Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 2
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Static board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

SANDWELL ASIAN FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICE LIMITED 

Our mission - to enhance the quality of life and to improve the health and wellbeing of individuals from the South Asian and other communities, who have a disability by providing a range of quality care and opportunities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • 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£666£770£-104£1£393£3936.1321
31/03/22£590£716£-126£0£496£4968.3331
31/03/21£690£628£62£0£622£62211.9291
31/03/20£733£712£21£3£560£5609.4331
31/03/19£805£725£80£3£538£5188.6421
31/03/18£718£810£-92£3£458£4586.8360
31/03/17£719£760£-42£16£550£5508.7360
31/03/16£729£660£69£18£603£58010.6380
31/03/15£715£676£39£67£535£5119.1400
31/03/14£625£594£31£588£495£3356.8350
31/03/13£621£556£64£548£465£3297.1280
31/03/12£585£557£28£552£401£2074.5540
31/03/11£640£605£35£603£372£541.1510
31/03/10£535£529£6£522£337£551.2530
31/03/09£516£433£84£427£331£581.6400
31/03/08£478£433£45£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£358£394£-36£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£298£329£-31£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£378£330£47£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£317£297£20£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 10%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 7%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 6.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 8.8
Asset Split ?
Established: 21 years
(22 years as a company)

www.safscare.org

info@safscare.org

01215582198

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseFacebookX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • 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
  • Birmingham City, Sandwell,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 32 employees
  • 1 volunteer

Who's supporting 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 - SAFS & Windmill Community Centres Garden Party
£3,465 17/03/2023
The funding will be used to organise a garden party as part of the celebration of the King's Coronation providing a joyful gathering for the community. The project aims to promote community unity ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Sensory Garden
£9,859 03/01/2018
12
A community sensory garden will be created at the Windmill Community Centre. This multi-purpose space will help to aid wellbeing, play and social interaction for local people.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 50-71
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/08/2003, number: 1098917
  • Registered at Companies House on 25/07/2001, number: 04258543
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
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
  • Investment
  • 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; all on time
Main office

SANDWELL ASIAN FAMILY SUPPORT SERVI
WINDMILL COMMUNITY CENTRE
MESSENGER ROAD
SMETHWICK
B66 3DX

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF INDIVIDUALS OF SOUTH ASIAN ORIGINS AND DESCENT WHO HAVE A DISABILITY BY THE PROVISION OF SERVICES AND SUPPORT TO SAID INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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