Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 0
  • Spending declining: -1
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

FOUNDATION YEARS INFORMATION AND RESEARCH 

Foundation Years Information and Research works to promote the vital importance of the earliest years to children's development and well-being. The group advances public education and understanding of the substantial body of scientific work on the extent to which the earliest relationships play a major role in shaping a baby's brain and influencing their future mental and physical health.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are 16 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

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 is declining
Established: 10 years

www.fyir.org.uk

office@fyir.org.uk

07823337137

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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
05/04/23£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a3
05/04/22*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a6
05/04/21£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a20
05/04/20£3£1£2n/an/an/an/an/a1
05/04/19£1£0£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/18£1£3£-2£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/17£0£1£-1£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/16£5£2£3£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/15£10£5£5£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 3 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (16)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/08/2014, number: 1158170
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
9 returns made; AR22: 36 days late,
Main office

35 Ulleswater Road
LONDON
N14 7BL

Objectives

1) TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE SUBSTANTIAL BODY OF SCIENTIFIC WORK ON THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE EARLIEST RELATIONSHIPS PLAY A MAJOR ROLE IN SHAPING A BABY'S BRAIN AND IN INFLUENCING THEIR FUTURE MENTAL HEALTH AND PHYSICAL HEALTH2) TO PROMOTE RESEARCH AND STUDY INTO ALL ASPECTS OF THE FOREGOING, INCLUDING IMPROVED KNOWLEDGE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND DEVELOPMENTAL PROCESSES AND TO MAKE AVAILABLE THE USEFUL RESULTS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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