Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 4

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly female board: -1

Overall weighted support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 11

SHEFFIELD PARENT CARER FORUM

The Sheffield Parent Carer Forum is a parent-run charity which brings together families with disabled children and young people (aged 0-25) in Sheffield to provide mutual support, exchange information and influence policy.

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 age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

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	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£290	£159	£131	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
31/03/22	£103	£85	£19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	22
31/03/21	£60	£76	£-16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	21
31/03/20	£108	£79	£29	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	7
31/03/19	£92	£77	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/03/18	£71	£74	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£64	£60	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£62	£62	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£63	£60	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	£58	£57	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	£51	£59	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 12 years

www.sheffieldparentcarerforum.org.uk

enquiries@sheffieldparentcarerforum.org.uk

03003214721

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability

GiG Classification

Care for carers

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Sheffield City,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who supports 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
Department for Education - Parent Carer Participation grant
£15,000	01/04/2020	To fund 152 Parent Carer Forums to represent and support their local area's SEND parents, carers and families.
People's Health Trust - Parent Carers Can
£19,072	06/09/2019	This two-year project brings together parent carers of children and young people (0-25 years) with special educational needs (SEND) and/or disabilities from all parts of Sheffield to provide them ....more This two-year project brings together parent carers of children and young people (0-25 years) with special educational needs (SEND) and/or disabilities from all parts of Sheffield to provide them with information, training and wellbeing activities. A 6 monthly newsletter is also produced to inform parents who are unable to attend meetings. Parents have asked for information and training to help them cope with the demands of caring for children with SEND and they can give feedback at every session. By meeting others in similar situations to themselves, they can provide mutual peer support, make friends and socialise.
Virgin Money Foundation - Grant to Sheffield Parent Carer Forum
£500	15/05/2019	Grant through the Heart of the Community Fund used to bring the community together to celebrate their 10th anniversary with a picnic in the park.
Department for Education - Parent Carer Participation Grant
£15,000	01/04/2019	To fund 152 Parent Carer Forums to represent and support their local areas SEND parents, carers and families.
National Lottery Community Fund - Information & support for parent carers
£9,415	24/01/2019 12	The funding will be used to hold a series of sessions for parents and carers of children with special educational needs and disabilities. This will include yoga, information workshops and a Christmas ....more The funding will be used to hold a series of sessions for parents and carers of children with special educational needs and disabilities. This will include yoga, information workshops and a Christmas film screening along with the production of a newsletter. Service users will be provided with advice and support whilst discussing issues that matter to them with their peers. The project aims to reduce loneliness and isolation and promote wellbeing.
Department for Education - Parent Carer Forum Grants (Paid To Multiple Local Parent Carer Forums)
£3,697	01/04/2018	152 parent carer forums (one per LA)
Department for Education - Parent Carer Forum Grants (Paid To Multiple Local Parent Carer Forums)
£7,500	01/04/2018	152 parent carer forums (one per LA)
Department for Education - Parent Carer Forum Grants (Paid To Multiple Local Parent Carer Forums)
£7,500	01/04/2018	152 parent carer forums (one per LA)

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 43-64

CLARE PECK Appointed: 2011, Occupation: General Practitioner

CATHERINE WILSON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Local Offer Officer

JAYNE WOODWARD Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Co Chair

JANE CARR Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Trustee

JOEL HARDWICK Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Assistant Ceo

JULIE CHAMBERS Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Tutor

LAURA GILLESPIE Appointed: 2013, Occupation: None

LUCY MOTTRAM Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Trustee

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/02/2012, number: 1145913
Registered at Companies House on 17/04/2010, number: 07226540

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

11 returns made; all on time

Main office

ST MARY'S COMMUNITY CENTRE
BRAMALL LANE
SHEFFIELD
S2 4QZ

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, INCLUDING THEIR PARENTS, CARERS AND FAMILIES, WHO HAVE DISABILITIES AND/OR SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS IN THE SHEFFIELD AREA, IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE, PROMOTE THEIR INCLUSION IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND TO HELP AND SUPPORT THEM TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

Data Sources

SHEFFIELD PARENT CARER FORUM

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider: