Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 6
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 16 ?

BRAVE FUTURES 

We were set up to provide a therapeutic service for children and young people up to 21 years of age who have reported being sexually abused and to offer support for their families.Our main aim is to help children and young people make sense of the confusion they feel and to teach them coping strategies to deal with the difficulties they face while highlighting their strengths and potential.
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Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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
Established: 12 years

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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£622£643£-20£86£488£3807.11715
31/03/22£558£576£-18£70£508£482101715
31/03/21£654£463£190£60£526£47212.22020
31/03/20£539£498£41£69£335£2546.11820
31/03/19£585£454£131£49£294£18851720
31/03/18£465£441£24£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£374£388£-14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£299£253£45£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£273£215£58£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£119£114£5£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 13.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 13.3%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 2%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 78%
Reserves/Spending: 7.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 26.8
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Norfolk, Suffolk,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • 17 employees
  • 15 volunteers

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
National Lottery Community Fund£280,000
DCMS£49,000
Suffolk Community Foundation£38,093
Garfield Weston Foundation£25,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£1,000 09/01/2023
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£1,000 19/12/2022
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
National Lottery Community Fund - Treatment service for child sexual abuse
£280,000 29/03/2021
36
This project supports children that have experienced sexual abuse. It provides therapy to children and the care giver. It provides tailored therapy for the child and there is no time limit to the ....more
Suffolk Community Foundation - Loss of operating expenses as unable to fundraise
£5,093 22/01/2021
2
Supporting Core Running Costs.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Therapeutic services for children who have disclosed sexual abuse
£1,000 04/01/2021
To provide therapeutic services for children who have disclosed sexual abuse.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Therapy assessments for children who have disclosed sexual abuse
£10,000 21/08/2020
12
To provide initial assessments to 20 children who have been sexually abused during Covid 19 lock down.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Fresh Start New Beginnings
£1,800 15/07/2020
purchase IT equipment for a charity that works with children who have disclosed sexual abuse and are living in Suffolk
Suffolk Community Foundation - Therapeutic service for children who have disclosed sexual abuse
£2,500 10/07/2020
3
Therapeutic service for children who have disclosed sexual abuse. Covid 19
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£49,000 08/07/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
Suffolk Community Foundation - Therapeutic services for children who have disclosed sexual abuse
£5,000 22/05/2020
6
To provide specialist therapeutic services for children who have disclosed sexual abuse.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Core costs
£4,500 12/05/2020
5
To support core costs of supporting children who have been sexually abused. Covid 19
Suffolk Community Foundation - Therapeutic services for children who have reported sexual abuse
£5,000 14/04/2020
0
To safeguard the Specialist Child Sexual Abuse workers salary during the lock down period. They are continuing to provide necessary therapeutic therapy to these vulnerable children. Covid19
Suffolk Community Foundation - Support for children who have been sexually abused
£5,000 22/10/2019
10
To support children who have been sexually abused.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 15/10/2019
Support for children who have disclosed sexual abuse
DCMS - Tampon Tax Community Fund
£5,000 07/01/2019
To improve the mental well-being of the young victims as they overcome the trauma of being sexually abused. To help the young victims to learn and maintain healthy coping strategies and increased ....more
Suffolk Community Foundation - Support for girls who have disclosed sexual abuse and their mothers
£5,000 11/12/2018
11
Support for girls who have disclosed sexual abuse and their mothers.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Support for girls who have disclosed sexual abuse and their mothers
£5,000 19/11/2018
11
To support female child victims of sexual abuse.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Support for children who have reported being sexually abused
£4,000 17/10/2018
5
To support a child victim of sexual abuse and their family through therapeutic treatment.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 05/07/2018
Support for children and young people who have disclosed sexual abuse.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Our impact on the community
£2,800 30/05/2018
11
In recognition of the growth of Fresh-start new beginnings, a group supporting those children suffering from sexual abuse.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Rural venue hire costs
£4,000 28/03/2018
11
Supporting the costs to enable those who have been sexually abused and live in rural areas access to the services.
National Lottery Community Fund - Fresh Starts
£305,134 04/10/2017
36
This project will support young people and their families who have suffered from sexual abuse. The group will provide early intervention to meet demand and reduce waiting lists, enabling it to ....more
Suffolk Community Foundation - Salary costs for specialist child sexual abuse workers
£6,000 30/06/2017
Towards salary costs for specialist child sexual abuse workers.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Salary costs for specialist child sexual abuse workers
£3,000 12/05/2017
Towards salary costs for specialist child sexual abuse workers.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 03/05/2017
Support for children who have reported sexual abouse
Suffolk Community Foundation - Rural venue costs
£4,000 23/02/2017
Supporting the costs to enable children who have been sexually abused and live in rural areas access to the services.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Fresh Start - New Beginnings
£10,000 10/03/2016
12
towards one year's running costs of an organisation in Suffolk that provides therapeutic services to children who have experienced sexual abuse
Comic Relief - Funding for therapeutic intervention work for childhood victims of sexual abuse
£90,000 27/01/2016
36
Over 400 children in Norfolk and Suffolk disclosed being sexually abused in 2014, and numbers are growing. Most have been severely affected by their experiences, which often cause confusion, anxiety ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Fresh Start - New Beginnings
£20,000 12/09/2013
24
towards two years' salary and running costs of a project in Suffolk that provides therapeutic support to children and young people that have experienced sexual abuse and support for their families
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How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/10 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 32-76
  • EVRIL SILVER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired Consultant Clinical Psychologist
  • KERI SYMONDS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Primary Mental Health Worker
  • KESHA ALLEN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Marketing Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/10/2012, number: 1149347
  • Registered at Companies House on 03/07/2012, number: 08128922
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
  • 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
10 returns made; AR16: 1 days late,
Main office

333 Felixstowe Road
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP3 9BU

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED IN PARTICULAR THOSE CHILDREN UP TO THE AGE OF 18 YEARS WHO HAVE SUFFERED FROM SEXUAL ABUSE IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND THERAPEUTIC SUPPORT.THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED IN PARTICULAR ADULTS WHO ARE SURVIVORS OF CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND THERAPEUTIC SUPPORT.THE RELIEF OF PARENTS AND CARERS OF CHILDREN UP TO THE AGE OF 18 YEARS WHO HAVE SUFFERED FROM SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROVIDING ADVICE, COUNSELLING AND EDUCATION PROGRAMMES TO ENABLE THEM TO UNDERSTAND AND HELP OVERCOME THE PROBLEMS FACED BY THE CHILDREN IN THEIR CARE.TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM SEXUAL BEHAVIOURAL PROBLEMS ARISING FROM LIFE EXPERIENCES BY ACTING AS A RESOURCE FOR THE TREATMENT OF THOSE CHILDREN.

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