Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 10
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 24 ?

MONTGOMERYSHIRE FAMILY CRISIS CENTRE

One stop organisation to support domestic abuse victims and their families regardless of gender. Services are as follows:Female Refuge;Male Refuge;Outreach Support for adults and children/young people;Specialist Group Programmes & Training;S.T.A.R. Club for children aged 6-12 years;Domestic Abuse Intervention Programme;24 hour Emergency Helpline;Accepts referrals UK wide.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • 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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

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
31/03/23£823£703£119£0£459£4337.4220
31/03/22£688£643£45£0£350£3125.8211
31/03/21£581£554£27£0£301£2325192
31/03/20£442£439£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£465£418£47n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£379£370£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£371£314£57n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£332£300£33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£359£276£83n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£284£469£-185n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£333£387£-54n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£415£323£92n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£315£320£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£331£294£37n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09*£290£293£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 2%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 94%
Reserves/Spending: 7.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 8.8
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 16 years

www.familycrisis.co.uk

admin@familycrisis.co.uk

01686629114

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Other Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Support for victims of domestic or sexual abuse
  • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Powys,
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • 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
Henry Smith Charity£221,800
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund£68,000
Lloyds Bank Foundation£52,250
National Lottery Community Fund£9,790
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Montgomeryshire Family Crisis Centre
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Montgomeryshire Family Crisis Centre
£105,500 17/05/2022
36
towards three years' running costs of a project providing refuge and additional support for individuals and families affected by domestic abuse in North Powys, Wales.
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to Montgomeryshire Family Crisis Centre
£8,000 06/05/2022
Jubilee Grant Restricted Project Funding
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Montgomeryshire Family Crisis Centre
£50,000 25/03/2022
24
Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Montgomeryshire Family Crisis Centre
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to Montgomeryshire Family Crisis Centre
£60,000 22/07/2021
48
Main Grant unrestricted core costs
National Lottery Community Fund - COVID-19 - MFCC Additional Staff Hours
£9,790 27/05/2020
12
Montgomeryshire Family Crisis Centre in Powys will use a £9790 grant to provide additional support for families affected by domestic violence and abuse due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Bydd Canolfan Argyfwng Teuluol Sir Drefaldwyn yn Powys yn ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Montgomeryshire Family Crisis Centre
£116,300 07/05/2020
36
towards three years' running costs of a project providing a range of 1-2-1 and group sessions for individuals affected by domestic abuse in North Powys, Wales
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Montgomeryshire Family Crisis Centre
£95,346 26/03/2019
36
Core funding this mid-Wales based specialist charity to enable it to deliver front line services to victims of domestic abuse.
DCMS - Ask Me Plus
£2,960 01/12/2018
The Ask Me Plus project will expand and develop the Womens Aid Federations Ask Me pilot project which aims to prevent and reduce the harm caused by domestic abuse.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Montgomeryshire Family Crisis Centre
£2,696 29/11/2017
We need funding for mileage costs to reach as much of the community of North Powys as possible, offering support for domestic abuse.
Comic Relief - MFCC Core Costs
£39,585 30/11/2016
24
Montgomeryshire Family Crisis Centre, based in Newtown, the largest town in Powys, is the only organisation in the region offering specialist outreach and refuge support for anyone affected by domestic abuse. There were 446 instances of domestic ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Montgomeryshire Family Crisis Centre
£74,321 07/10/2015
36
the salary of a Team Leader
Tudor Trust - Grant to Montgomeryshire Family Crisis Centre
£105,000 27/10/2014
36
over three years towards salaries at a domestic violence and family support organisation working with both men and women in Newtown, Mid Wales
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 25-80
  • DUNCAN KERR Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired
  • JEFF HURFORD Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Investigator
  • JOHN MURRAY DRUMMOND SIMPSON (Chair) Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Business Consultant
  • JUDITH BAKER Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired Executive Headteacher
  • MARI WYN JONES Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Trainee Solicitor
  • MARY MILLER Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired
  • NATALIE DAVIES Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Operations Manager
  • REV JANET MARGARET DAY Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Licenced Lay Minister
  • SOPHIA NAZAR Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Solicitor
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/06/2008, number: 1124411
  • Registered at Companies House on 03/04/2008, number: 06553792
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
  • Investing charity funds 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
15 returns made; AR09: 21 days late,
Main office

Chapel Offices
Park Street
NEWTOWN
Powys
SY16 1EE

Objectives

TO ASSIST IN OBTAINING THE RELIEF OF MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND SEXUAL ABUSE PERPETRATED BY ANY MEMBER OF THE FAMILY UNIT WITH WHOM THEY ARE, OR HAVE BEEN LIVING.TO PROVIDE HOSTEL ACCOMMODATION KNOWN AS THE 'HAVEN' FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN ONLY OR TO PROVIDE OTHER ACCOMMODATION FOR OTHER PERSONS BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS FURTHER THE SAID OBJECTS.TO ASSIST IN OBTAINING THE RELIEF OF POVERTY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, WALES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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