Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 7
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

THE NATIONAL APPROPRIATE ADULT NETWORK LIMITED

NAAN is the national membership body supporting and representing appropriate adult services in England and Wales.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12?
  • The Board is predominantly female
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
  • 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£197£234£-36n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/23£212£192£20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£202£152£50n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£157£134£23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20?£132£129£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£120£128£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£121£114£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£102£87£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15*£105£101£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14*£103£108£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£113£110£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£105£97£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£148£155£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£112£118£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£107£90£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£106£82£23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£96£87£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£114£78£37n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£63£83£-20n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 33%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Established: 20 years

www.appropriateadult.org.uk

admin@appropriateadult.org.uk

07739904858

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • 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
Esmee Fairbairn£112,000
Home Office£95,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£10,000
DCMS£9,731
Allen Lane Foundation£9,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to National Appropriate Adult Network
£7,000 20/02/2023
Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
Allen Lane Foundation - Grant to National Appropriate Adult Network
£9,000 02/07/2021
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£9,000 over two years (£6,000 in year 1, then £3,000) towards the development and delivery of a national AA training offer.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to National Appropriate Adult Network
£105,000 23/06/2021
Towards core costs for NAAN to build a just and inclusive criminal justice system that prevents miscarriages of justice by transforming safeguards for vulnerable people detained.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 05/03/2021
National Appropriate Adult Network
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,731 02/10/2020
"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
Home Office - THE NATIONAL APPROPRIATE ADULT NETWORK LIMITED
£95,000 01/04/2020
The Home Office grant makes up about 73% of NAANs total income. See Annex 2 for a more detailed financial overview for the organisation for 2019/20.NAAN is a registered charity aiming to ensure the rights and welfare of the most vulnerable people in ....more
Home Office - National Appropriate Adult Network (NAAN) 2019-20
£95,000 01/04/2019
The Home Office grant makes up about 73% of NAANs total income. See Annex 2 for a more detailed financial overview for the organisation for 2019/20.NAAN is a registered charity aiming to ensure the rights and welfare of the most vulnerable people in ....more
Home Office - National Appropriate Adult Network (NAAN) 2018-19
£95,000 01/04/2018
ncrease the efficiency and effectiveness of appropriate adults and appropriate adult schemes within the networkIncrease the accountability of appropriate adult schemeImprove the clarity, extent, efficiency and effectiveness of commissioning of AA ....more
Home Office - National Appropriate Adult Network (NAAN) 17-18
£95,000 01/04/2017
The Home Office have been providing a grant to NAAN for the past 13 years. This supports NAAN?s work on standards, training and member services, all of which are aimed at improving the quality and reach of effective appropriate adult services in ....more
Home Office - National Appropriate Adult Network (NAAN) 17/18
£95,000 01/04/2017
The Police Integrity and Powers Unit is responsible for a wide range of policy areas. Principles amongst these are the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE) 1984 Codes of Practice which set out the core framework under which the police exercise ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 27-75
  • ANGELIKA PASTUSZKO Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Appropriate Adult Service Manager
  • CLLR CHRISTOPHER STEVEN HILLIARD Appointed: 2023, Occupation: It Contractor, Retail Worker, And Councillor
  • DONNA ANNALIESA BUFFONG Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Social Worker
  • JACQ MATILDA KAYE WHITELOCK Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Operations Manager
  • LAURA MARIE HORNBY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Police Officer
  • LINDA ANN CHEBIB Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Accountant
  • MATTHEW THOMAS RICHARD HAYNES Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Team Manager, Youth Offending Service
  • MICHELLE DIXON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Head Of Criminal Justice Services
  • PENELOPE SARAH GIBBS (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Charity Director
  • SANDRA JUNE WHEATLEY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Appropriate Adult Scheme Coordinator
  • SARAH CONNELLY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Lecturer
  • SHARREL MARY COLLMAN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Managing Director
  • SUZANNE MARIE NASH Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Volunteer Coordinator (Social Worker)
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/07/2004, number: 1104765
  • Registered at Companies House on 27/02/2003, number: 04680035
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR15: 25 days late, AR14: 18 days late,
Main office

NAAN
19 North Street
Ashford
Kent
TN24 8LF

Objectives

(A) TO PROMOTE THE CARE OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE UNDER 18 YEARS AND THE CARE OF PEOPLE OF ANY AGE WHO ARE MENTALLY VULNERABLE AS A RESULT OF MENTAL ILL HEALTH, LEARNING DISABILITY, NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER OR ANY OTHER REASON AND WHO ARE DETAINED OR OTHERWISE QUESTIONED UNDER THE POLICE AND CRIMINAL EVIDENCE ACT 1984’BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE FOR, AND THE PROMOTION OF BEST PRACTICE AMONGST, APPROPRIATE ADULTS: (B) TO PROMOTE, OR ASSIST IN THE PROMOTION OF, THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE FOR, AND THE PROMOTION OF BEST PRACTICE AMONGST, APPROPRIATE ADULTS

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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