Finance Score: -7

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 4

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -3
Large legacies income: +1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
Fundraising costs high: -3

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

Overall weighted support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 6

ARTHRITIS ACTION

Founded in 1942, Arthritis Action is a UK charity helping people with arthritis to live a more active life with less pain. The Charity offers a holistic self-management approach to people living with all forms of arthritis, comprised of healthy eating and nutritional consultations, education and support groups, self-management events, and access to physical therapies across the UK.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
This charity has a robust balance sheet
This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent 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:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £3,976,578 available, equivalent to 39 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years 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
31/10/23	£602	£1,221	£-619	£133	£4,048	£3,977	39.1	18	8
31/10/22	£919	£1,201	£-282	£153	£4,756	£4,665	46.6	19	21
31/10/21	£606	£1,108	£-502	£112	£5,175	£5,157	55.8	19	1
31/10/20	£391	£1,106	£-715	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/10/19	£564	£1,113	£-549	£74	£6,060	£6,060	65.3	15	1
31/10/18	£1,062	£1,001	£61	£38	£6,501	£6,501	77.9	13	0
31/10/17	£602	£781	£-179	£12	£6,578	£6,578	101.1	11	0
31/10/16	£472	£701	£-229	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/10/15	£582	£774	£-192	£109	£6,502	£6,502	100.8	11	0
31/10/14	£410	£451	£-41	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/10/13	£537	£458	£79	£94	£6,722	£6,722	176.2	6	0
31/10/12	£402	£839	£-437	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/10/11	£802	£561	£240	£140	£6,483	£6,483	138.6	6	0
31/10/10	£714	£589	£125	£82	£6,261	£6,219	126.7	4	0
31/10/09	£871	£541	£330	£121	£6,136	£6,094	135.1	3	0
31/10/08	£1,173	£376	£797	£83	£5,655	£5,614	179.1	7	0
31/10/07	£707	£345	£362	£55	£5,633	£5,594	194.5	6	0
31/10/06	£985	£296	£689	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/10/05	£622	£218	£404	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/10/04	£656	£220	£436	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 31.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 12.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 22%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 25%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 39.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 3.1

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 39 years

www.arthritisaction.org.uk

info@arthritisaction.org.uk

01323 408617

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Disability
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Medical research

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000
DCMS	£9,960
London Catalyst	£3,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
London Catalyst - Arthritis Action - 1
£3,000	29/06/2022	Partners for Health Arthritis Action Open Clinic at Central YMCA Club
National Lottery Community Fund - Arthritis Action Groups addressing digital exclusion
£10,000	27/08/2021	The funding will be used to support people living with arthritis. The project aims to provide information advice and guidance to people living with chronic pain to help them improve their quality of life.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,960	31/07/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 35-68

CAROLINE ALEXIA LANGLEY Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Healthcare Management

COLIN PETER BEEVOR Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Registered Nurse - Matron And Services Manager

DANIEL GEORGE SEBASTIAN TORJUSSEN-PROCTOR (Chair) Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Self-Employed Executive Coach

ELIZABETH TAKYI Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Lecturer

MATTHEW JOHN MYLES-BROWN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Deputy Ceo South Bank Students' Union

PROFESSOR SARAH ANNE VICKERSTAFF Appointed: 2021, Occupation: University Professor

RICARDO BORGES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Senior Manager

ROB MCNABB Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Senior Executive

SUSAN POWELL Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Banker

THOMAS OSBORNE MCLAUGHLAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/09/1985, number: 292569
Registered at Companies House on 17/05/1985, number: 01914825

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Fundraising Regulator

First registered: 12/11/2017, current status: Large charity (levy paid)

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

Arthritis Action
56 Buckingham Gate
LONDON
SW1E 6AE

Objectives

TO RELIEVE AND PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WITH ARTHRITIS BY:HELPING AND SUPPORTING THEM THROUGH THE PROVISION OF THE BEST AVAILABLE EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACHES AND TECHNIQUES FOR MANAGING ARTHRITIS,MONITORING ARTHRITIS RELATED DEVELOPMENTS AND INITIATIVES, AND PROMOTE EFFORTS TO GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF ARTHRITIS AND ITS IMPACT ON PEOPLE’S LIVES, ANDRAISING AWARENESS OF ARTHRITIS AND DISSEMINATE EVIDENCE-BASED INFORMATION ABOUT ALL MATTERS RELATING TO THE CONDITION.?

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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