Overall GiG Score: 14 ?
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 15
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Grant maker support: +10

OMEGA, THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR END OF LIFE CARE 

Omega is based in the West Midlands. Its objects are to relieve the elderly and terminally ill particular by promoting improvements in end of life care. We support caring families and people approaching the end of life, through the provision of information, training, guidance and other non-clinical support. We also provide training and support socially isolated clients
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 17 years

www.omega.uk.net

INFO@OMEGA.UK.NET

01743245088

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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£257£282£-25n/an/an/an/an/a485
31/03/22£310£293£17n/an/an/an/an/a485
31/03/21£266£237£29n/an/an/an/an/a329
31/03/20£138£134£4n/an/an/an/an/a325
31/03/19£76£105£-29n/an/an/an/an/a98
31/03/18£114£113£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£115£112£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£128£126£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£99£94£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£80£104£-24£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£115£125£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£115£119£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£240£298£-58£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£273£417£-144£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£323£86£236£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£25£0£25£0£0£0NAN00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 485 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • 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
Henry Smith Charity£127,000
National Lottery Community Fund£127,000
Dulverton Trust£35,000
DCMS£31,570
Masonic Trust£15,000
Cheshire Community Foundation£15,000
Dunhill Medical Trust£10,800
The Foyle Foundation£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Grocers' Charity - 2022-Omega Association for End of Life Care
£3,000 16/03/2022
Towards programme costs related to A Letter from Louise, a nationwide letter-writing programme aimed at isolated older people. Volunteer letter writers are matched with elders based on an elder's ....more
Dulverton Trust - Core funding 2022/23
£35,000 09/02/2022
Core funding 2022/23
Dunhill Medical Trust - Impact measurement and management
£10,800 21/01/2022
12
2021-22 Capabiltiy development scheme
National Lottery Community Fund - Core Costs
£127,000 20/12/2021
The funding will be used over 3 years as a contribution to overall core costs to provide support to people and their caregivers who are facing significant loneliness and isolation particularly those ....more
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Omega, the National Association for End of Life Care
£4,000 08/06/2021
Chatterbox, Action Against Loneliness programme
Masonic Trust - MCF Small Grant
£15,000 24/02/2021
Unrestricted core funding for small charities
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Omega
£127,000 04/02/2021
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of a project providing support to caregivers, the bereaved, and people living with a life-limiting illness in the West Midlands.
Cheshire Community Foundation - Strategic Partnership to give patients linked to Assura practices access to Omega programmes
£15,000 12/11/2020
Omega aims to tackle loneliness and social isolation among older people. We propose a strategic partnership where NHS staff based at Assura practices throughout the West Midlands and beyond can refer ....more
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£10,000 29/07/2020
the Chatterbox Telephone Befriending Programme over twelve months (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£31,570 08/07/2020
"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
CAF - Grant to Omega, the National Association for End of Life Care
£3,000 01/05/2020
3
Grant to Omega, the National Association for End of Life Care to support the organisation through COVID19
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Omega The National Association for the End of Life
£39,600 24/04/2017
24
Support for carers adjusting to changes as a result of a significant diagnosis. Or have recently lost their loved one and seeking to rebuild their lives through peer support and help to move forward ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Omega; the National Association for End of Life Care
£87,000 09/03/2017
36
towards three years' running costs of a project providing support to bereaved carers and their families in the West Midlands
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Omega The National Association for the End of Life
£39,600 07/01/2015
36
Support for carers adjusting to changes as a result of a significant diagnosis. Or have recently lost their loved one and seeking to rebuild their lives through peer support and help to move forward ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Omega The National Association for the End of Life
£25,000 30/06/2011
the salary costs of the Network Development Co-ordinator including outreach activity costs, evaluation, support and group facilitation costs, recruitment, supervision and training costs
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 58-74
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/07/2007, number: 1120322
  • Registered at Companies House on 02/04/2007, number: 06196052
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
16 returns made; all on time
Main office

LONDON HOUSE
TOWN WALLS
SHREWSBURY
SY1 1TX

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE ELDERLY AND TERMINALLY ILL IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A) PROMOTING IMPROVEMENTS IN CARE FOR PEOPLE NEARING THE END OF THEIR LIVES;B) UNDERTAKING RESEARCH INTO HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE PROVISION AND DISSEMINATING THE RESULTS THEREOF; ANDC) PROVIDING TRAINING AND EDUCATION IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE PROVISION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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