Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 11

Liabilities <10%: +3
Strong growth: +2

Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +11

Overall GiG Score: 22

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
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 age and gender
This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

Established: 16 years

www.familycrisis.co.uk

admin@familycrisis.co.uk

01686629114

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£823	£703	£119	£0	£459	£433	7.4	22	0
31/03/22		£688	£643	£45	£0	£350	£312	5.8	21	1
31/03/21		£581	£554	£27	£0	£301	£232	5	19	2
31/03/20		£442	£439	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/03/19		£465	£418	£47	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/18		£379	£370	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£371	£314	£57	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£332	£300	£33	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£359	£276	£83	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£284	£469	£-185	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£333	£387	£-54	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£415	£323	£92	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£315	£320	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£331	£294	£37	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	*	£290	£293	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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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 ?

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Other Charitable Purposes

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 works here?

22 employees

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

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 ....more 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 defnyddio grant o £9790 i ddarparu cefnogaeth ychwanegol i deuluoedd yr effeithir arnynt gan drais a cham-drin domestig oherwydd pandemig COVID-19.
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 ....more 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 abuse in Montgomeryshire reported to Dyfed-Powys Police in 2015/16. The grant will pay for head office rent, the 'phone system, utilities and promotional literature and will strengthen their chances of winning service contracts by allowing management to focus on further improving quality and future strategy.
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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How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 44-79

COLIN LESLIE ROWE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

DAVID GRAHAM FOULKES Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Garage Proprietor

JEFF HURFORD Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Investigator

JOHN MURRAY DRUMMOND SIMPSON (Chair) Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Business Consultant, Other trusteeship: MCKITTRICK BIRD SONG CHARITABLE TRUST,

JUDITH BAKER Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired Executive Headteacher

MARY MILLER Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired

REV JANET MARGARET DAY Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Licenced Lay Minister, Other trusteeships: THE CHRISTIAN CENTRE FOR RURAL WALES, MAECYMRU MERCHED A'R EGLWYS,

SOPHIA NAZAR Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Solicitor

SUSAN MAXWELL Appointed: 2023

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.

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