Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 1
  • Large legacies income: +1
  • Spending falling: -1
  • No PartB
    • Grant maker support: +1
    Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

    THE BRITTLE BONE SOCIETY 

    The Brittle Bone Society (BBS) exists to support those living with Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI). Our core purposes are to: provide information, advice support and equipment to anyone affected by OI; build public awareness of the condition and increase the profile of the BBS in the NHS service and general population; promote the BBS to hospitals,support groups, individuals and anyone affected by OI
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
    • This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years

    Financial issues to consider:

    • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
    • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
    Established: 48 years

    www.brittlebone.org

    bbs@brittlebone.org

    01382204446

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?

    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£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/03/22£510£253£257£43£619£58127.6420
    31/03/21£192£203£-11n/an/an/an/an/a20
    31/03/20£287£354£-67n/an/an/an/an/a30
    31/03/19£399£386£13n/an/an/an/an/a50
    31/03/18£359£328£32£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/17£240£286£-46£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/16£492£376£117£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/15£315£324£-8£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/14£335£350£-15£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/13£362£311£51£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/12£272£319£-47£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/11£331£344£-13£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/10£336£315£21£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/09£232£272£-39£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/08?£394£391£4£0£0£0n/a00
    30/09/06£289£241£49£0£0£0n/a00
    30/09/05£224£230£-6£0£0£0n/a00
    30/09/04£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Listed activities
    • Disability
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    How it operates
    • Makes Grants to Individuals
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides services
    • Sponsors or undertakes research
    Where it operates
    • Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
    Who it helps
    • Other Defined Groups
    • People With Disabilities

    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
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £10,000 11/03/2022
    Core Funding to support individuals with Osteogenesis Imperfecta.
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £10,000 28/05/2019
    Core Funding Application
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £10,000 14/02/2018
    Core Funding to support people with Osteogenesis Imperfecta
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Brittle Bone Society
    £63,785 09/02/2017
    36
    This project helps children from all over the UK who have Brittle Bone disease. It provides information, advice and support, plus fun and get-togethers in their Cool Bones programme, to help them ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Patient Workshops (Two to be held in Scotland over a year)
    £10,000 01/12/2014
    12
    Not Available
    National Lottery Community Fund - Voice 2014, a youth event for people with Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI)
    £10,000 28/11/2013
    12
    This is a project by a charity in Dundee, serving beneficiaries in Bristol. The group will use the funding to hold a youth conference weekend event for young people living with a genetic bone ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - VOICE Ireland
    £10,000 08/11/2012
    12
    The group offers support to those have Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI). The grant will be used to provide a Youth Conference event.
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/10/1976, number: 272100
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    19 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    BRITTLE BONE SOCIETY
    30 GUTHRIE STREET
    DUNDEE
    DD1 5BS

    Objectives

    TO ADVANCE RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSES, INHERITANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF OSTEOGENESIS IMPERFECTA AND SIMILAR DISORDERS AND TO PUBLISH THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH AND TO RELIEVE PERSONS SUFFERING FROM SUCH DISORDERS.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NOT DEFINED

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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