Finance Score: -7

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 13

Poor Liquidity: -1
Spending declining: -1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5

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

Overall weighted support: +13

Overall GiG Score: 15

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 several prominent grant makers recently
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
Spending is declining
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years 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
31/12/23		£1,456	£1,586	£-130	£0	£150	£150	1.1	31	0
31/12/22		£1,638	£1,648	£-10	£0	£299	£151	1.1	30	0
31/12/21	*	£1,847	£1,691	£156	£0	£310	£103	0.7	31	0
31/12/20		£1,693	£1,826	£-133	£0	£202	£202	1.3	31	1
31/12/19		£2,019	£2,023	£-4	£0	£335	£209	1.2	35	4
31/12/18		£1,885	£2,052	£-167	£0	£339	£190	1.1	35	0
31/12/17		£1,982	£2,030	£-48	£0	£506	£193	1.1	33	0
31/12/16		£2,494	£2,248	£245	£0	£554	£112	0.6	40	0
31/12/15		£2,361	£2,322	£38	£56	£309	£174	0.9	35	0
31/12/14		£2,506	£2,495	£11	£55	£307	£257	1.2	36	0
31/12/13		£2,501	£2,353	£148	£54	£296	£145	0.7	35	0
31/12/12		£2,393	£2,393	£0	£61	£149	£143	0.7	35	0
31/12/11		£2,377	£2,400	£-23	£53	£149	£143	0.7	36	0
31/12/10		£2,756	£2,845	£-90	£113	£172	£165	0.7	37	0
31/12/09		£2,772	£2,818	£-46	£44	£261	£249	1.1	41	0
31/12/08		£2,886	£3,225	£-340	£49	£308	£197	0.7	44	0
31/12/07		£3,205	£3,142	£62	£48	£647	£450	1.7	44	0
31/12/06		£3,119	£3,047	£72	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/05		£2,985	£3,158	£-173	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/04		£3,067	£3,227	£-159	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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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: 82%
Liabilities/Income: 47%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 1.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -1 months
Quick Ratio: 0

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 36 years

www.dsc.org.uk

dallcocktyler@dsc.org.uk

020 4526 5995

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

Philanthropic intermediaries and volunteering

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 it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

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

City Bridge Trust	£395,316
National Lottery Community Fund	£107,446
Tudor Trust	£32,000
Esmee Fairbairn	£25,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£25,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Directory of Social Change
£25,000	09/07/2024 12	Towards unrestricted core costs
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Directory of Social Change
£306,000	18/02/2024	£306,000 (£102,000 x 3) towards delivering a programme of events, courses, and digital resources for groups that are least able to access or afford support to build a stronger, more resilient London voluntary sector.
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 include ‘one-click’ governance reports and the ....more 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 include ‘one-click’ governance reports and the ability to benchmark charities against others making it easier for trustees and boards to make better decisions and better outcomes for their beneficiaries.
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 12	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 in' to the Charity Governance Code
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 (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 22-75

ANDREW JAMES TOWNEND Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chief Operating Officer

DHILLON TIMUR SHENOY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Student

DR ANDREW JAMES PURKIS OBE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Consultant

ELIZABETH DENISE KENYON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Charity Director

EMILY VICTORIA HUGHES Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Charity Manager

GARRY JONES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Charity Chief Executive

LESLEY THORNLEY Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Charity Manager

MATTHEW THOMAS IAN HILL Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Head Of Business Support

MICHAELA CLARK Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Capacity Building Manager

NASRULLAH TAHIR Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Head Of Global Development

WILLIAM GIBSON BUTLER (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Third Sector Leadership & Management Professional

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
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
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; 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

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