Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 4
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Positive trading contribution: +2;Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF MIDWIVES TRUST 

To maintain and improve standards of professional midwifery the Trust conducts and commissions research, publishes information, provides education and training and organises conferences, campaigns and other events. Through its benevolent fund the Trust makes grants to midwives and others who need financial help.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently
  • More than half of total income was derived from trading and fees in the latest year

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end
  • Accounts have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • 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
31/12/22*£532£450£82£0£835£69518.500
31/12/21*£613£1,401£-787£0£783£6245.300
31/12/20£887£664£224£0£1,457£5389.700
31/12/19*£603£910£-308£0£1,194£3534.700
31/12/18£462£983£-521£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£650£971£-321£185£2,034£1,1311400
31/12/16£417£1,030£-613£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£434£1,041£-606£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£680£3,007£-2,327£63£3,438£2,52010.100
31/12/13£2,951£2,728£223£49£6,841£6,01426.500
31/12/12£3,132£2,962£170£37£6,064£5,28021.400
31/12/11£2,769£2,506£263£52£5,590£4,79022.900
31/12/10?£3,157£3,151£5£70£5,526£4,56317.400
31/08/09£3,251£2,364£887£46£5,134£4,10620.800
31/08/08£2,223£2,526£-303£38£4,294£3,49416.600
31/08/07£2,510£2,776£-267£392£4,968£4,22518.3630
31/08/06£1,832£2,551£-719£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05£2,146£2,266£-120£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04£1,868£1,586£282£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 40%
Liabilities/Income: 103%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 83%
Reserves/Spending: 18.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 12 months
Quick Ratio: 1.4
Asset Split ?
Established: 46 years

www.rcm.org.uk

info@rcm.org.uk

0300 303 0444

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Poverty relief
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Jersey, Northern Ireland, Scotland,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind

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
Department of Health - Royal College of Midwives
£84,893 01/08/2022
Maternity working group to implement findings of Ockenden report Royal College of Midwifes and Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 40-48
  • ANGHARAD OYLER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Head Of Quality Assurance & Clinical Effectiveness
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/03/1978, number: 275261
  • Registered at Companies House on 22/12/1977, number: 01345335
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR22: 30 days late, AR21: 51 days late, AR19: 46 days late,
Main office

The Royal College of Midwives Trust
10-18 Union Street
LONDON
SE1 1SZ

Objectives

TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MIDWIFERY AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MIDWIVES

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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