Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 5
  • No PartB
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

THE KINGS HEDGES FAMILY SUPPORT PROJECT 

1) To educate families and the public in better standards of childcare, and in the importance of sound relations between parents and children for the maintenance and enrichment of family life2) The relief of poverty and provision of recreational facilities or other leisure time occupatation in the interests of social welfare with the object of improving the conditions of life
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 19 years

www.khfsp.org.uk

manager@khfsp.org.uk

01223778600

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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£118£110£8n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/03/22£88£92£-4n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/03/21£73£87£-14n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/03/20£182£133£49n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/03/19£120£125£-6n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/18£119£115£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£119£115£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£114£105£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£102£100£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£106£97£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£102£98£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£86£88£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£83£79£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£41£51£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£51£55£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£68£61£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£49£48£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£39£45£-6£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cambridgeshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 5 volunteers

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£20,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£20,000
Co-Operative Group£15,384
The Foyle Foundation£5,000
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund£1,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Woodward Charitable Trust - Core costs
£750 01/11/2022
Core costs
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000 11/07/2022
towards core costs over the next 12 months
National Lottery Community Fund - The Kings Hedges Family Support Project
£10,000 03/12/2021
This project will support families who have suffered through the pandemic with informal drop-in sessions every three weeks in three wards of Cambridge known for being areas of high inequality. Family ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Kings Hedges Family Support Project
£6,862 23/10/2021
We would like to offer drop-in sessions free of charge for families to play and make friends, but also to get advice and support.
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to The Kings Hedges Family Support Project
£1,500 19/10/2021
Small Grant Unrestricted Core Costs
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£20,000 13/03/2020
The Kings Hedges Family Support Project
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Kings Hedges Family Support Project
£8,522 15/11/2019
We want to offer free drop-in sessions for families to play, make friends and access advice and support.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Kings Hedges Family Support Project
£10,000 15/08/2019
12
The Kings Hedges Family Support Project
National Lottery Community Fund - Thursdays Together
£10,000 24/01/2018
12
This project will continue to run a family service providing support and activities for parents and children.
National Lottery Community Fund - Mondays and Wednesdays Together
£398,225 09/02/2015
60
Not Available
National Lottery Community Fund - Thursdays Together
£186,576 12/06/2012
72
Thursdays Together is based in East Chesterton, Cambridge providing weekly support and activities to local families with children aged up to four that aims to reduce isolation, increase skills ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Mondays Together and Wednesdays Together
£294,228 11/02/2010
60
This project is a continuation and expansion of an existing project that provides family support services. Support is offered to families experiencing a wide range of difficulties including mental ....more
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards a summer holiday playscheme
£600 24/06/2009
Towards a summer holiday playscheme for disadvantaged children in Cambridgeshire.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/01/2005, number: 1107581
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
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
18 returns made; all on time
Main office

c/o Browns Field Community Centre
31A Green End Road
CAMBRIDGE
CB4 1RU

Objectives

1. TO EDUCATE FAMILIES AND THE PUBLIC IN BETTER STANDARDS OF CHILDCARE, AND IN THE IMPORTANCE OF SOUND RELATIONS BETWEEN PARENTS AND CHILDREN FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND ENRICHMENT OF FAMILY LIFE; 2. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF PERSONS HAVING NEED OF THESE FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE CAMBRIDGESHIRE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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