Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: 8

Support Score: 5

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -2
Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs high: -5

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 9

THE SICK CHILDREN'S TRUST

The Sick Children's Trust provides essential accommodation and amenities (Homes from Home) for the families and carers of sick children undergoing treatment at a number of hospitals around the country.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
This charity has a robust balance sheet
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Why are there 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12?

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £6,756,370 available, equivalent to 26 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/24		£2,394	£3,166	£-772	£982	£6,911	£6,756	25.6	53	6
31/03/23		£2,395	£3,001	£-605	£883	£7,598	£7,443	29.8	50	7
31/03/22		£1,919	£2,413	£-493	£668	£8,204	£8,049	40	48	3
31/03/21		£2,041	£2,463	£-422	£693	£8,697	£8,542	41.6	52	50
31/03/20?		£2,178	£2,546	£-368	£606	£9,119	£8,969	42.3	52	50
31/03/18		£2,479	£2,398	£81	£652	£9,731	£9,541	47.7	37	0
31/03/17		£2,421	£2,166	£255	£510	£9,650	£9,432	52.2	37	0
31/03/16		£2,512	£2,099	£412	£589	£9,395	£9,133	52.2	37	0
31/03/15		£3,565	£2,111	£1,454	£514	£9,044	£8,299	47.2	31	0
31/03/14		£2,473	£1,821	£651	£443	£7,590	£6,864	45.2	28	0
31/03/13		£1,983	£1,635	£348	£397	£6,939	£6,353	46.6	26	0
31/03/12		£1,846	£1,490	£355	£396	£6,591	£6,334	51	24	0
31/03/11		£1,304	£1,521	£-217	£334	£6,236	£6,105	48.2	24	0
31/03/10		£2,185	£1,203	£982	£313	£6,453	£6,235	62.2	23	0
31/03/09		£1,420	£1,201	£219	£284	£5,471	£5,044	50.4	20	0
31/03/08		£1,065	£1,030	£36	£207	£5,252	£5,060	59	20	0
31/03/07	*	£761	£882	£-121	£201	£5,217	£874	11.9	19	0
31/03/06		£1,188	£798	£390	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/05	*	£883	£823	£61	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/04		£880	£827	£53	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 49%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 31%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 12%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 25.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 6.4

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 43 years

www.sickchildrenstrust.org

info@sickchildrenstrust.org

02076384066

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Emotional support, counselling or therapy

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

BBC Children in Need	£38,141
The Shears Foundation	£5,000
City Bridge Trust	£4,614
Sir George Martin Trust	£3,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Essex Community Foundation - Sick Children's Trust
£2,000	06/06/2023	to support the wellbeing and recovery of seriously ill children and their families in hospital
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Grant to The Sick Children's Trust
£500	12/01/2023	Towards the running costs of crawford house in newcastle upon Tyne
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - The Sick Children's Trust - 09/11/22
£2,500	09/12/2022	Core Funding
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Sick Children's Trust
£3,000	07/07/2022	Core costs for Advancement of Health/Saving Lives
The Shears Foundation - The Sick Children's Trust
£5,000	29/04/2022	Crawford House
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Sick Children's Trust
£500	04/11/2021	Supporting the charity's objects
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Sick Children's Trust
£38,141	30/11/2020	This project will deliver practical and emotional support in overnight accommodation to families who's child is sick or injured and in hospital. As a result, family relationships will be stronger and young people will feel more positive.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to The Sick Children's Trust
£4,614	12/05/2020	A grant of £4,614 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Sick Children's Trust
£3,046	04/08/2017	We enable families to stay close to their seriously ill children during a hospital stay. Help us refurbish and redecorate our accommodation
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Crawford House Refurbishment Project
£9,660	13/09/2016	Towards Crawford House Refurbishment Project

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 43-79

ABBIE SUZANNE POKORNY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Solicitor

AILEEN RYAN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Chief Executive

DARREN FENNELL Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Chartered Surveyor

DAVID PLANE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director

DEBORAH KESTER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Hr Director

DR ANGELA YANNOULIAS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Associate Medical Director

FIONA JANE CONWAY BLAKEMORE Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Accountant

MICHAEL ROBINSON Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Director

PATRICK JAMES RIGBY Appointed: 2006, Occupation: Chartered Surveyor

PAUL JARDINE Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Chief Operating Officer

PETER CUNARD, Occupation: Pr Consultant

POLLY ELEANOR OLIVIA STAVELEY Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Company Director

VICTORIA LOUISE CARTER Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Reinsurance Broker

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/03/1982, number: 284416
Registered at Companies House on 01/03/1982, number: 01618435

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
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

20 returns made; AR07: 21 days late, AR05: 1 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from ELLIE-MAI FUND on 01/08/2024

Main office

4th Floor
28-30 Worship Street
London
EC2A 2AH

Objectives

(a) To help aid the recovery of seriously ill children in hospital in Great Britain and Northern Ireland by supporting the well-being of the family.(b) The Charity provides 'Home from Home' accommodation for families and carers of sick children undergoing treatment at hospitals across Great Britain and Northern Ireland.(c) To work towards a future where no child in Great Britain and Northern Ireland faces hospital alone by giving their family a place to stay, free of charge, just minutes from their bedside.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED

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