Finance Score: -6

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 1

Spending falling: -1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: -6

FRIENDS IN NEED

# Summer holiday trips for local low income families with children who cannot afford holidays away.# Small grants.# Plan to set up Swimming project for local disadvantaged children who cannot access public swimming and cannot swim.

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Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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
31/12/23		£3	£4	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/22		£2	£3	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/21		£3	£2	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/20		£8	£7	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/19		£14	£14	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/12/18		£9	£10	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/17		£18	£19	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16		£10	£9	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15	*	£14	£15	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14		£10	£10	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13		£10	£10	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12	*	£2	£1	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11	*	£4	£15	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 13 years

mtescher@gmail.com

02088023398

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes
Recreation
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Poverty relief

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Provides services

Where it operates

Hackney, Haringey,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - FAMILIES OUT AND ABOUT 2019
£10,000	04/01/2019 12	The project will deliver a programme of summer holiday activities for families affected by social and economic challenges. The aim is to improve people's well-being and relationships in the community.
National Lottery Community Fund - Summer Families Out & About 2017
£10,000	24/05/2017 12	This project will use funding to deliver a programme of summer holiday activities to support families. This will improve levels of communication and engagement between members of the community.
National Lottery Community Fund - THIS SUMMER COME ALIVE in 2015
£10,000	08/07/2015 12	The group will use the funding to deliver a programme of summer activities for families that are facing social and economic challenges. This will improve community cohesion and provide opportunities ....more The group will use the funding to deliver a programme of summer activities for families that are facing social and economic challenges. This will improve community cohesion and provide opportunities for the beneficiaries to engage in a range of social activities.
National Lottery Community Fund - A summer to explore for 2014
£10,000	09/07/2014 12	Not Available
National Lottery Community Fund - Summer with a splash! 2013
£10,000	04/04/2013 12	This is a project by a charity in Hackney. The group will use the funding to deliver a summer holiday programme for families from disadvantaged backgrounds and young people at risk of anti-social ....more This is a project by a charity in Hackney. The group will use the funding to deliver a summer holiday programme for families from disadvantaged backgrounds and young people at risk of anti-social behaviour. This will provide beneficiaries access to activities that will develop their confidence, social and life skills and develop their interactions with others.
National Lottery Community Fund - Summer Families Out and About 2010
£10,000	29/07/2010 12	This is a project by a community group in Hackney who will use the funding to offer a summer holiday programme for disadvantaged families in the local community. This will provide new activities and ....more This is a project by a community group in Hackney who will use the funding to offer a summer holiday programme for disadvantaged families in the local community. This will provide new activities and broaden the experiences of young people and families who face economic barriers to these activities.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

HENRIED KESSELMAN

E HIRSCH Appointed: 2011, Other trusteeship: COMBINED FUNDS LIMITED,

MALKE KLEIN, Other trusteeship: DAISIES KIDS CLUB,

SARAH REITZER (Chair)

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/05/2011, number: 1141960

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

13 returns made; AR15: 121 days late, AR12: 188 days late, AR11: 85 days late,

Main office

97 FAIRHOLT ROAD
LONDON
N16 5EP

Objectives

1. TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH; A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE THE NEED FOR SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, RACE, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMICAL CIRCUMSTANCES, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE. B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.2. THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, EITHER GENERALLY OF INDIVIDUALLY, OF PEOPLE LIVING IN HACKNEY OR HARRINGEY, BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY FOR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES. 3. THE FURTHERANCE OF SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

1 HACKNEY2 HARINGEY

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