Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 1

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 4

THE THALIDOMIDE SOCIETY

The Thalidomide Society works with thalidomide and similarly impaired people, their families and supporters. The Society provides a social network for thalidomide and similarly impaired people and strives to keep the story of thalidomide alive by working with media and medical professionals and students and all other people interested in the history of thalidomide.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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
31/10/22		£90	£133	£-42	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/10/21		£22	£60	£-37	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	11
31/10/20	*	£75	£73	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	9
31/10/19		£39	£74	£-36	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	11
31/10/18		£92	£66	£26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	1
31/10/17		£33	£40	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/16		£21	£23	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/15		£21	£25	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/14		£18	£26	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/13		£18	£50	£-32	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/12		£24	£48	£-24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/11		£23	£42	£-18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/10		£41	£57	£-16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/09		£21	£38	£-16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/08		£30	£37	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/07		£29	£40	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/06		£30	£46	£-16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/05		£32	£37	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/04		£32	£38	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 61 years

www.thalidomidesociety.org

info@thalidomidesociety.org

07802604205

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Disability
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
2 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
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Thalidomide Society
£98,600	03/07/2018	Thalidomide Stories – an oral history project with thalidomide survivors

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

ROSSLYN HEPPLE Appointed: 2024

SUKESHI THAKKAR Appointed: 2021

DARREN MANSELL Appointed: 2024

DAVID TICKELL Appointed: 2022

GERALDINE FREEMAN Appointed: 2020

MANDY DE LA MARE (Chair) Appointed: 2024

MARGARET HOGG

MIKEY ARGY Appointed: 2022

SUE GOODING Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/05/1963, number: 231708

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR20: 3 days late,

Main office

LEWIS SMITH & CO
THE OLD DOCTORS HOUSE
74 GRANGE ROAD
DUDLEY
WEST MIDLANDS
DY1 2AW

Objectives

The objects of the Society are for the public benefit: (1) To assist in the relief of persons with impairments attributable to the effects of the drug known as thalidomide and other persons with similar impairments by: - providing such persons, their families and carers with opportunities to meet each other either in person or via social media at events and meetings organised by the Society; - providing support and information to such persons, their families and carers; (2) To advance the education of the public in the subject of the history of thalidomide by collecting, collating, archiving and preserving documents relating to the history of thalidomide and by undertaking or assisting in the undertaking of educational and research projects concerning the effects of thalidomide and the work of the Society and by publishing the useful results of such educational and research projects.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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