Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 4

Support Score: 5

Reasonable growth: +1
Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 8

BETTER ACTION FOR FAMILIES CIO

Better Action For Families (BAFF) deliver healthy group sessions to parent/carers, adults/children with learning disabilities their families and the community. BAFF also facilitate the Carers Reference Group for Leeds and support carers who volunteer for an independent project the Good Lives Leaders, who visit residential homes of adults with learning disabilities and submit a report to QCC.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management 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
Income was lower than spending in the latest year

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		£60	£70	£-10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
31/03/22		£64	£45	£19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
31/03/21		£61	£38	£23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
31/03/20		£44	£38	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/19		£44	£43	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/18	*	£50	£41	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£40	£41	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£34	£33	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£58	£28	£30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 11 years

www.beestonactionforfamilies.org.uk

baff2007@hotmail.co.uk

07515851631

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Leeds City,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
8 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

Leeds Community Foundation	£25,986
National Lottery Community Fund	£19,746
National Lottery Heritage Fund	£9,990

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Better Action for Families CIO
£9,990	16/03/2023	21 years on
National Lottery Community Fund - Better Action for Families
£9,750	02/12/2022	The funding will be used to deliver various activities for adults and children with learning disabilities their families and the wider community to help promote inclusion in the community. This ....more The funding will be used to deliver various activities for adults and children with learning disabilities their families and the wider community to help promote inclusion in the community. This project also aims to improve confidence self esteem health and wellbeing.
Leeds Community Foundation - Better Action for Families
£14,960	01/03/2022	Improving the health and wellbeing of adults/children with learning disabilities and their families through targeted and inclusive action to make dreams come true
Leeds Community Foundation - Covid-19
£6,050	21/04/2020	Grant to Better Action for Families
National Lottery Community Fund - Better Action for Families CIO
£9,996	27/03/2020 11	The funding will be used to deliver a series of activities including educational walks, trips, sewing and gardening for families with a member with learning disabilities, where participants will be ....more The funding will be used to deliver a series of activities including educational walks, trips, sewing and gardening for families with a member with learning disabilities, where participants will be provided with the opportunity to leave their homes post Covid-19 and socialise again, with the aim of developing trust across the community and reducing isolation.
Leeds Community Foundation - Better action for Families
£4,976	14/02/2020 8	Improving the health and wellbeing of children/adults with learning diabilities and their familes through targeted and inclusive action to make dreams come true.
National Lottery Community Fund - Better Action for Families
£9,897	22/11/2017 12	The group will deliver a variety of social activities for people with learning disabilities and their families so they can come together and socialise, with the aim of improving self esteem and ....more The group will deliver a variety of social activities for people with learning disabilities and their families so they can come together and socialise, with the aim of improving self esteem and confidence.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CHRISTOPHER CHARLTON Appointed: 2021

JACKIE HARTLEY Appointed: 2015

JONNY RUDDETTE Appointed: 2018

KELLY HARTLEY Appointed: 2017

LEANNE BENSON Appointed: 2013

MRS K IQBAL Appointed: 2013

PAUL BROADBENT Appointed: 2021

REBECCA GREENWOOD Appointed: 2022

MS Y UGARTE Appointed: 2013, Other trusteeship: THE LIPPY PEOPLE CHARITABLE TRUST,

ADAM OGILVIE (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Charity Manager, Other trusteeship: RJC PRODUCTIONS LTD,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/10/2013, number: 1154286

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

9 returns made; AR18: 106 days late,

Main office

Beeston Village Community Centre
Beeston Park Place
LEEDS
LS11 8DQ

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:(1)THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH;(2)THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION;(3)THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BECAUSE OF YOUTH,AGE,ILL-HEALTH,DISABILITY,FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE IN PARTICULAR THROUGH TARGETED AND INCLUSIVE ACTION FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE LIVES OF PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS;AND(4)THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE TO PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF THOSE FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH,AGE,INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY,POVERTY,OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES AND TO THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS.

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