Overall GiG Score: 7 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 7
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Strong growth: +2
    • Large volunteers +3
    • Grant maker support: +4

    DAFT AS A BRUSH CANCER PATIENT CARE CHARITABLE TRUST 

    To relieve the suffering and improve the condition of life of persons suffering from cancer in particular but not exclusively by the provision of transport for any person or persons suffering from cancer to attend hospital appointments and/or other appointments for treatment of, therapy for and/or other rehabilitation from their illness.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
    • The charity has received modest backing from multiple prominent grant makers, including a Community Foundation, recently
    • This charity has a robust balance sheet
    • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • Over half the Board have joined recently

    Financial issues to consider:

    • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £6,209,822 available, equivalent to 89 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
    Established: 34 years

    daftasabrush.org.uk

    info@daftasabrush.org.uk

    01912855999

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    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*£997£840£158£108£6,210£6,21088.85350
    31/12/21£570£697£-127£99£6,535£6,535112.54250
    31/12/20£505£557£-52£47£5,860£5,860126.26250
    31/12/19£619£579£40£32£5,508£5,508114.25350
    31/12/18£720£482£238£46£4,778£4,7781195300
    31/12/17£666£485£180£47£4,526£4,526111.950
    31/12/16£433£455£-22£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/15£727£318£409£46£3,751£3,751141.830
    31/12/14*£227£265£-38£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/13£486£234£252£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/12£630£219£411£89£2,910£2,910159.430
    31/12/11£446£255£191£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/10£2,596£78£2,518£78£2,518£2,518387.100
    31/12/09£0£0£0£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/08£1£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/07£0£2£-2£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/06£22£20£2£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/05£32£31£1£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/04£24£24£0£0£0£0n/a00

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 12.5%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 12.9%
    Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 4%
    Liabilities/Income: 29%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
    Reserves/Spending: 88.8 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
    Quick Ratio: 0.9
    Asset Split ?
    What it does
    • Disability
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    Who works here?
    • 5 employees
    • 350 volunteers
    Who it helps
    • The General Public/Mankind
    How it operates
    • Other charitable activities
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Gateshead, Middlesbrough, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside, Sunderland,

    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.

    Major supporters in last 5 years
    Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd£16,100
    DCMS£7,200
    National Lottery Community Fund£7,200
    Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland£5,500
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Daft as a Brush Cancer Patient Care Charitable Trust
    £3,000 21/10/2021
    The organisations charitable activities
    DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
    £7,200 28/09/2020
    "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 ....more
    Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards the organisations charitable purposes
    £3,000 24/09/2020
    Towards the organisations charitable purposes
    Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Support for cancer patients during the Covid-19 pandemic
    £8,100 22/05/2020
    Support for cancer patients during the Covid-19 pandemic
    Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - support for cancer patients during the Covid-19 pandemic
    £5,000 22/05/2020
    support for cancer patients during the Covid-19 pandemic
    National Lottery Community Fund - Keep an ambulance on the road
    £7,200 15/05/2020
    11
    This project will allow the group to take cancer patients free of charge from their homes in the North East to their treatment at the Northern Centre for Cancer Care Freeman Hospital in Newcastle ....more
    Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Contribution to cancer patient care - transport
    £2,500 17/05/2019
    Contribution to cancer patient care - transport
    Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Contribution to Cancer Patient Care- transport
    £2,500 31/05/2018
    Contribution to Cancer Patient Care- transport
    Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Contribution to Cancer Patient Care - transport
    £2,500 19/04/2017
    Contribution to Cancer Patient Care - transport
    Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Contribution to Cancer Patient Care - transport
    £2,500 11/04/2016
    Contribution to Cancer Patient Care - transport
    Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards cancer patient care - recruitment of a Transport Integrator
    £2,500 21/05/2015
    Towards cancer patient care - recruitment of a Transport Integrator
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (5)
    Current Trustees appointed

    Age Range of Trustees: 58-82
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/12/1989, number: 328432
    • Registered at Companies House on 09/01/1989, number: 02333474
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    19 returns made; AR22: 99 days late, AR14: 25 days late,
    Main office

    Daft as a Brush House
    Great North Road
    GOSFORTH
    NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
    NE3 2DR

    Objectives

    TO ADVANCE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NOT DEFINED

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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