A POLISHED PERFORMANCE

This charity for people with diabetes funds research, offers practical advice and apparently tries its best to respond to members' concerns. During 2007 it ran an awareness-raising campaign which reached 33 million people, and paid out £15.6m in research funding. A little more openness in the annual report about the charity's setbacks would have been good to see, but that doesn't stop this from being one of the most transparent charities we have seen.

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QUALITY OF REPORTING

What is this? 		84 %
How much info does the charity want to share? This score, taken from our search for 43 key points in the annual report, gives the answer. Top mark is 100%. Anything over 70% is a good effort.

SIZE OF CHARITY...

What is this? 		Large
We only profile the largest charities in England & Wales, and our sizes are relative to the largest and smallest among them. So where we describe a charity as 'Small', it is still much larger than the national average.

HIGHEST SALARY

What is this? 		£80k to £99k
Taken from the vague bandings given in annual reports; note that 'Under £60k' could be £9k or £59k. Nonetheless the number of bars should roughly correlate with the 'Size of charity' bars.

ETHICAL INVESTMENT POLICY

What is this? 		Unknown
We asked the charity if it has an ethical investment policy. If yes, it gets an angel. Those with no policy but which don't invest in tobacco/arms get a halo. Those without investments, or who didn't respond, appear neutral. Those with stakes in arms/tobacco get a fallen angel.
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Reviewed: 2009-02-20     Accounts ending: 2007-12-31

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IN SHORT

Who/what it helps

  • People affected by diabetes

Where

  • UK

Providing

  • Information & Advice
  • Training
  • Patient support networks
  • Lobbying on Diabetes issues
  • Research into Diabetes

VITAL STATISTICS

ANNUAL EXPENDITURE
£27,832,000
What is this?
Of all the charities we profile...
- Less than £1m is tiny
- £1m to £5m is small
- £6m to £10m is medium
- £11m to £50m is large
- Above that is very rare
SPENT ON CHARITABLE WORK
69%
The rest usually goes into raising more income. A little covers legal requirements.


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Reader's comments

I appreciate what they do
Submitted by jasonla on Wed, 24/12/2008 - 6:14am.

I appreciate what they do every year i donate and walk for a cure as well as have an annual mets game outing with a bunch of people to raise money for my friend with diabetes. We have a great time and it's for a good cause. lowering blood sugar is so important and keeping it under control it's amazing how diligent he is when it comes to what he eats.


We have been Diabetes UK for over 7 years now.
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 30/11/2007 - 12:23am.

Diabetes UK is the largest organisation in the UK working for people with diabetes. We do indeed try our best to respond to our members' concerns with our dedicated Careline: 0845 120 2960, providing support and information to people with diabetes as well as friends, family and carers. We also have a customer services line 0845 123 2399, for enquiries relating to Diabetes UK membership, donations, insurance and financial products, or indeed complaints.


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