Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 0
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

FIVE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TRUST LTD 

Our objectives support achievement of the five outcomes for children. We are passionate about delivering high quality services to children and families: offering extensive outreach family support project, a range of centre based activities supporting healthier lifestyles, childcare and parent child interventions. Parents/young people are supported to access employment and training opportunities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • 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
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

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£1,520£1,556£-37£0£391£1901.5679
31/03/22£1,611£1,544£67£0£428£780.6506
31/03/21£1,426£1,393£33£0£361£1791.5720
31/03/20£1,183£1,196£-13£0£328£400.4496
31/03/19£900£925£-25£0£342£20405
31/03/18£1,316£1,035£281£0£367£40400
31/03/17£915£929£-14£0£86£10480
31/03/16£821£833£-11£0£100£210.3460
31/03/15£878£876£2£5£111£240.3380
31/03/14£942£909£33£7£109£110.1380
31/03/13£946£945£1£6£76£380.5340
31/03/12£769£795£-26£6£75£170.3300
31/03/11£1,285£1,313£-29£6£101£260.2380
31/03/10£1,308£1,251£57£6£130£730.7370
31/03/09£1,202£1,194£8£7£73£360.4350
31/03/08*£1,256£1,190£66£5£65£340.3300
31/03/07*£950£961£-10£5£-9£-24-0.3530

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 23%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 49%
Reserves/Spending: 1.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 2.7
Asset Split ?
Established: 18 years
(22 years as a company)

www.fiveforfamilies.co.uk

info@fiveforfamilies.co.uk

01514869719

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseFacebook
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Liverpool City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 67 employees
  • 9 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 56-71
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/01/2006, number: 1112796
  • Registered at Companies House on 27/06/2001, number: 04241965
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • 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
17 returns made; AR08: 25 days late, AR07: 49 days late,
Main office

FIVE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TRUST
FIVE CHILDREN CENTRE SPEKE
CONLEACH ROAD
SPEKE
LIVERPOOL
L24 0TW

Objectives

3.1 PROMOTE THE PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF PRE-SCHOOL AND YOUNG CHILDREN PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO ARE DISADVANTAGED OR WHO HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS AND TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE READY TO FLOURISH WHEN THEY GET TO SCHOOL BY WORKING WITH FAMILIES, FOSTER AND SURROGATE FAMILIES AND CARING FOR AND NURTURING CHILDREN;3.2 ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG CHILDREN INCLUDING SPEECH AND LANGUAGE.3.3 RELIEVE POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS AMONG THOSE IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES,3.4 RELIEVE UNEMPLOYMENT IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT, AND3.5 CARRY OUT SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY BE CONVENIENTLY OR ADVANTAGEOUSLY CARRIED OUT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OBJECTIVES SET OUT IN SUB-CLAUSES 1 TO 4 OF THIS CLAUSE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE. MERSEYSIDE AND LIVERPOOL

Data Sources

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