengthen their pastoral support for international nurses arriving in the UK subject to criteria set by NHSEI
Department of Health - Florence Nightingale Grant / Nursing Diaspora Groups Grant Fund
£112,500	16/03/2021	The grant fund to the FNF will facilitate the development of an end-to-end grant funding process for the 18 diaspora groups (i.e advertising, application, shortlisting, interviews, awarding funds and ....more The grant fund to the FNF will facilitate the development of an end-to-end grant funding process for the 18 diaspora groups (i.e advertising, application, shortlisting, interviews, awarding funds and benchmarking progress, as well as regular progress updates to NHSEI)Providing results and evaluation of the grant programme to NHSEI Diaspora groups will benefit from a grant funding process that will enable them to receive funding to strengthen their pastoral support for international nurses arriving in the UK subject to criteria set by NHSEI
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award - COVID19 response
£50,000	17/07/2020	Nightingale Frontline: A Leadership Support Service for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Nurses Working in Social Care Caring for Patients with Covid-19
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£75,000	26/11/2018	Continuing Florence's Legacy

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees:

ANTHONY CAREY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chartered Accountant, Other trusteeships: THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGISTS, THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF OPHTHALMOLOGISTS, THE MARGARET BEAUFORT INSTITUTE OF THEOLOGY,

BEN EDWARDS Appointed: 2020

CAPTAIN JULIAN DESPRES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Nursing Officer, Hm Royal Navy

DAVID BENTON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chief Executive Officer

DAME PROFESSOR JILL LINDA MACLEOD CLARK Appointed: 2017

DR DALE SPENCE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Midwifery Officer

PROFESSOR JACQUELINE REILLY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director Of Nursing

PROFESSOR JAMES BUCHAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Professor

PROFESSOR LAURA SERRANT OBE Appointed: 2022

SIMON GILLESPIE OBE (Chair) Appointed: 2023

SUMESHNI TRANKA Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chief Nursing Officer

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/01/1967, number: 229229
Registered at Companies House on 14/04/1953, number: 00518623

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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

19 returns made; AR11: 12 days late, AR08: 136 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE NIGHTINGALE FUND on 30/10/2023

Main office

THE FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE FOUNDATION
10-18 Union St
London
SE1 1SZ

Objectives

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, RELIEVE SICKNESS AND PROTECT AND PRESERVE PUBLIC HEALTH BY PROMOTING THE TRAINING OF NURSES, MIDWIVES AND HEALTH VISITORS IN NURSING AND IN SUCH OTHER ASSOCIATED FIELDS OF STUDY AS THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE FOUNDATION SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL.

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