Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 13
  • Volatile income: -3
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +13
Overall GiG Score: 21 ?

IMPACT FAMILY SERVICES

Specialist domestic violence and abuse services, bespoke children, young people and family services and specialist services such as Mediation and Counselling.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently
  • 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
31/03/24£423£442£-19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/23£465£433£31n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£591£566£25£51£241£581.2202
31/03/21£691£542£150£0£691£2054.5152
31/03/20?£577£626£-49£0£39£200.4246
31/03/18*£837£856£-19£0£80£190.3360
31/03/17£1,067£1,043£23£0£99£400.5510
31/03/16£815£930£-115£0£76£-17-0.2400
31/03/15£751£753£-2£94£94£661.1330
31/03/14£733£759£-26£97£97£631230
31/03/13£631£619£12£4£123£641.2100
31/03/12£448£477£-29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£421£471£-50n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£444£395£49n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£427£351£76n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£313£319£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£287£282£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06*£290£322£-32n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£290£344£-54n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04*£389£457£-67n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Balance Sheet History
Established: 26 years

www.impactfs.co.uk

enquiries@impactfs.co.uk

07739524970

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Support for victims of domestic or sexual abuse
  • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Gateshead, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside, Sunderland,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind

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
Henry Smith Charity£129,000
DCMS£112,129
Lloyds Bank Foundation£52,250
The Ballinger Charitable Trust£45,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£37,000
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd£10,000
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland£9,550
The Coalfields Regeneration Trust£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Impact Family Services
£129,000 13/03/2024
36
towards three years' running costs of a project supporting for families and children affected by domestic abuse across Tyne and Wear.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£27,000 06/11/2023
36
Enhanced out of hours Support for Victims of Domestic Abuse
The Ballinger Charitable Trust - Grant to Impact Family Services
£45,000 22/09/2023
36
Unrestricted funding
The Coalfields Regeneration Trust - Impact Family Services
£5,000 07/06/2023
The funding is for the provision of child contact services supporting children and young people to engage with family members they no longer live with.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Impact Family Services
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Grant to Impact Family Services
£9,550 03/11/2022
28 week behavioural change programme for 20 people
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Impact Family Services
£50,000 14/09/2022
24
Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Impact Family Services
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 01/07/2022
Improving the lives of families affected by domestic violence in the North East
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£112,129 24/07/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - the charity's running costs
£10,000 09/04/2020
the charity's running costs
Ministry of Justice - Supported Child Contact Centres
£2,670 01/01/2020
To help sustain supported contact centres to contribute to costs to enable them to continue delivering supported contact in the community.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Providing essential household furniture and security measures to women leaving their homes due to domestic violence
£4,000 20/09/2019
Providing essential household furniture and security measures to women leaving their homes due to domestic violence
Ministry of Justice - ALB - Cafcass - Supported Child Contact Centres (SCCC) Grant 19-20
£2,805 01/04/2019
Provide support for contact centres
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Creating a home
£3,000 09/07/2018
Creating a home
Ministry of Justice - Supported contact centres
£3,130 01/04/2018
Provide support for contact centres
Ministry of Justice - Supported Contact
£2,850 01/04/2017
Delivery of Separated Parent Information Programme to participants ordered to attend by Family Courts (CA 1989)
Ministry of Justice - Supported Contact
£2,850 01/04/2017
Delivery of Separated Parent Information Programme to participants ordered to attend by Family Courts (CA 1989)
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Creating a home
£3,000 07/03/2017
Towards Creating a home
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Help create the experience of home
£4,000 14/10/2016
Help create the experience of home
National Lottery Community Fund - BIG Project
£490,610 21/09/2016
60
The project works with men who admit to behaving abusively within a relationship and wish to change how they think and reduce their propensity for committing domestic abuse. The beneficiary’s motivation and suitability for the programme is ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Impact Family Services
£70,022 20/07/2016
36
To fund a part-time IDVA post who will work with statutory health services to get referrals to IFS.
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Change 4 Women - supporting women who have abusive behaviour
£3,000 16/05/2016
Towards Change 4 Women - supporting women who have abusive behaviour
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - To support the continuation of the Domestic Violence Perpetrator Programme Year 3
£40,000 01/04/2016
To support the continuation of the Domestic Violence Perpetrator Programme Year 3
Ministry of Justice - Supported Contact
£3,000 01/04/2016
12
Delivery of Separated Parent Information Programme to participants ordered to attend by Family Courts (CA 1989)
Ministry of Justice - Supported Contact
£3,000 01/04/2016
12
Delivery of Separated Parent Information Programme to participants ordered to attend by Family Courts (CA 1989)
Tudor Trust - Grant to Impact Family Services
£30,000 16/10/2015
12
over one year as continuation funding towards the salary of the fathers' support worker at a family support organisation in Sunderland
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - To support the continuation of the Domestic Violence Perpetrator Programme Year 2
£40,000 01/04/2015
To support the continuation of the Domestic Violence Perpetrator Programme Year 2
National Lottery Community Fund - Options New Beginnings
£376,182 03/11/2014
60
Not Available
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Impact Family Services
£48,965 14/05/2014
Towards developing and piloting a course to support women to have respectful, positive intimate relations when they have identified themselves as using abusive behaviours.
Northern Rock Foundation - Grant awarded to Impact Family Services (Tyne & Wear)
£4,129 25/04/2014
To continue funding for a domestic abuse support worker, whilst further funding is sought for this service in South Tyneside.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Impact Family Services
£120,000 13/03/2014
36
towards three years' continuation funding of a Domestic Violence Perpetrator Programme on Tyneside
Northern Rock Foundation - Grant awarded to Impact Family Services (Tyne & Wear)
£47,396 11/06/2013
To pilot a service for separating parents who no longer qualify for legal aid and are willing to work collaboratively outside of the family court system.
Northern Rock Foundation - Grant awarded to Impact Family Services (North East)
£33,923 11/12/2012
For a business development manager to identify new opportunities across northern England.
Northern Rock Foundation - Grant awarded to Impact Family Services (Tyne & Wear)
£9,961 24/08/2012
Towards capital costs associated with taking on the Options domestic abuse service in South Tyneside.
Northern Rock Foundation - Grant awarded to Impact Family Services (Tyne & Wear)
£64,603 13/03/2012
To provide advice and support to women who have left violent relationships and are using child contact centres in Sunderland.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 49-82
  • DAVID HARKER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Accountant
  • IAN FARRAR Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Business Consultant
  • JOAN HECKELS Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Health Advisor
  • MARIE THERESE LIDDLE (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired
  • MICHAEL LEWIS CHRISTIANSON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Financial Services, Head Of Audit
  • RICHARD ALLAN WHALLEY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director
  • STEVEN FREDERICK LINCOLN Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Solicitor
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/08/1998, number: 1071132
  • Registered at Companies House on 21/10/1997, number: 03453149
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • 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
20 returns made; AR18: 43 days late, AR06: 2 days late, AR04: 54 days late,
Main office

Unit 122
South Shields Business Works
Henry Robson Way
SOUTH SHIELDS
Tyne And Wear
NE33 1RF

Objectives

A) TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE THROUGH MEDIATION FOR COUPLES AND THEIR FAMILIES, RESIDENT IN SUNDERLAND AND SOUTH TYNESIDE AND ADJACENT AREAS, WHOSE PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS ARE BREAKING DOWNB) TO PROVIDE ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE THROUGH MEDIATION TO COUPLES RESIDENT IN SUNDERLAND AND SOUTH TYNESIDE AND ADJACENT AREAS, WHOSE RELATIONSHIPS HAVE BROKEN DOWN TO PROMOTE THE SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES OR POTENTIAL DISPUTES BETWEEN SUCH COUPES WITH REGARD TO ANY MATTERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BREAK UP OF A RELATIONSHIPC) TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE CONTACT BETWEEN CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES KNOWN AS 'CONTACT CENTRES' IN SUNDERLAND. SOUTH TYNESIDE AND ADJACENT AREASS

Defined Area of Benefit:

SUNDERLAND, SOUTH TYNESIDE AND ADJACENT AREAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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