Finance Score: 8

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 3

Good reserves management: +3
Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

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

Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 20

THE VEGAN SOCIETY

THE VEGAN SOCIETY PROMOTES A WAY OF LIFE THAT SEEKS TO AVOID, AS FAR AS IS POSSIBLE AND PRACTICABLE, ALL FORMS OF EXPLOITATION OF, AND CRUELTY TO, ANIMALS FOR FOOD, CLOTHING OR ANY OTHER PURPOSE.IT IS AN EDUCATION CHARITY PROVIDING INFORMATION AND SUPPORT THROUGH PUBLICATIONS, TALKS, INTERVIEWS, WEBSITES AND SOCIAL MEDIA. THE SOCIETY ADVOCATES FOR ALL, INCLUDING THOSE IN VULNERABLE SITUATIONS.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received Government grants
Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
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
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

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		£4,299	£4,379	£-81	£26	£1,774	£1,768	4.8	80	118
31/12/21		£3,986	£4,190	£-205	£54	£1,898	£1,891	5.4	61	305
31/12/20		£3,472	£3,172	£300	£67	£2,090	£2,076	7.9	47	220
31/12/19		£3,081	£2,575	£506	£58	£1,811	£1,797	8.4	42	50
31/12/18		£2,042	£1,793	£249	£43	£1,289	£1,275	8.5	30	100
31/12/17		£1,406	£1,453	£-47	£64	£872	£858	7.1	29	0
31/12/16		£1,073	£1,034	£38	£81	£912	£897	10.4	26	0
31/12/15		£936	£910	£26	£129	£868	£848	11.2	22	0
31/12/14?		£1,106	£1,012	£93	£577	£839	£824	9.8	13	0
30/06/13		£533	£530	£4	£61	£738	£662	15	12	0
30/06/12		£390	£462	£-72	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/11		£455	£493	£-38	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/10		£419	£420	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/09		£627	£397	£231	£59	£827	£825	25	11	0
30/06/08		£396	£388	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/07		£363	£351	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/06	*	£450	£289	£161	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/05	*	£354	£302	£52	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/04		£350	£273	£77	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 20%
Liabilities/Income: 10%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 4.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 2.8

Asset Split ?

Established: 44 years

http://www.vegansociety.com

info@vegansociety.com

0121 5231730

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Animals
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Environment conservation & animal welfare advocacy

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

80 employees
118 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 36-74

AMBER VINCENT-PRIOR Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Parish Clerk

DONALD LEE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: President, International Movement Atd Fourth World

JOE TERENCE HUGHES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Cio

MELLISSA BEATRICE MORGAN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Company Director - Bakery

MX CHRISTINE ZULEKA AUDREY MCLAREN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Independent Means

PARAS SHAH Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Accountant

PAULA EILEEN FEEHAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Policy, Advocacy And Campaigns Consultant

PETER ROBERT DE VERNEUIL SMITH Appointed: 2022

DAVID HEDLEY GORE Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Administrator In A West End Theatre

JENIFER MARY VINELL Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Textile Artist

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/12/1979, number: 279228
Registered at Companies House on 27/12/1979, number: 01468880

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR06: 22 days late, AR05: 9 days late,

Main office

c/o The Vegan Society
Donald Watson House
21 Hylton Street
Birmingham
B18 6HJ

Objectives

(A) TO FURTHER KNOWLEDGE OF AND INTEREST IN SOUND NUTRITION AND IN VEGANISM AND THE VEGAN METHOD OF AGRICULTURE AS A MEANS OF INCREASING THE POTENTIAL OF THE EARTH TO THE PHYSICAL, MORAL AND ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE OF HUMANKIND.(B) TO RELIEVE ELDERLY VEGANS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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