Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -9
Support Score: 6
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Very static board: -5
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

SWANLEY THERAPY CENTRE (S.U.M.S) 

Provision of Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment for a wide variety of conditions including multiple sclerosis, cerebal palsy, autism, strokes and sports injuries.
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 several prominent grant makers recently
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board composition appears to be very static

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 35 years

www.swanleytherapycentre.org

swanleytherapy@gmail.com

01322663042

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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£91£105£-14n/an/an/an/an/a22
31/12/21£63£72£-9n/an/an/an/an/a23
31/12/20£42£53£-11n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/12/19£66£69£-2n/an/an/an/an/a18
31/12/18£67£64£3£0£0£0n/a020
31/12/17£84£69£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£72£60£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£94£75£19£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£62£59£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£70£54£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£71£62£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£49£49£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£58£62£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£52£53£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£25£40£-15£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£13£30£-18£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£14£32£-18£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£15£29£-14£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£11£23£-12£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Disability
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Kent, Surrey,
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 22 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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Swanley Therapy Centre (SUMS)
£2,097 21/10/2023
We would like to provide a comfortable social area where members can communicate and share experiences after receiving treatment at the centre.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Swanley Therapy Centre
£3,000 21/09/2023
towards one year's running costs of a project providing therapeutic services for people with multiple sclerosis and other neurological disorders in Swanley, Kent.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Swanley Therapy Centre
£3,000 18/03/2021
towards one year's running costs of a project providing therapeutic services to people with multiple sclerosis and other neurological disorders in Swanley, Kent.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Swanley Therapy Centre
£3,000 31/08/2019
12
towards one year's running costs of a project providing therapeutic services to people with multiple sclerosis and other neurological disorders in Swanley, Kent
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Swanley Therapy Centre
£4,500 13/06/2018
12
towards one year's running costs of a project providing therapeutic services to people with multiple sclerosis and other neurological disorders in Kent
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Swanley Therapy Centre (S.U.M.S)
£3,252 04/08/2017
Funds will pay for oxygen therapy that eases the symptoms of many MS sufferers and helps treat injuries.
National Lottery Community Fund - Installation of Additional Liquid Oxygen Vessel, Double Glazing and Ex
£9,979 08/03/2017
12
This organisation will use the funding to install a liquid oxygen vessel and to make improvements to the entrance of the installation. This will improve the facility to assist those with mobility ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Swanley Therapy Centre
£9,000 08/12/2016
12
towards one year's running costs of a project providing therapeutic services to people with multiple sclerosis and other neurological disorders in Kent
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Swanley Therapy Centre
£9,000 17/09/2015
towards one year's running costs of a project providing therapeutic services to people suffering from multiple sclerosis and other neurological conditions in Kent
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Swanley Therapy Centre
£9,000 13/03/2014
towards one year's running costs of an organisation providing therapeutic services to people with Multiple Sclerosis in Kent
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Swanley Therapy Centre
£8,000 05/12/2012
24
towards two years' running costs of a therapy centre in Kent for people with disabilities
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 61-83
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/03/1989, number: 801112
  • Registered at Companies House on 10/02/1989, number: 02345991
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

The Swanley Therapy Centre
Unit 8
Park Road Industrial Estate
Park Road
SWANLEY
BR8 8AH

Objectives

TO RELIEVE PERSONS SUFFERING FROM MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS BY PROVIDING THERAPEUTIC SERVICES TO SUCH PERSONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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