Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

    PARENTS' AID (SOUTHERN ESSEX) 

    Parents' Aid provides a package of support services to families involved with the Social Services Department or at risk of social exclusion: information, advocacy, support & befriending, family mediation, anger & aggression management, effective parenting skills and personal therapy where requested. We also give users free information booklets & offer a 24/7 information phone line.
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    Financial issues to consider:

    • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
    • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

    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£4£7£-4n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/03/22£1£6£-5n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/03/21£3£5£-3n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/03/20£1£10£-9n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/03/19£1£7£-6n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/03/18£1£6£-5£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/17£1£7£-7£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/16£2£17£-14£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/15£0£27£-27£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/14£36£36£0£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/13£46£11£35£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/12£17£10£6£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/11£39£15£24£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/10£40£29£11£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/09£46£30£16£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/08£42£28£14£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/07£52£24£28£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/06£17£7£10£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/05£22£9£14£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/04£12£8£5£0£0£0n/a00

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 31 years

    www.parents-aid.org.uk

    info@parents-aid.org.uk

    01268763631

    Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Economic/Community Development/Employment
    • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    GiG Classification
    • Services for people with disabilities
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides human resources
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Essex,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Other Defined Groups
    • People With Disabilities

    Who's supporting them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (4)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/03/1993, number: 1018739
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    20 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    11 SONTERS DOWN
    RETTENDON COMMON
    CHELMSFORD
    CM3 8EU

    Objectives

    (I) TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION OF FAMILY LIFE BY SEEKING TO PREVENT THE SEPERATION OF CHILDREN FROM THEIR PARENTS AND WHERE THEY ARE SEPARATED SEEKING TO PROMOTE THE RETURN OF CHILDREN TO THEIR NATURAL FAMILY UNIT; (II) TO RELIEVE POVERTY BY PROVIDING LEGAL SERVICES TO PARENTS WHOSE CHILDREN HAVE BEEN TAKEN INTO LOCAL AUTHORITY CARE OR AT RISK OF BEING TAKEN INTO SUCH CARE AND WHO CANNOT PROVIDE SUCH SERVICES FROM THEIR OWN RESOURCES; (III) TO RESERVE AND PROTECT THE GOOD HEALTH BOTH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL OF FAMILIES WHOSE CHILDREN HAVE BEEN TAKEN INTO LOCAL AUTHORITY CARE OR ARE AT RISK OF BEING TAKEN INTO SUCH CARE BY THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND ADVICE.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    SOUTH EAST ESSEX IN PRACTICE 20 MILES AROUND SOUTHEND-ON-SEA

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
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