Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 6
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 16 ?

THE MORTIMER SOCIETY

Provision of long term residential care for adults with physical disabilities, including Huntington's Disease, and/or learning disabilities, acquired brain injuries or other neurological conditions.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • 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 £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/10/23£4,755£4,768£-13£19£5,179£5,00912.61390
31/10/22£4,290£4,396£-107£5£5,192£5,19214.21440
31/10/21£3,810£4,330£-520£3£5,299£5,29514.71420
31/10/20£4,103£3,918£185£1£5,819£5,81917.81180
31/10/19£3,722£3,786£-64£2£5,634£5,63417.91360
31/10/18£3,728£3,598£129£0£5,698£5,698191310
31/10/17£3,662£3,384£277£0£5,569£5,56919.71320
31/10/16£3,489£3,170£319£0£5,292£5,292201190
31/10/15£3,251£2,895£356£68£4,972£4,97220.61160
31/10/14£3,170£2,874£296£83£4,617£4,61719.31010
31/10/13£3,194£2,976£218£84£4,320£4,32017.41020
31/10/12£3,200£2,892£308£86£4,102£4,102171030
31/10/11£3,151£2,764£387£87£3,794£3,79316.51050
31/10/10£2,673£2,519£154£106£3,407£3,39316.21000
31/10/09£2,418£2,337£81£97£3,000£2,99315.4930
31/10/08£2,390£2,267£123£94£2,363£2,35712.5930
31/10/07£2,239£2,128£111£93£2,240£4642.6780
31/10/06£2,150£2,023£127n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/05£1,934£1,841£92n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/04£1,814£1,725£89n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 97%
Reserves/Spending: 12.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 4.2
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 41 years

www.mortimersociety.org.uk

p.studd@mortimersociety.org.uk

07714301510

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
GiG Classification
  • Residential nursing care facilities
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • East Sussex, Kent, Medway, Surrey, Throughout London, West Sussex,
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities

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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 12/04/2023
New lift to benefit adults with a severe and complex neurological diagnosis.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Mortimer Society
£50,000 07/02/2023
0
Replacement of lift for a charity which works with adults living with complex neurological conditions in Kent

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 39-77
  • CHRISTINE ANNE CLINTON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired Head Teacher
  • CLAUDETTE NEVILLE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired Rgn
  • DAVID JOHN OLIVER (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired Consultant In Palliative Medicine
  • JACQUELINE HACKETT Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Clinical Palliative Care Director
  • KEITH CHARLES LAGDEN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired Financial Services Director
  • NATALIE FARLEY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: National Inst Of Health And Social Care Researcher
  • VICTORIA LEPADDEN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/09/1983, number: 287579
  • Registered at Companies House on 21/07/1983, number: 01741444
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
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
  • Investment
  • 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; all on time
Main office

Birling House
91-93 High Street
Snodland
ME6 5AN

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF SUFFERING FOR PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL AND/OR LEARNING DISABILITIES AND/OR PHYSICAL AND/OR MENTAL ILLNESS OF ANY DESCRIPTION, INCLUDING PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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