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Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 5
  • Fundraising costs high: -2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

MYELOMA UK 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised


miles
Established: 27 years

www.myeloma.org.uk

Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/12/17 31/12/18 31/12/19 31/12/20 31/12/21 31/12/22
Charitable activities £495,165 £43,601 £92,731 £1,864 £34,542
Donations & Legacies £2,811,043 £3,306,692 £3,973,517 £3,867,153
Other Income
Investment Income £11,998 £19,278 £10,710 £3,126 £12,716
Total income £5,146,157 £4,746,780 £4,703,692 £4,724,367 £4,522,450 £5,246,030
Charitable activities spending £3,683,289 £2,741,344 £2,346,874 £3,016,475 £3,946,397
Fundraising costs 18% 23% 20% 18% 19% 24%
Other spending
Total spending £5,422,057 £4,764,395 £3,668,849 £3,172,163 £3,895,775 £5,212,619
Surplus/deficit -£275,900 -£17,615 £1,034,843 £1,552,204 £626,675 £33,411
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of health
Where it operates
  • UK and overseas, main operating location: City of Edinburgh
Who it helps
  • People with disabilities or health problems

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
Pears Foundation - Grant to Myeloma UK
£25,000 30/06/2021
Annual Patronage
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£48,378 09/10/2020
"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
Pears Foundation - Grant to Myeloma UK
£25,000 13/05/2020
12
Annual Patronage 2020
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£40,000 26/11/2018
Patients First - Providing the best outcomes
Co-Operative Group - Grant to West Lancs and Sefton Myeloma Support Group
£7,023 19/11/2018
We are raising funds to help increase awareness of myeloma amongst local GPs because diagnosis is often late.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (11)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/11 persons

Age Range of Directors: 44-76
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 08/04/1997, number: SC026116
  • Registered at Companies House on 23/10/1998, number: SC190563
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

22 Logie Mill, Beaverbank Busines Park, Edinburgh, EH7 4HG

Objectives

The objects of the company shall be to promote in the UK and elsewhere in Europe the relief of sickness of persons suffering from multiple myeloma and related diseases

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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