Finance Score: 6
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 3
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

SUDEP ACTION

SUDEP Action exists to support those bereaved by SUDEP - Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy - and works towards prevention of deaths from epilepsy. The Charity offers support to the bereaved, provides information, effects change, raises awareness, sponsors research and education, captures data via the Epilepsy Deaths Register and acts as a focal point for global communication regarding SUDEP.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£506£413£93£45£440£36410.6920
31/03/22*£387£447£-60n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£501£426£76£86£408£35510100
31/03/20£484£480£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£480£428£52n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18*£443£386£57n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17*£395£442£-47n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 8.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 10.9%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 83%
Reserves/Spending: 10.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 13 months
Quick Ratio: 24
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 9 years

www.sudep.org

info@sudep.org

01235772850

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Department of Health - SUDEP Action Learning Disability Epilepsy & Resources
£50,000 18/02/2021
ACTION will provide a sustainable and impartial mechanism for driving evidence-based improvements in quality in acute alcohol treatment services (ACTs). It will be complimentary to the delivery of ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 29/11/2018
Knowledge Saves Lives - Taking Action Together
Masonic Trust - MCF Small Grant
£4,000 22/10/2018
Unrestricted core funding for small charities

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ALEXANDRA ELEANOR STIRLING Appointed: 2017
  • DAVID JAMES RAYWOOD SIBREE Appointed: 2020
  • DR JOHN RAYMOND HIRST (Chair) Appointed: 2017
  • DR JUDITH MARY SHAKESPEARE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired
  • JOHN MARK PHILLIPS BA, MICE Appointed: 2017
  • PROFESSOR MICHAEL PATRICK KERR Appointed: 2017
  • RACHEL SHAH BA, ICAEW Appointed: 2017
  • SIMON LEES Appointed: 2017
  • STEPHEN BROWN Appointed: 2017
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/11/2015, number: 1164250
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
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • 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
7 returns made; AR22: 149 days late, AR18: 70 days late, AR17: 28 days late,
Main office

SUDEP ACTION
18 Newbury Street
WANTAGE
OX12 8DA

Objectives

THE PROMOTION OF ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE DIRECTED TO SUPPORTING AND ALLEVIATING THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL DISTRESS OF THOSE WHO ARE BEREAVED FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF SOMEONE WITH EPILEPSY INCLUDING RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND INFLUENCING CHANGE TO IMPROVE THE TREATMENT OF BEREAVED FAMILIES.THE PROMOTION OF ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE TO IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING AND COMMUNICATION TO PEOPLE WITH EPILEPSY, THEIR FAMILIES, PROFESSIONALS, POLICY-MAKERS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES CONCERNING PREVENTION OF SUDDEN UNEXPECTED DEATH IN EPILEPSY (SUDEP) AND ALL EPILEPSY-RELATED DEATHS INCLUDING RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND INFLUENCING CHANGE TO IMPROVE THE TREATMENT OF EPILEPSY, RECOGNITION AND MANAGEMENT OF RISKS AND, IN DUE COURSE, TO MINIMISE THE OCCURRENCE OF SUCH DEATHS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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