Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 5
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

MAD-AID 

Objectives and AimsThe principal objects are:1. The relief of sickness and the preservation of health among people in the Republic of Moldova through the provision of such support as the trustee may from time to time determine; and2. the advancement of education of disabled children in Moldova by such means as the trustee may determine.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

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
31/12/22£3,672£3,424£248£48£318£1870.7220
31/12/21£168£139£29n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/12/20£153£130£23n/an/an/an/an/a9
31/12/19£114£112£3n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/12/18£92£89£4£0£0£0n/a014
31/12/17£58£53£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£86£82£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£138£138£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£64£66£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£133£132£1£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 12%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 59%
Reserves/Spending: 0.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: 3.3
Asset Split ?
Established: 11 years

www.mad-aid.org.uk

info@mad-aid.org.uk

01983200648

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other welfare services
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hampshire, Isle Of Wight, Moldova,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports 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 - Connected Communities
£9,095 04/04/2023
This project will support Ukrainian people arriving on the Isle of Wight which mainly includes mothers and children. There are 220 displaced Ukrainians now living on the Isle of Wight and this ....more
LUND TRUST - Towards MAD-Aid's work.
£250,000 16/10/2022
To deliver and distribute aid to Ukrainian refugees in Moldova, and to make small grants to Moldovan NGOs that are supporting Ukrainian refugees.
LUND TRUST - Towards MAD-Aid's work.
£500,000 06/03/2022
To deliver and distribute aid to Ukrainian refugees in Moldova, and to make small grants to Moldovan NGOs that are supporting Ukrainian refugees.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 34-78
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/02/2013, number: 1150955
  • Registered at Companies House on 04/12/2012, number: 08317917
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
10 returns made; all on time
Main office

MAD-Aid
11 York Avenue
East Cowes
Isle of Wight
PO32 6QY

Objectives

1.HE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AMONG PEOPLE IN THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUCH SUPPORT AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.2.THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF DISABLED CHILDREN IN MOLDOVA BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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