Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 7

Support Score: 3

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess liquidity: -1
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

No volunteer policy: -2
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 13

THE DISABILITIES TRUST

The principal activities of Brainkind which is the operating name of the charity. This includes rehabilitation and support solutions for people with profound physical impairments, acquired brain injury and learning disabilities, as well as for children and adults with autism.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be considerably in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 35 years

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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
31/05/23		£67,475	£55,380	£12,095	£35	£107,243	£106,967	23.2	1,261	75
31/05/22		£53,039	£57,363	£-4,324	£159	£95,957	£95,794	20	1,515	5
31/05/21		£52,223	£50,960	£1,263	£44	£100,303	£100,011	23.6	1,576	5
31/05/20		£51,127	£51,293	£-166	£23	£93,808	£92,983	21.8	1,602	0
31/05/19		£52,623	£51,116	£1,507	£21	£93,926	£93,150	21.9	1,698	0
31/05/18		£53,921	£54,717	£-796	£51	£92,648	£83,588	18.3	1,719	0
31/05/17		£57,093	£56,157	£936	£55	£93,554	£82,735	17.7	1,813	0
31/05/16		£60,901	£56,432	£4,469	£58	£89,245	£78,741	16.7	1,838	0
31/05/15		£56,003	£52,803	£3,199	£364	£86,576	£76,266	17.3	1,795	0
31/05/14		£50,676	£46,664	£4,012	£534	£81,568	£72,139	18.6	1,699	0
31/05/13		£46,520	£43,920	£2,600	£423	£76,266	£66,762	18.2	1,606	0
31/05/12		£43,994	£40,679	£3,314	£349	£71,133	£62,088	18.3	1,556	0
31/05/11		£44,549	£39,058	£5,491	£351	£68,710	£60,824	18.7	1,524	0
31/05/10		£43,692	£37,775	£5,917	£271	£62,541	£56,498	17.9	1,451	0
31/05/09		£40,858	£33,471	£7,388	£264	£55,898	£51,131	18.3	1,350	0
31/05/08		£38,899	£31,536	£7,363	£242	£48,997	£44,518	16.9	1,304	0
31/05/07	*	£35,690	£29,303	£6,387	£211	£41,857	£37,972	15.6	1,219	0
31/05/06		£33,407	£27,523	£5,884	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/05		£15,764	£12,084	£3,680	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/04		£15,911	£10,542	£5,369	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
Liabilities/Assets: 8%
Liabilities/Income: 13%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 23.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 1.3

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Disability
Education/Training

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

1,261 employees
75 volunteers

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Music Therapy
£8,500	18/03/2020 13	The Disabilities Trust will run therapy sessions in Carmarthenshire which will use music as a tool, to help individuals with brain injuries to gain confidence and allow them to return to independent ....more The Disabilities Trust will run therapy sessions in Carmarthenshire which will use music as a tool, to help individuals with brain injuries to gain confidence and allow them to return to independent living.£8,500 will fund weekly music therapy sessions.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Disabilities Trust
£7,383	15/11/2019	We want to build a sensory garden to give our residents a creative project and something to enjoy in the long term.
National Lottery Community Fund - DYH Music Therapy
£10,000	14/02/2019 12	The funding will be used to deliver music therapy workshops for people with acquired brain injury. People will learn about music whilst developing communication and interaction skills.
National Lottery Community Fund - Music Therapy
£8,500	12/07/2018 12	Project Summary :_x000D_ The Disabilities Trust in Llanelli will offer music therapy in a residential care facility for people with brain injuries._x000D_ What Money is for :_x000D_ This grant for ....more Project Summary :_x000D_ The Disabilities Trust in Llanelli will offer music therapy in a residential care facility for people with brain injuries._x000D_ What Money is for :_x000D_ This grant for £8,500 will fund one therapy session a week for a year.
Ministry of Justice - Needs of individuals with Acquired Brain Injury or Traumatic Brain Injury
£183,708	14/07/2017	To deliver a brain injury linkworker and in reach programme at specified locations. The programme is designed to improve the health and wellbeing of prisoners who have sustained a brain injury, ....more To deliver a brain injury linkworker and in reach programme at specified locations. The programme is designed to improve the health and wellbeing of prisoners who have sustained a brain injury, reaching some prisoners directly, with others being supported through information and advice.
National Lottery Community Fund - Helping the Reintegration of ABI Suffers into their Communities
£9,964	15/02/2017 12	This is a project by a charity based in West Sussex benefiting people in Birmingham. They will use the funding to deliver physical and social activities for people who are living with mental health ....more This is a project by a charity based in West Sussex benefiting people in Birmingham. They will use the funding to deliver physical and social activities for people who are living with mental health issues. This will improve the mobility of participants and lead to improved health and confidence.
Barrow Cadbury Trust - Specialist Brain Injury service in a women's prison
£46,000	23/01/2016 30	To support the salary cost and evaluation of a brain injury rehabilitation linkworker in a women's prison
National Lottery Community Fund - ConnectAbility
£10,000	24/06/2015 12	The funding will be used to purchase ipad accessories, speech to text software and five 3D printers as part of a wider scheme to purchase assistive technology and communications equipment. The ....more The funding will be used to purchase ipad accessories, speech to text software and five 3D printers as part of a wider scheme to purchase assistive technology and communications equipment. The equipment will be used to help people with multiple and complex disabilities in five different hubs in England to communicate and to use the technology for activities such as shopping, banking and learning.
Barrow Cadbury Trust - Specialist Brain Injury Linkworker - HMYOI Wetherby
£30,000	02/01/2013	Specialist Brain Injury Linkworker - HMYOI Wetherby
National Lottery Community Fund - Hollyrood Cement Works
£10,000	29/04/2010 12	This is a project by an organisation in Burgess Hill, West Sussex. The group will use the funding to purchase a canopy to be used as a cement workshop. This will provide a therapeutic learning ....more This is a project by an organisation in Burgess Hill, West Sussex. The group will use the funding to purchase a canopy to be used as a cement workshop. This will provide a therapeutic learning environment for adults with autism.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 9/10 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 33-70

ANNABEL JANE ELIZABETH BENTLEY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Consultant

BRITT IVERSEN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Executive Head Of Strategy At Havas

CAROLINE ELIZABETH REID Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Nhs Manager

HEATHER EVE CASTEL Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Financial Consultant

KATHRYN MARY GREENBERG Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Financial Analyst, Other trusteeship: KESWICK FOUNDATION LIMITED,

MATTHEW JAMES Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Chief Executive

RICHARD WILLIAM WILSON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Certified Chartered Accountant

STEPHEN HOWARD WARING Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director

TOM BILLINGTON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Project Director

TOM WARNER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Professor Of Clinical Neurology

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/01/1989, number: 800797
Registered at Companies House on 12/01/1989, number: 02334589

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Care Quality Commission
Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW)
Estyn: Her Majesty's Inspectorate For Education And Training In Wales
Financial Conduct Authority
Homes England
Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW)
Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Welsh Government (Social Landlords And Housing Associations)

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

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR07: 1 days late,

Main office

THE DISABILITIES TRUST
32 MARKET PLACE
THE MARTLETS
BURGESS HILL
RH15 9NP

Objectives

To relieve the needs of people with developmental, learning, physical or acquired disabilities or conditions, in particular but not exclusively by the provisions of care, special housing units, facilities and supported living services.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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