Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 3
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

ROOTS TO BRANCHES AUTISM NETWORK 

Roots to Branches Autism Network runs monthly support groups in which people can develop a network of support. We organise educational visits and activity sessions for the families, provide advice and support as people require and hold information and resources that everyone can access and borrow from.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

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 recently and was significantly 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£4£7£-3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/22£5£5£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£7£4£3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£28£30£-2n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/19£33£33£0n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/03/18£25£22£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£12£12£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£6£9£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£11£9£2£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 10 years

www.r2b.org.uk

Admin@r2b.org.uk

07486464575

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Mental health and addiction
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Coventry City, Warwickshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups

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 - Get Together in the Park
£3,628 05/04/2017
12
This group will use the funding to carry out a community one day event to raise awareness of their service, provide advice and signpost to other services.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/12/2013, number: 1154844
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
9 returns made; all on time
Main office

43 HAYES LANE
EXHALL
COVENTRY
CV7 9BN

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE:1. TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF AND TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS (ASD) AND TO RELIEVE THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL STRESS OF PARENTS/CARERS AND THEIR CHILD OR CHILDREN WITH ASD IN COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE BY PROVIDING A SAFE STIMULATING FUN ENVIRONMENT AS WELL AS UP TO DATE INFORMATION, ADVICE AND SIGNPOSTING TO OTHER SERVICES AND ORGANISATIONS.2. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE WITH ASD AND THEIR FAMILIES FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY BY:(A) PROVIDING EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TO SUPPORT AND ENABLE PARENTS WITH A CHILD OR CHILDREN WITH ASD TO MAXIMISE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.(B) RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE ISSUES AFFECTING CHILDREN WITH ASD, BOTH GENERALLY AND IN RELATION TO THEIR SOCIAL EXCLUSION.(C) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH ASD AND THEIR FAMILIES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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