Finance Score: -10
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 3
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Large legacies income: +2
  • Pension deficit: -1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Dormant: -10
(no info on trustees)
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: -8 ?

 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
  • This charity has received more than half of its income from legacies in recent years
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • There is a pension deficit of £0
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • This charity appears to be dormant
Established: 27 years
Charity Commission for England and Wales
This Charity appears to be dormant

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
31/03/18£455£1,529£-1,073£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£4,050£1,007£3,043£147£3,528£3,31839.520
31/03/16£483£637£-154£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£363£441£-78£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£382£476£-94£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£376£515£-139£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£465£548£-83£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£327£213£114£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£270£167£103£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£196£207£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£402£470£-68£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£353£292£61£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£519£460£59£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£352£256£96£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£361£389£-28£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: NAN%
Liabilities/Income: 0%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: NAN%
Reserves/Spending: 0 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: NAN
Asset Split ?
Listed activities

    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 - The Reflection Garden
    £10,000 22/07/2022
    The charity will work with patient and community groups including the Craft in Cancer group and Able to Achieve group who support people with learning disabilities as well as volunteers to run art ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - iCARE about CRAFT in CANCER
    £9,960 28/09/2018
    12
    The funding is for arts and crafts sessions to be run for cancer patients. The project aims to bring people living with cancer together and provide activities for patients during hospital stays.
    National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Yeovil District Hospital
    £9,500 07/02/2018
    Healthy Voices – 70 years of the NHS at Yeovil Hospital
    Pears Foundation - Grant to Yeovil Hospital Charity
    £78,613 05/02/2018
    36
    Pears #iwill Fund: Youth Volunteering
    National Lottery Community Fund - TPP1 - Activities for Older Patients at Yeovil Hospital
    £48,657 29/03/2016
    11
    They will deliver fun, practical and creative sessions to older people staying in hospital, including those with dementia, to improve their physical health, memory, social interaction and wellbeing. ....more

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • registered in England & Wales on 20/01/1997, number: 1057580
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
    Filing Record
    15 returns made; AR05: 1 days late,

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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