Overall GiG Score: 11 ?
Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 8
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +8

THE DIRECTORY OF SOCIAL CHANGE 

An independent source of information and support to voluntary and community organisations, through being an independent voice, providing information and training, running conferences and fairs, undertaking research projects and providing books and websites on topics of interest to the voluntary and community sectors. DSC also runs the Annual Social Change Awards.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 35 years

www.dsc.org.uk

dallcocktyler@dsc.org.uk

020 4526 5995

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UN SDGs
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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£1,638£1,648£-10£0£299£1511.1300
31/12/21*£1,847£1,691£156£0£310£1030.7310
31/12/20£1,693£1,826£-133£0£202£2021.3311
31/12/19£2,019£2,023£-4£0£335£2091.2354
31/12/18£1,885£2,052£-167£0£339£1901.1353
31/12/17£1,982£2,030£-48£0£506£1931.1330
31/12/16£2,494£2,248£245£0£554£1120.6400
31/12/15£2,361£2,322£38£56£309£1740.9350
31/12/14£2,506£2,495£11£55£307£2571.2360
31/12/13£2,501£2,353£148£54£296£1450.7350
31/12/12£2,393£2,393£0£61£149£1430.7350
31/12/11£2,377£2,400£-23£53£149£1430.7360
31/12/10£2,756£2,845£-90£113£172£1650.7370
31/12/09£2,772£2,818£-46£44£261£2491.1410
31/12/08£2,886£3,225£-340£49£308£1970.7440
31/12/07£3,205£3,142£62£48£647£4501.7440
31/12/06£3,119£3,047£72£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£2,985£3,158£-173£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£3,067£3,227£-159£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 69%
Liabilities/Income: 41%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 50%
Reserves/Spending: 1.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 0
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Education/Training
Who works here?
  • 30 employees
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Australia, Bahrain, Belgium, Bermuda, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Ireland, Jamaica, Jersey, Mozambique, New Zealand, Nigeria, Northern Ireland, Qatar, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland, Throughout England And Wales, United States,

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
National Lottery Community Fund£107,446
City Bridge Trust£89,316
Tudor Trust£32,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£25,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Charity Governance Dashboard
£107,446 04/05/2022
The project is using funding to improve the functionality of the ‘Good Governance App’ so that more charities can use this free tool to improve their governance. Improvements to the App will ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award - COVID19 response
£25,000 17/09/2021
Post-pandemic planning and development: application for core funding
Tudor Trust - Grant to Directory of Social Change
£2,000 13/01/2021
as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Directory of Social Change
£45,048 13/08/2020
towards the costs outlined in your application for an information, advice and training service for London's civil society organisations
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Directory of Social Change
£44,268 08/05/2020
A grant of £44,268 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Directory of Social Change
£30,000 17/03/2020
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towards the development of the Charity Trustee Governance App, which will support charities to improve their governance and track and report on these improvements, by offering a straightforward 'way ....more
Seafarers UK - Grant to Directory of Social Change (DSC)
£18,374 04/04/2017
This grant is the second of two to facilitate an evaluation of Seafarers UK's grant making strategy in order to enable us to refine our processes and enhance our effectiveness as a grant maker.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Directory of Social Change (DSC)
£18,374 04/04/2017
This grant is the second of two to facilitate an evaluation of Seafarers UK's grant making strategy in order to enable us to refine our processes and enhance our effectiveness as a grant maker.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Directory of Social Change (DSC)
£3,626 31/01/2017
Funding for an evaluation of Seafarers UK's grant making strategy.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Directory of Social Change (DSC)
£3,626 31/01/2017
Funding for an evaluation of Seafarers UK's grant making strategy.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 21-74
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/12/1988, number: 800517
  • Registered at Companies House on 22/11/1988, number: 02320712
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR21: 24 days late,
Main office

FIRST FLOOR
10 QUEEN STREET PLACE
LONDON
EC4R 1BE

Objectives

THE PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION; AND THE PROMOTION OF THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFICACY OF CHARITIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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