Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 8
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

MARCHES FAMILY NETWORK

We offer care and support to children with a disability or special needs, and their families, to enhance quality of life and a sense of belonging. We provide play and social opportunities and respite to families through our play days and summer play schemes, as well as giving advice, advocacy and signposting through our family support service.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there only 3 trustees?
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

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

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£210£219£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£269£203£65n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£204£188£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£219£245£-26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£188£231£-43n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£190£183£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£177£148£30n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£192£167£26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£178£181£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£155£155£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13*£134£112£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£116£173£-57n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/11£227£175£52n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/10£161£154£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/09£140£153£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/08£143£154£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/07£153£166£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/06£164£167£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/05£165£149£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/04£159£147£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 29 years

www.marchesfamilynetwork.org.uk

deputymanager@marchesfamilynetwork.org.uk

01568614908

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Herefordshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£311,858
BBC Children in Need£30,997
Garfield Weston Foundation£20,000
Herefordshire Community Foundation£14,540
Masonic Trust£12,000
DCMS£9,530
The Clothworkers Foundation£6,000
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust£4,750
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Herefordshire Community Foundation - Grant to Marches Family Network
£5,000 21/03/2024
11
Play+ Project
Herefordshire Community Foundation - Young Explorers
£5,000 25/05/2023
Grant to Marches Family Network
National Lottery Community Fund - Level Up Skills Club and Family Services
£292,039 15/12/2022
The funding will be used to expand the group’s services so they can support a greater number of children with disabilities or special needs and their families in the area. They will hire a new member of staff create a new social skills club for ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Marches Family Network
£4,136 22/10/2022
We wish to provide children and young people with disabilities with the same opportunities as their non-disabled peers, supporting them to access local community activities with their friends.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Marches Family Network
£500 20/10/2022
0
‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Marches Family Network - 17/08/22
£3,000 13/09/2022
Core Funding
National Lottery Community Fund - The KITE Project
£9,900 10/06/2022
The funding will be used to deliver activity sessions including cookery workshops sports arts and crafts for children with disabilities who live in Herefordshire. The project aims to provide opportunities for these children to make new friendships ....more
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Marches Family Network - 10/08/21
£1,750 03/09/2021
Play+ Project
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Marches Family Network
£30,497 30/07/2021
This project will deliver social activities for children and young people with complex and profound disabilities in an economically and rurally deprived area. Outcomes include increased confidence, improved social skills and physical wellbeing.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Marches Family Network
£6,000 08/06/2021
purchase IT hardware equipment for a charity supporting people with disabilties in Herefordshire
National Lottery Community Fund - The Connect Project
£9,919 23/04/2021
The funding will be used to run evening Connect sessions for 10-25 year olds who have a disability in an area of Herefordshire. The project aims to provide a safe space for the young people to meet with their friends build positive relationships ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 13/11/2020
Core Costs
Masonic Trust - MCF Small Grant
£12,000 14/10/2020
Unrestricted core funding for small charities
Herefordshire Community Foundation - Gratn to Marches Family Network
£4,540 06/05/2020
6
additional cost of delivering services remotely
DCMS - UK Youth Fund YAF
£6,353 28/02/2020
Bazinga Youth Clubs
DCMS - UK Youth Fund YAF
£3,177 28/02/2020
Bazinga Youth Clubs. The wider aim of the scheme is: To deliver onward grants to increase positive activities for young people by delivering extra sessions in youth clubs for the financial year 2019/20
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Marches Family Network
£6,273 15/11/2019
We want to arrange three 'Weekend Explorer' trips - fun days out for disabled children that also provide a day off for their carers.
National Lottery Community Fund - Weekend Explorers
£9,997 12/09/2019
12
The funding will be used to deliver weekend sessions for children and young people with disabilities or additional needs. The project aims to increase confidence, social skills and independence.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000 30/04/2019
Activity Programme 2019-20
National Lottery Community Fund - MFN Youth Clubs
£9,998 20/07/2018
12
This funding will be used to deliver weekly youth club sessions for young people with a disability. The project aims to reduce isolation and increase their confidence and social skills.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Marches Family Network
£28,400 13/03/2018
36
This project is a monthly youth group for young people with a range of disabilities. The projects aim to encourage skills development, increase confidence and self esteem and increase opportunities to socialise with peers and have fun.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 18/07/2017
Bazinga Youth Club
True Colours Trust - towards its Saturday 1:1 short breaks project.
£5,000 12/07/2017
towards its Saturday 1:1 short breaks project.
National Lottery Community Fund - Weekend Explorers
£9,339 14/06/2017
12
Weekend support sessions will be delivered to children and young people with a disability or special educational needs and their siblings. This will increase their confidence, social skills and independence.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Marches Family Network
£30,000 29/05/2014
Provision of age and need appropriate play and leisure opportunities for young people aged 3-19 with disabilities and special needs. Through a programme of play days and schemes to break down some of the barriers they face in accessing safe ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 59-80
  • KAREN LOUISE TURNER Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Ceo
  • RICHARD GAVIN MATHER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Business Consultant
  • RONALD WILSON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Brand Ambassador
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/06/1995, number: 1047075
  • Registered at Companies House on 23/03/1995, number: 03036897
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR13: 1 days late,
Main office

Mortimer House
Holmer Road
HEREFORD
HR4 9TA

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 19 YEARS, WHO HAVE ANY DISABILITY, MENTAL, PHYSICAL OR SENSORY OR A COMBINATION OF SUCH DISABILITIES OR WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, BY ANY MEANS CONSIDERED CHARITABLE AT LAW.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN PRACTICE, THE COUNTIES OF HEREFORD, WORCESTER, SHROPSHIRE AND POWYS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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