Overall GiG Score: 18 ?
Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 9
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +9

MISSING PEOPLE LIMITED 

Every 90 seconds in the UK, someone is reported missing. Missing People is an independent charity and is a lifeline to the 180,000 people who are reported missing each year, and to their families and friends left behind. The charity operates a free and confidential helpline 24 hours a day to provide non-judgemental advice and guidance to anybody affected by the issue of missing on 116000.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • 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 dynamic in terms of composition
Established: 31 years

www.missingpeople.org.uk

info@missingpeople.org.uk

02083924590

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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
31/03/23£3,519£3,397£122£648£2,241£2,2057.88940
31/03/22£3,642£3,153£489£614£2,119£2,0777.98230
31/03/21£3,481£3,224£257£509£1,630£1,5185.78442
31/03/20£3,716£3,815£-99£588£1,373£9963.19540
31/03/19£3,670£3,499£171£573£1,472£1,3554.69175
31/03/18£3,392£3,360£32£571£1,301£1,3014.6960
31/03/17£3,098£2,983£115£473£1,269£1,2695.1870
31/03/16£2,815£2,653£162£509£1,153£1,1535.2750
31/03/15£2,409£2,418£-8£559£992£9924.9510
31/03/14£2,225£2,312£-87£656£1,000£1,0005.2490
31/03/13£2,511£2,283£228£535£1,087£1,0875.7500
31/03/12£1,991£2,032£-41£474£859£8595.1460
31/03/11£1,936£1,892£44£543£899£8995.7430
31/03/10£1,929£1,771£159£511£855£8555.8450
31/03/09£1,951£2,340£-389£645£697£6973.6730
31/03/08£2,187£2,540£-353£939£1,086£9684.6700
31/03/07*£2,844£2,103£741£824£1,439£1,3217.5660
31/03/06*£1,807£1,958£-151£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£2,869£2,091£778£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£1,707£1,906£-199£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 18.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 19.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 8%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 14%
Liabilities/Income: 10%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 7.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 5.3
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who works here?
  • 89 employees
  • 40 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

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
Home Office£1,014,280
Ministry of Defence£254,000
Dulverton Trust£100,000
DCMS£45,547
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Dulverton Trust - Big Give Christmas Challenge 2023 - Home for Christmas Crisis Appeal
£10,000 07/02/2024
Big Give Christmas Challenge 2023 - Home for Christmas Crisis Appeal
Dulverton Trust - Family Support
£90,000 08/06/2022
Family Support
Home Office - Missing People Support Services Funding
£151,027 02/02/2022
The purpose of this funding is to assist the charity to meet the costs associated with a significant rise in demand for their services during this financial year, generated from the increased number ....more
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Missing People - 05/08/21
£1,750 03/09/2021
Core Funding
Home Office - Support Services for Victims (and their families/carers) of County Lines
£211,357 01/04/2021
Missing Peoples SafeCall service provides a unique package of emotional support, practical support and advocacy for young people and families affected by county lines and missing.The service works ....more
Home Office - Missing People Support Services Funding
£122,898 22/01/2021
Missing People is the leading provider of missing person support services accessed by police forces. The most current data from the National Crime Agency who monitor the numbers of missing people ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£45,547 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
Ministry of Defence - Covid-19 Support for Vulnerable Children’s Charities
£254,000 19/06/2020
Organisations who support children and young people to achieve their potential
Home Office - Support Services for Victims (and their families/carers) of County Lines 2020-21
£226,883 01/04/2020
County lines involve gangs exploiting children to use as drug couriers and distributors, using coercion and violence to control them. There is a recognised need to find better support mechanisms for ....more
Home Office - EGVE - Support Services for Victims of County Lines - Missing People 2019-20
£202,515 01/04/2019
TIn April 2018 we published the Serious Violence Strategy in which tackling county lines and the misuse of drugs is one of the four key themes. Analysis to inform the strategy found that county lines ....more
Home Office - MISSING PEOPLE SUPPORT SERVICES FUNDING 2019/20
£99,600 01/04/2019
This funding will enable Missing People to respond to growing demand for their services generated from the increased number of police referrals being received .These services include:Missing People ....more
Home Office - MISSING PEOPLE SUPPORT SERVICES FUNDING 2018-19
£99,960 31/03/2019
This funding will enable Missing People to respond to growing demand for their services generated from the increased number of police referrals being received .These services include:Missing People ....more
Co-Op Foundation - Co-design offer
£9,840 20/12/2018
Working with young people to co-design materials targeted at young people who may be lonely and thinking about running away.
DCMS - Building Connections Fund - Codesign
£9,840 20/12/2018
Working with young people to co-design materials targeted at young people who may be lonely and thinking about running away.
Dulverton Trust - Family Support
£90,000 13/06/2018
Family Support
Home Office - EGVE - Support Services for Victims of County Lines - Missing People 2018-19
£36,580 01/04/2018
This grant will provide Ending Gang Violence and Exploitation (EGVE) support to Missing people in FY2018/19.In FY17/18 we supported a package of support services as a pilot delivered by Missing ....more
Home Office - Missing People Support Services Funding 17-18
£133,048 31/03/2018
This funding (a one off payment) will enable Missing People to respond to growing demand for their services generated from the increased number of police referrals being received .These services ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Families and friends of missing people in Scotland meet-up
£5,127 15/09/2017
12
This group will organise an informal event for friends and families of missing people from across Scotland. The event will be held in Edinburgh in December 2017, and people from across Scotland will ....more
The Rayne Foundation - Grant to Missing People
£45,000 16/03/2017
36
Towards the live webchat service.
Dulverton Trust - Extending the Family Support Programme
£30,000 25/10/2016
Extending the Family Support Programme
National Lottery Community Fund - Supporting Families of Missing People
£499,349 11/09/2014
36
Not Available
National Lottery Community Fund - When The Search Is Over: After Missing Support Project
£496,469 27/03/2014
36
When The Search Is Over: After Missing Support Project
Dulverton Trust - Supporting and Extending the Volunteering Programme
£25,000 27/02/2013
Supporting and Extending the Volunteering Programme
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Missing People
£200,000 05/07/2012
Towards a project to improve support for children and young people who are survivors of, or at risk of, child sexual exploitation.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Missing People
£48,600 24/11/2011
the salary and on costs of the Local Coordinator - Yorkshire and the Services Helpline Advisor, administration, phone, travel, training, management, supervision and volunteer costs - agreed change ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Reaching Families Left Behind When Someone Disappears
£499,517 10/11/2010
36
This England-wide project will offer support, guidance and advice to families experiencing the loss of a family member who has gone missing. The project will continue to offer free, confidential help ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Missing People
£92,910 25/09/2008
36
Towards Project costs Towards the costs of the Runaway Helpline, a confidential freephone service for young people who have run away or have been forced to leave home.
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How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 38-76
  • SARAH GODWIN Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Fundraising Consultant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/04/1993, number: 1020419
  • Registered at Companies House on 26/04/1993, number: 02814202
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR07: 48 days late, AR06: 403 days late, AR05: 15 days late,
Main office

ROEBUCK HOUSE
284 UPPER RICHMOND ROAD WEST
LONDON
SW14 7JE

Objectives

(A)TO PROVIDE COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT TO FAMILIES IN CONDITIONS OF NEED HARDSHIP OR PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISTRESS AS A RESULT OF A MEMBER OF THEIR FAMILY HAVING DISAPPEARED WITHOUT TRACE; (B)TO PROVIDE HELP AND SUPPORT TO YOUNG PERSONS AND ADULTS WHO HAVE LEFT HOME WITHOUT INFORMING THEIR FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF THEIR WHEREABOUTS AND WHO ARE SUFFERING CONDITIONS OF NEED HARDSHIP OR PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISTRESS AND (C)TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC PROBLEMS RESULTING FROM THE DISRUPTION TO FAMILY LIFE CAUSED BY THE DISAPPEARANCE OF A MEMBER OF THE FAMILY AND THE PROBLEMS CAUSED BY INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE DISAPPEARED WITHOUT TRACE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

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