Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 10
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 19 ?

ROTHERHAM FEDERATION OF COMMUNITIES LTD

RotherFed supports communities in Rotherham Borough to grow and develop, working with them to build their sense of belonging, community pride and spirit. We work with and through grass roots community groups that are committed to bringing communities together, giving all communities a voice and creating local solutions to local issues.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • 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:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/01/24£804£816£-13£4£544£3965.817340
31/01/23£831£791£40£7£557£3194.816340
31/01/22£799£664£135£5£517£3085.612120
31/01/21£491£400£91n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/20?£453£429£25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/18£493£423£71n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/17£456£427£30n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/16£328£263£65n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.5%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 73%
Reserves/Spending: 5.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 19.6
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 10 years
(18 years as a company)

https://www.rotherhamfederation.org/

info@rotherfed.org

01709368515

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Support for victims of domestic or sexual abuse
  • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Rotherham,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£600,317
Garfield Weston Foundation£40,000
Tudor Trust£32,000
Co-Operative Group£11,022
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Aston Tenants and Residents Association
£1,457 21/10/2023
We'd like to provide sports sessions and craft classes for people who might otherwise be excluded or marginalised. We value and promote diversity and inclusion in every aspect of our community events.
National Lottery Community Fund - More Making Our Money Go Further
£299,029 22/09/2023
The project will use the funding to continue providing financial advice ad support services to deprived communities in Rotherham with the aim of helping people to manage financial issues including debt benefits and budgeting. This will help people ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Aston Tara
£2,400 22/10/2022
We are a residents' association providing information about services, housing, benefits, etc. We would like to deliver new and existing free activities for local people for all ages.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 06/05/2022
SCOPE
National Lottery Community Fund - Friendship Calls
£9,850 18/02/2022
The funding will be used to continue to deliver a programme of support calls/contacts with lonely and isolated people in Rotherham. The project aims to support lonely and isolated people to become more involved in community life make new friends and ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Aston Tara
£3,723 23/10/2021
We would like to hold a community awards ceremony at a local venue to recognise key workers, such as groups, schools, shops and care homes, for their work during the Covid-19 pandemic.
National Lottery Community Fund - Heart of the Community
£291,438 17/09/2021
This organisation works across the borough supporting communities to grow and develop working with them to build their sense of belonging community pride and spirit. The project aims to build upon the growth in community spirit and neighbourliness ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 29/01/2021
SCOPE (Strengthening Communities through Older People’s Engagement).
Tudor Trust - Grant to Rotherfed
£2,000 04/01/2021
as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Aston Tara
£3,441 24/10/2020
We aim to fund projects for all ages in our community that will help their wellbeing and learn new skills.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Rotherfed
£30,000 17/08/2020
12
over one year towards the salary of volunteer co-ordinator for a project providing remote support for isolated people across Rotherham
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Aston Tara
£4,546 15/11/2019
We want to promote social inclusion by arranging trips, activities and events for the people in our community.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 15/10/2019
SCOPE (Strengthening Communities through Older People’s Engagement)
Tudor Trust - Grant to Rotherfed
£30,000 09/08/2019
12
over one year as continuation funding towards a community organiser's salary, working in the Springwell Gardens and Middle Eastwood area of Rotherham
National Lottery Community Fund - Get Connected
£9,974 20/06/2019
12
The project will provide a Digital Support Worker to engage with older people to improve their skills and confidence around using the internet. This will enable them to make use of online resources and improve their social interaction with others.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Rotherham Federation Of Communities Ltd
£5,115 19/11/2018
We need various items to continue promoting social inclusion and fund projects that will benefit the community.
National Lottery Community Fund - More Voices and Choices
£343,116 19/10/2018
36
Through this project, the group will enable local people to become, or remain, engaged in local life, to have a voice, and become empowered as a community to influence change in their area. The aim of the project is to bring people together to ....more
DCMS - 100710 Community Organisers
£17,500 01/04/2018
To train and support 100 community organisers over a 3 year period
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Rotherham Federation Of Communities Ltd
£4,085 29/11/2017
We want to build on our success so all residents within our community get the offer any support and advice should they need it.
DCMS - Community Organisers Expansion Program
£10,000 01/04/2017
To facilitate the networking and peer-to-peer support of Community Organisers at a local level
Tudor Trust - Grant to Rotherfed
£60,000 22/08/2016
24
over two years towards the salary of a Community Organiser post in Eastwood Middle & Springwell Gardens area of Rotherham
National Lottery Community Fund - Voices and Choices
£401,800 13/01/2016
36
This new project aims to enable residents from the most excluded areas to become engaged in local life and develop an effective community voice. The ultimate intention is for this to lead to local people becoming an empowered community that can ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 65-81
  • BARRY DEALEY Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired
  • DAVID RAMSDEN Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired
  • JO WORKMAN Appointed: 2023
  • KAY BACON Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired
  • KEITH STRINGER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Unemployed
  • MARY JACQUES Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Retired
  • STELLA ANN PARKIN Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Housewife
  • WENDY BIRCH Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/09/2014, number: 1158600
  • Registered at Companies House on 22/08/2006, number: 05913521
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • 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
8 returns made; all on time
Main office

Springwell Community Centre
Eastwood View
Rotherham
S65 1NH

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE (A) TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY OF ROTHERHAM AND SURROUNDING AREAS IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY. (B) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS); CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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