Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 8
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

IN TOUCH/KIDS UNITED

Support children and young people with disabilities and their families by providing advice, information, respite and recreational activities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there only 4 trustees?

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
31/12/23£117£134£-17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£127£123£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£72£84£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£98£96£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£104£106£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£114£102£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£109£121£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£132£131£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£141£121£21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£90£86£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£75£79£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£91£101£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£95£74£21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£82£77£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£77£75£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£60£61£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£44£42£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06£48£50£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£29£29£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£11£7£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 20 years

intouchgroup@googlemail.com

07779997384

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Barnet, Brent, Hackney, Haringey,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • 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
National Lottery Community Fund£20,000
Postcode Society Trust£7,435
Hackney CVS£6,000
Sport England£1,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - In Touch Caring for Carers
£10,000 28/03/2023
The funding will be used to provide therapeutic workshops and recreational activities to parents and children who care for children with disabilities. The project aims to improve physical and mental wellbeing of service users.
Hackney CVS - Hackney Giving and LBH Cost of Living
£6,000 31/01/2023
Food vouchers to low income families including carers
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to In Touch/ Kids United
£1,000 12/01/2023
Small Grant Unrestricted Core Costs
Postcode Society Trust - Local Activities
£7,435 27/07/2022
Funding improved well-being of more than 200 carers and young carers through therapeutic workshops and recreational opportunities.
National Lottery Community Fund - In Touch Family Local
£10,000 17/09/2021
The funding will be used to provide therapy and recreational sessions plus day trips for families who care for children with a disability. The project aims to improve wellbeing and coping mechanisms as well as enabling people to develop new social ....more
Sport England - TGC CF Get Active Be Well
£1,500 17/08/2021
This project will deliver swimming, Zumba and aerobics to mothers who are carers for their disabled children.
National Lottery Community Fund - In Touch Staffing
£10,000 03/08/2018
12
The funding is for salaries for a twelve month period. The project aims to enable the group to continue providing services for disabled children and their families.
National Lottery Community Fund - K.U.Y.A. Coordinator
£10,000 04/02/2015
12
Not Available
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to In Touch
£30,000 29/01/2014
The charity supports the parents and siblings of disabled children from the Jewish community. With support families build confidence, gain networks of support and are more likely to go out in their local community.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to In Touch/Kids United
£2,000 31/01/2012
towards a trip to Chessingon World of Adventure for families with children with disabilities
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

  • CHERYL GLUCK
  • TOBY KAHAN
  • TZIPPORAH ALTUSKY Appointed: 2024
  • YAKOV BARD Appointed: 2015
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/11/2004, number: 1106740
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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting 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

44 CHARDMORE ROAD
LONDON
N16 6JH

Objectives

1. TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION, TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT IN LIFE OF CHILDREN HAVING PHYSICAL, BEHAVIOURAL DISABILITIES AND/OR LEARNING DIFFICULTIES SO AS TO ENSURE THAT SO FAR AS POSSIBLE THEY MAY DEVELOP AS INDIVIDUALS AND VALUED MEMBERS OF SOCIETY, AND THAT THEIR DIFFICULTIES MAY BE RELIEVED.2. TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR THE RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF THE SAID PERSONS SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL CAPACITIES AND IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.3. TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO CHILDREN DIAGNOSED WITH PHYSICAL BEHAVIOURAL DISABILITIES AND/OR LEARNING DISABILITIES BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT AND TRAINING FACILITIES TO THEIR CARERS AND SIBLINGS4. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY PROVIDING INFORMATION TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE ORGANISATIONS OBJECTIVES.5. THE PROMOTION OF ANY OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES SUCH AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, PROVIDED THAT THEY ARE REGARDED AS CHARITABLE BY THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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