Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -6
Support Score: 4
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Latest return overdue -5
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

GUY'S GIFT

SUPPORT FOR BEREAVED CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES IN COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

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
31/12/22£105£180£-76n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£530£103£427£4£531£9811.4520
31/12/20£77£91£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£121£82£39n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£88£68£20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£81£70£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£46£63£-17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£79£69£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£53£74£-21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£164£159£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£203£182£21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£200£163£37n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£146£140£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£57£51£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Balance Sheet History
Established: 16 years

www.guysgift.co.uk

info@guysgift.co.uk

08454673035

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Other welfare services
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Coventry City, Warwickshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Guy's Gift Online
£460,624 06/08/2021
The group will use the funding over 3 years towards the development of their bereavement counselling service for children and young people. It will provide a safe supportive and educational environment by increasing a child’s knowledge and ....more
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Face to Face bereavement support post Covid-19
£6,625 18/05/2021
Towards running three groups, volunteer training and some newly developed school resource packs.
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Grant to Guy's Gift
£5,000 15/04/2021
in order to provide sessions in schools for children affected by the loss of a family member or loved one
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Covid Response - Bereavement Resource Packs
£2,000 14/01/2021
In order to create Bereavement resource kits for schools in Coventry.
True Colours Trust - Towards the expansion of its bereavement service for children in Coventry
£5,000 10/07/2019
Towards the expansion of its bereavement service for children in Coventry
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Guy's Gift
£83,700 12/09/2012
36
towards three years' salary of a full time Practioner supporting bereaved children and young people in Warwickshire
National Lottery Community Fund - Support for bereaved children and their families in South Warwickshire
£449,995 10/08/2010
36
This project in South Warwickshire offers a free grief support package to children aged 5 to 18 who are finding it difficult to cope with the death of a significant other, such as a parent or sibling. The project will be delivered in three strands, ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 54-73
  • ANN JONES Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director
  • JACQUELINE POTTER Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Director
  • JANE FREEMAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director
  • STUART POTTER Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/02/2009, number: 1128116
  • Registered at Companies House on 24/12/2008, number: 06780060
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
14 returns made; all on time
Main office

Guy's Gift
Chandos Business Centre
87 Warwick Street
Leamington Spa
Warwickshire
CV32 4RJ

Objectives

3. THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE:3.1 TO RELIEVE THE MENTAL, SPIRITUAL AND PHYSICAL DISTRESS OF CHILDRENAFFECTED BY BEREAVEMENT OR LOSS, PARTICULARLY THROUGH GROUP WORK,SUPPORT, COUNSELLING AND EDUCATION, INCLUDING (BUT NOT BY WAY OFLIMITATION):3.1.1 INCREASING A CHILD'S KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF DEATH;3.1.2 INCREASING AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE GRIEVING PROCESS;3.1.3 PROMOTING OPEN COMMUNICATION WITHIN THE CHILD'S FAMILY;3.1.4 RESPONDING TO THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF EACH CHILD AND ITS FAMILY,ENABLING THEM TO CONTINUE THEIR LIVES IN A MEANINGFUL WAY; AND3.1.5 ESTABLISHING ANY OTHER SERVICES AS MIGHT BE REQUIRED BY AN AGENCYDEALING WITH CHILD BEREAVEMENT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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